This document provides examples of how to use the present perfect tense in English to talk about experiences and durations of time. It gives sample questions about how long various actions have been happening, examples of assembling sentences using time phrases, questions to match answers, and questions to answer using the present perfect tense form.

1. Present Perfect
How long – Answer the questions.
- How long have you met your best friend?
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- How long have you lived in your house?
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- How long have you used a computer?
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Assembling – Create a statement or a question using the chunks of information.
- She / wait / more than two hours
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- We / watch / that movie before
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- I / dance / in Genesis discotheque
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- The teacher / teach / in other schools
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- The principal / come / to the classroom twice
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Questions – Create the appropriate for the given answers.
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- A: My father has worked for two days.
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- A: The building has been restored since 1999.
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- A: She has lived in Oaxaca since November.
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- A: They have talked for three hours.
Questions – Answer the questions.
- Have you ever spoken French?
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- Has your father ever worked in a factory?
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- Has your mother ever baked a cake?
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