Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Present Perfect
Present Perfect
USE:
Actions that happened at some point in the past, the time is unimportant or unknown.
Sue has gone to Spain twice
Actions that begun in the past and continue up to the present. [for/since]
Joe has been a teacher for three years.
Joe has been a teacher sin 2019.
With questions form HOW LONG….?
How long has Joe been a teacher?
How long have you been a teacher?
Ever/Never/Already/Just/Yet
Have you ever been here before?
No, I’ve never been here in my life
Have the girls arrived yet?
Sue has already arrived, Anna has just got here, but Kim hasn’t arrived yet.
With time references---- > this morning /today/this week … to talk about that whole period
of time up to now.