7/17/2019 Present Perfect

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P R E S E N T P E R F E C T A N D PA S T S I M P L EP R E S E N T P E R F E C T A N D PA S T S I M P L E

p.p: have/has + past participle

PAST EXPERIENCES:PAST EXPERIENCES:- I have been to London, but I haven t́ been to Oxford- She´s never met his ex-wife- Have ou ever lost our credit card!

RECENT PAST ACTIONS:RECENT PAST ACTIONS:- I´ve cut m "n#er - He´s $ust arrived at the airport 

UNFINISHED STATES WHICH START IN THE PAST AND ARE STILLUNFINISHED STATES WHICH START IN THE PAST AND ARE STILL

TRUE NOWTRUE NOW(NON-ACTION VERBS):(NON-ACTION VERBS):

- %he have &nown each other for '( ears

- How lon# have the been married! Since )((*

WITH JUST, YET AND ALREADY (FOR EMPHASIS):WITH JUST, YET AND ALREADY (FOR EMPHASIS):- I´ve alread done m homewor& - I´ve $ust "nished it - Have ou "nished et!- brother hasn´t found a new $ob et 

 Just A!"#$%& → + sentences, before the verb Y#t → -,? Sentences, at the end of the phrase

PRESENT PERFECT OR PAST SIMPLE'PRESENT PERFECT OR PAST SIMPLE'  P"#s#t P#"#*t +If there´s a connection between the past and

the present:- I´ve been to adrid twice (= up to now)- How lon# have ou been married to lan! (= ou´re !arried to

"#an now)- I´ve $ust. bou#ht a new computer  (=ou don´t sa e$act#

when)

 

P$st S.!# + T/ t$!0 $1/ut */.!#t#% $*t/s t2# .$st,

32# t2# t# s #t/#% /" u%#"st//%4 W# /t# us# $

.$st t# #5."#ss/:

- I went there in '0 and )(() (= %ou sa e$act# when)- How lon# were ou married to 1ane! (=%ou´re not !arried now)- I bou#ht it on Saturda  (= %ou sa when)