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    The document summarizes the present perfect simple tense in English. It discusses the form, which is have/has + past participle. It also lists six uses of the present perfect tense: 1) to refer to an action that started in the past and continues up to the present, 2) when talking about experiences up to the present time, 3) for something that happened in the past but has present consequences, 4) to refer to a recent experience, 5) when the action is past but the time period mentioned is still present, and 6) to refer to an unfinished action expected to be completed or an action completed at an unspecified time in the past.

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    The document summarizes the present perfect simple tense in English. It discusses the form, which is have/has + past participle. It also lists six uses of the present perfect tense: 1) to refer to an action that started in the past and continues up to the present, 2) when talking about experiences up to the present time, 3) for something that happened in the past but has present consequences, 4) to refer to a recent experience, 5) when the action is past but the time period mentioned is still present, and 6) to refer to an unfinished action expected to be completed or an action completed at an unspecified time in the past.

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    PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE

    FORM: HAVE/HAS + PTC

    Affirm. I have studied – She has slept


    Int. Have I studied? - Has she slept?
    Neg. I haven't studied – She hasn't slept

    USES:
    Fill in the blanks with the words below

    consequence started unspecified TIME experiences

    unfinished past continues

    1. To refer to an action that ___________ in the past and ____________ up to the


    present: FOR ( desde hace), SINCE (desde), ALL MY LIFE,
    2. When we are talking about our ______________ up to the present, in an
    _________________ time: EVER, NEVER, BEFORE, SO FAR, BEFORE
    3. For something that happened in the past but is important or has an effect on
    the present. Time is not mentioned because what matters is the PRESENT
    _____________________.
    4. To refer to a RECENT _____________: JUST, RECENTLY
    5. When the ACTION mentioned is PAST, but the __________________ in
    which the action takes place is still PRESENT: THIS WEEK, THIS MONTH,
    TODAY, THIS MORNING (if it's still morning)
    6. To refer to an _____________ action that is expected to be completed or an
    action that has been completed in an unspecified time in the past

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