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    The document discusses the present perfect tense in English. It explains that the present perfect is formed with have/has + the past participle. It then provides examples of how the present perfect is used to talk about actions or events that occurred at an unspecified time in the past, started in the past and continued to the present, or happened recently. Finally, it provides sample sentences demonstrating the different uses of the present perfect.

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    PRESENT PERFECT

    PRESENT PERFECT

    The present perfect is formed with


    Have/Has + past participle
    Regular past participles end in –ed or –d

    play – played / love – loved

    Many past participles are irregular

    wear – worn / go - gone


    PRESENT PERFECT

    We often use the present perfect with:


    already = before now
    ever = at any time
    never = at no time
    just = a short time ago
    for + a period of time
    since + a starting point in time
    yet = until now (at the end of negative
    and interrogative sentences)
    PRESENT PERFECT

    We use the present perfect to talk about actions, events,


    experiences or states that…
    happened at an unspecified time in the past.
    started in the past and continued up to the present.
    happened recently.
    PRESENT PERFECT

    Look at some examples…


    PRESENT PERFECT

    June has already washed the dishes.


    PRESENT PERFECT

    I have just arrived from London.


    PRESENT PERFECT

    My grandmother has been in hospital for a year.


    PRESENT PERFECT

    I haven’t studied so hard since my last exam.


    PRESENT PERFECT

    Have they decided which house to buy yet?


    PRESENT PERFECT

    I have never been to Venice.


    PRESENT PERFECT

    Have you ever eaten lobster?


    PRESENT PERFECT

    The two policemen have just left the crime scene.


    PRESENT PERFECT

    Claire has already been to Paris twice.


    PRESENT PERFECT

    I have just missed the last bus home!


    PRESENT PERFECT

    My father has worked for the same company all his life.
    PRESENT PERFECT

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