Present Perfect

FORM
Affirmative
I have PLAYED
You have PLAYED
he/she it HAS PLAYED
We have PLAYED
They have PLAYED
Negative
I haven't played
You haven't played
He/she/it HASN'T played
We haven't played
They haven't played

Form (2)
Interrogative
Have I played?
Have you played?
HAS he/she/it played?
Have we played?
Have they played?
Short answers:
Yes, I have /No, I haven't, etc.
SEE IRREGULAR VERB LIST (P. 143)

Common expressions:
Ever
Never
For
Since
Already
Yet
Just
Recently
lately

Use
Actions in the past that continue in the present:
We have lived in Getafe for 5 years
My mother has studied French since she was a child
Past actions that AFFECT the present:
I've painted this room and it's really pretty now.
I've broken my leg and it hurts a lot.

Use (2)
Past experiences
Have you ever eaten sushi?
I've never been to Japan.
Actions that you EXPECT that should have occurred
Have you eaten yet?
Actions that happened sooner than you expected:
I've already finished! That was quick!

Use (3)
Actions that have just occurred:
I've just seen Jorge.

CONTRAST
The present perfect is used to refer to something that is connected in some way to the present.
The past simple describes some event that occurred on a fixed point in time.
Adverbs: yesterday, last year, five minutes ago.

Expressions
For: “durante”, “por”
“I've been here for two hours”
Since: “desde”
“I've been here since 8:30”
Questions: HOW LONG...?
How long have you been waiting?

Expressions
YET
Affirmative
Negative
Interrogative
Haven't you finished yet?
ALREADY
Affirmatives only
Between auxiliary and main verb (usually)
I've already done my homework.
You can also express surprise with “already” if you use it in interrogatives:
Have you already finished?

Expressions
STILL (todavía)
Negative sentences
Before the auxiliary
I still haven't found what I'm looking for.
JUST (=acabo de)
I've just arrived, I don't know why she's so angry.

Expressions
Ever (=alguna vez)
Questions about experiences
Have you ever been to that Chinese restaurant? I love it!
Never (= nunca9
No, I've never eaten there... maybe we should go!

For online practice, go to http://agendaweb.org/

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Present Perfect

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