The Present Perfect Simple Tense

PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE

FORM

Affirmative

Interrogative

• I
• You have work ed
• We have written
• They

• Have I/you/we/they work ed ?
• Have I/you/we/they written?
• Has he/she/it work ed ?
• Has he/she/it written?

• He
• She has work ed
• It has written

Negative

• I/you/we/they haven’t work ed

• I/you/we/they haven’t written
• He/she/it hasn’t work ed
• He/she/it hasn’t written

USES

1. For an action that happened in the past but whose results are obvious in the PRESENT.

• John’s car is dirty.
• He washes the car.
• He has washed the car.

2. For an action that has JUST finished.

Time expression:

• Marc is having lunch.
• He has just had lunch.

just

3. For an action that started in the past and hasn’t finished.

2000

2015

• We bought the house in 2000.
• We still live in the neighborhood.
• We have lived here for 15 years .
• We have lived here since 2000 .

Time expressions: for, since

4. For experiences we have/haven’t lived.

• He has flown a plane but he has never tried bungee jumping.
• Have you ever travelled by plane?

Time expressions: ever, never

5. For an action that happened in unspecified time.

• The children have tidied their room.

WHEN???

Time expressions

• Ever
• Never
• Just
• Already
• Yet
• For
• Since
• How long…?
• So far
• Lately/recently
• always

ALREADY/YET

• I have already got dressed.

• I haven’t done my homework yet .

• Has Sarah called yet ?

HAVE GONE TO/HAVE BEEN TO

• “ Mary has gone to London. I miss her so much!”
• (=she is still there)

Of course, I’ve been to London a lot of times. It’s such an amazing city!

Have you ever been to London?

• I have been to= I have gone and come back

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