Present Perfect

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 The present perfect is a tense that indicates an
action that has occurred in a non-specific time in
the past, but that has some relevance or connection
with the present
present perfect tense
afirmative
subject auxiliary past participle

i/you/ we/ they lived

have
studied
+ +
he/she/it has eaten

negative
haven´t lived
i/you/ we/ they
+ + studied
he/she/it hasn´t eaten
 interrogative

?
auxiliary subject past participle
lived
have i/you/ we/ they
studied
has
+ he/she/it
+ eaten
+
Examples

affirmative
i have finished negative
they have seen the movie before

interrogative
i haven´t seen him today
she has studied spanish por five years
they haven´t finished the proyect
he has lived in London since 2010
she hasn´t visited Paris yet
has you finished your work ?
he hasn´t called me back
have they seen this movie?
has she ever been to australia?
has he studied for the exam?
Present Perfect Continuous
 It is used to talk about an action that has been
happening continuously until the present moment or
to emphasize the duration of an action that began in
the past and continues until now.
present perfect continuous tense
afirmative
subject auxiliary past participle

i/you/ we/ they playing

have/been
+ +
he/she/it has/been eating

negative
i/you/ we/ they have not been playing

+ +
he/she/it has not been eating
 interrogative

?
auxiliary subject past participle
playing
have i/you/ we/ they been
has
+ he/she/it been
+ eating
+
Examples

affirmative
i have been living negative
they have seen the movie before

interrogative
you haven’t been trying to annoy me for
she has been swimming
3 hours
we have been living in this city for 10
he hasn’t been singing anything since
years Have you had a haircut?
yesterday
have you been trying to break in to my
the student haven’t been learning since
house?
morning
has you daughter been wandering
around this area?