Present Perfect vs Simple

Past
A: I haven't heard this album yet. Have you?
B: Yes, I have. It's really good.
Present Perfect Simple
➔have or has + past participle
Positive & Negative Sentences
 I
You have
We have not / haven't breakfast today.
eaten
They two cups of coffee this
had
morning.
He been
has to many concerts.
She
has not / hasn't
It
Questions
 I
You
Have
We breakfast today?
eaten
They two cups of coffee this
had
morning?
He been
to many concerts?
Has She
It
Use
Past → Present
➔The Present Perfect is used to connect
the past with the present. It is used
when we think about the past and
present together:
➔Experience (Don´t say the time):
➔I have never visited France.
➔We have never studied that.

➔If you give specific past time, you need

to use the simple past.
➔Did you see the movie last week?
➔Duration (How Long):
➔I have lived with a roommate for six months.

Action is not finish.

now
➔Duration (How Long):
➔ She plays the violin.
➔ For how long?
➔She has played violin for many years.
➔ Action is not finish.
now
➔Duration (completed actions):
➔ She lived with me for 2 years.
➔The Present Perfect isn't used if we
are not thinking about the present:
Up to Now
➔We often use the Present Perfect with
words that mean "at some time up to
now" such as:
never before in the last /
past few days

ever so far yet

lately already recently