1. Definition: The present perfect is an advanced tense formed
from the present tense of the verb have and the past participle of a verb. 2. 3. We use the present perfect: 4. 5. for something that started in the past and continues in the present: 6. 7. They've been married for nearly fifty years. 8. She has lived in Liverpool all her life. 9. 10. when we are talking about our experience up to the present: 11. I've seen that film before. 12. I've played the guitar ever since I was a teenager. 13. He has written three books and he is working on another one. 14. 15. We often use the adverb ever to talk about experience up to the present: 16. 17. My last birthday was the worst day I have ever had. 18. 19. and we use never for the negative form: