9. PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
Try not to translate the Present Perfect into your
language. Just try to accept the concepts of this tense
and learn to "think" Present Perfect!
The present perfect simple expresses an action that is still going on or that
stopped recently, but has an influence on the present. It puts emphasis on the
result.
10. Something that started in the past and is still
true now
Examples:
USES
# 1
• Susan has studied many foreign
languages.
• They haven’t saved enough money.
Present
11. Indefinite past action (time unspecified, unstated, or unknown)
Examples:
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USES
# 2
• I have been to Europe several times.
• He has traveled by train three times.
Present
12. Repeated past actions
Examples:
# 3
USES
• I have gone to the movies 5 times this month.
• We have had 4 quizzes and 2 tests so far this
semester.
X X
X
13. I
You
We
They
Affirmative
• I have already been to London
• She has lost her keys.
• They have visited their grandma this month.
• My dad and I have read this book.
EXAMPLES:
It means that she has spent time studying foreign languages, but we don’t know when it happened. **
We don’t know when they started saving money, but until now it’s not enough.
EXAMPLES
It means that I have had the experience of being in Europe, but you don’t know when or how many times.
It means that he did this activity 3 times, but the exact date is indefinite.
EXAMPLES
- In both cases, the actions may continue happening.