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PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE

AFFIRMATIVE I/You/We/They He/She/It I/You/We/They He/She/It Have Has USES HAVE + Past Participle HAS + Past Participle I have (ve) gone home. He has (s) gone home.

NEGATIVE

have not ( havent) talked, learned, done, gone has not (hasnt) talked , learned, done, gone I/You/We/They He/She/It talked, learned, done, gone? talked, learned, done, gone?

INTERROGATIVE

To discuss events that have just been completed at the moment of speaking. (Have you done your homework?" "Yes, I've just finished it.") To suggest that a past action still has an effect upon something happening in the present . ("The pound has fallen against the dollar.") To discuss unfinished time. (Have you done your homework today? No, I haven't done it yet.) (So You are talking about today and today isn't finished, so you may do your homework later!)(Have you ever been to England?" "Yes I have."(So You are talking about something that has happened in your life and your life isn't finished!)) To discuss something from the past but you don't want to say exactly when. ("Are you learning any

languages?" "Yes, I've begun to learn English.")

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