Present perfect simple

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Subject + has/ have + verb past participle + complement: IT HE

I

has

SHE

YOU

have

THEY WE

Affirmative sentences: I have seen that movie twenty times. You have played soccer for 5 years. He has worked since 2012. She has been in England for six months.

Negative sentences:

James has not finished his homework yet Susan hasn't mastered Japanese, but she can communicate The rain hasn't stopped

Questions: A: Has there ever been a war in the United States? B: Yes, there has been a war in the United States

A: Have you ever met him? B: No, I have not met him.


The present perfect simple tense to talk about events with a connection to the present:

I’ve painted the living room blue. The focus is on the finished result. The activity is finished but we can see the result now.

The present perfect simple (I’ve read) gives the idea of completion. 

She’s written 10 messages.

The present perfect simple (has written) talks about how much/how many have been completed.

We can use the present perfect simple to talk about how long when we view something as permanent. 

I’ve worked here for thirty years.



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