Present Perfect Tense

Frequency within an extended past-to-present period

 Repetition
always, often, twice, sometimes
 Recency of an event
Just, just now, already, yet (negative and question), finally, still (negative only),
recently, lately
 Time expressions containing this
This week, this month, this year
Rule
 S + has/have + (always, often, sometimes) + verb 3
My mother has always lived in Palembang
 S + has/have + verb 3 + twice
We have gone to Papua twice
 S + has/have + (just, already, recently, lately)= verb 3
My father has recently come out of hospital
 S + has/have + not + verb 3 + yet
We haven’t got the video yet
 S + has/have + verb 3 + this…
We have got our breakfast this morning
Exercise 9A
1. My uncle has been here since last January
2. Mr payne has moved into a new house
3. My brother has passed the exam
4. You have broken my pen. I am going to buy a new one
5. He just has come from a long journey
6. Tatang has never been to Japan
7. We have finished our work. We are tired
8. Santi has understood the lesson
9. My parents have advised me not to behave badly
10. I have sent her a bunch of flowers

 Positive
Ethan has gone to the library
 Negative
He has not finished the task
 Interrogative
Has you seen the movie before?