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Present Perfect
Present Perfect
• To talk about states that started in the past and are still continuing in
the present. (Ex. It has rained a lot this year)
• We also use the present perfect to talk about actions which happened
in the past but may happen again in the future. (Ex. I’ve only been to
Hong Kong once but I would love to go again)
• Very recent actions (actions that hast just finished)
(The plane has just landed)
Has/have been and has/have gone
We use have/has been when someone has gone to a place and returned: