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Understanding Present Perfect Usage

The document describes three uses of the present perfect tense in English: 1) for actions completed at an unspecified time in the past, 2) for repeated actions in the past that are still relevant, and 3) for actions that began in the past and continue in the present. Examples are provided for each use.

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Understanding Present Perfect Usage

The document describes three uses of the present perfect tense in English: 1) for actions completed at an unspecified time in the past, 2) for repeated actions in the past that are still relevant, and 3) for actions that began in the past and continue in the present. Examples are provided for each use.

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USE NUMBER 1

? = AN ACTION/EVENT IN THE PAST,


? IT IS FINISHED BUT WHEN IS NOT
PAST ----------------------I----------- FUTURE IMPORTANT OR UNKNOWN.
NOW

EXAMPLES:
HAVE YOU BEEN TO LONDON? HAS SHE READ THIS BOOK?
YES, I HAVE BEEN TO LONDON YES, SHE HAS READ THIS BOOK.
NO, I HAVEN’T BEEN TO LONDON. NO, SHE HASN’T READ THIS BOOK.
I HAVE DONE MY HOMEWORK. HE HAS BOUGHT A CAR.

USE NUMBER 2
???? = REPETION OF THE SAME
? ? ? ? ACTION/EVENT, THEY ARE ALL
PAST -------------------------------I------ FUTURE FINISHED BUT WHEN IS NOT
NOW IMPORTANT OR UNKNOWN.
EXAMPLES:
HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU BEEN TO LONDON?
I HAVE BEEN TO LONDON TWICE.
HOW MANY COFFEES HAVE YOU DRUNK TODAY?
I HAVE DRUNK/HAD 4 COFFEES TODAY.

USE NUMBER 3
I------------------------I I-------------I = A PERIOD OF TIME
PAST <---I------------------------I-- FUTURE IT STARTED IN THE PAST
2010 2023 AND IS CONNECTED TO NOW.
EXAMPLES:
HOW LONG HAVE YOU LIVED IN ITALY?
I HAVE LIVED IN ITALY FOR ………………..
I HAVE LIVED IN ITALY SINCE ……………..

SHE HAS STUDIED ENGLISH FOR 8 YEARS. HE HAS DRIVEN A CAR SINCE HE WAS 18.

PRESENT PERFECT (HAVE/HAS + PAST PARTICIPLE)

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