The present perfect tense tell us about the past and the present. We use it when we see things as happening in the past but having a result in the present.
Example :
The present tense of have + a past participle.
Positive
Negative
Question
Regular past participles end in -ed (e.g. washed, landed, finished)
Some participles are irregular :
- | Meaning | Location | Example |
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Just | a short time ago | before the past participle | I've just had an idea |
Already | sooner than expected | before the past participle | Most people have already gone home |
Yet | we are expecting something to happen | after the past participle | It's eleven and you haven't finished breakfast yet |
Here something began in the past and has lasted up to the present time. We use since
We say use to say how long this period is (for three days)
We use how long in the question :
Meaning
We use ever in questions. Example :
After It's/this is the first /second time, we use the Present perfect :
We use the present perfect with today and phrase with this, (eg this morning, this week, …) :