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Present Perfect

have / has +V3

+ I have already seen this film. She’s done her homework carefully.
- She hasn’t finished the task yet. I haven’t done my homework.
? Have you read this book? Has she finished the task yet?

We use the Present Perfect tense …

 to describe something that happened in the past, but the exact time it happened is not
important.
e.g.: I have done my homework. (It is not important when you did it.)
 to describe something that happened in the past but has a result in the present.
e.g.: I have forgotten my bag on the train. (It’s a serious problem, now you have
to go get yourself new personal documents.)
 to talk about different events in our lives
e.g.: I’ve sailed across the Atlantic once. I have already read the Little Prince
twice.
 recently, this month, so far, in the last few days
I haven’t seen John this month. (There’s a chance that I will see him sometimes
in this month, but I haven’t seen him yet.)
 ever, never
I have never been to Paris. Have you ever been to Rome?
 already, just, yet
The movie only came out yesterday, but I’ve already seen it.
I have just seen your brother.
Have you finished the task yet?

for and since

for + a period of time since + a particular point in time


I have worked there for two years. I have worked there since 2017.

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