The present perfect
Positive sentences
When do we use the present perfect?
• To talk about the time when is not specific
He has climbed the Eiffel tower.
( we dont know when)
To talk about all the experience up to now.
• Example:
I´ve visited London several times.
We can NOT use time with present perfect.
NEVER
• We use NEVER in sentences with the present
perfect to say that you have not had a particular
experience at any time in the past.
Example
We have NEVER travelled to
Australia.
EVER
• We use EVER in questions with the present perfect to find
out if something has happened at any time in the past.
Have you ever seen the sky tower ?
No , I´ve never been to New Zealand
Past participles
• We form the past participle of regular verbs in the same ways as the past
simpleby adding –ed
• Example :
Walk
Watch
visit
go
Walked
Watched
visited
gone

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    When do weuse the present perfect? • To talk about the time when is not specific He has climbed the Eiffel tower. ( we dont know when)
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    To talk aboutall the experience up to now. • Example: I´ve visited London several times. We can NOT use time with present perfect.
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    NEVER • We useNEVER in sentences with the present perfect to say that you have not had a particular experience at any time in the past. Example We have NEVER travelled to Australia.
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    EVER • We useEVER in questions with the present perfect to find out if something has happened at any time in the past. Have you ever seen the sky tower ? No , I´ve never been to New Zealand
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    Past participles • Weform the past participle of regular verbs in the same ways as the past simpleby adding –ed • Example : Walk Watch visit go Walked Watched visited gone