Present perfect + for/since
teacher Denise Moraes
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Present perfect (review) We use present perfect to talk about an experience in the past. The action has a result in the present and time is NOT mentioned/specified
I, you, we, they I have bought a new tablet auxiliary verb have
past participle 3rd column
I have not bought a new tablet auxiliary verb have
?
not
past participle 3rd column
Have I bought a new tablet? auxiliary verb have
past participle 3rd column
he, she it He has bought a new tablet auxiliary verb has
past participle 3rd column
He has not bought a new tablet auxiliary verb has
?
not
past participle 3rd column
Has he bought a new tablet? auxiliary verb has
past participle 3rd column
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Present perfect + for We use for with the present perfect to say the period of time in which something has happened.
She has worked as a teacher for 6 years
for 6 years 6 years ago
now
He has been an artist for a decade
They have lived here for 3 months
I have known my friends for ages
time expressions ages years a week a while five days 50 years
a century two hours five weeks six months some days a fortnight
many years 20 minutes seven nights a few seconds several months a couple of days
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Present perfect + since We use since with the present perfect to say the start of period when something has happened.
She has worked as a teacher since 2014
since 2014 2014
now
He has been an artist since he was a boy
They have lived here since April
I have known my friends since Christmas
time expressions then 2001 April spring Monday 12 May
I got up 8 o’clock Halloween Christmas lunchtime I met Anna
we arrived Middle Ages his wedding we left home he was a boy the interview
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