The present perfect simple
The present perfect simple is used to talk about events in the recent past that still have an effect on the present moment.It is formed with have and a past participle.
present perfect
The present perfect can be used to talk about the past in a number of different ways:
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To give new information or news
Hi! I have arrived in London! My plane landed five minutes age. -
To talk about a repeated action that continues to happen over a period of time.
I have visited California every summer since I was 18. -
To talk about an event that started in the past and is still happening now.
Olivia has gone on a trip to Egpyt.
how to form
Subject + Have/has + past participle + rest of sentence.
past participles
Regular
| ask | call | help | need | play | talk | walk | want | watch | work |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| asked | called | helped | needed | played | talked | walked | wanted | watched | worked |
Irregular
| be | buy | come | do | have | give | go | make | say | see |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| been | bought | come | done | had | given | gone | made | said | seen |
Gone and Been
Gone
I haven't seen joan recently. Where is she?
She has gone to Florida.
She is still in Florida
Been
Hi,Joan.You are looking well.
Yes,I have been to Florida.
She wen to Florida,but now she is back home.
the present perfect and the past simple
The past simple is used to talk about something that happened at a definite time. The present perfect is used when a particular time is not specified.
Have you ever been to France?
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Yes, I visited Paris in 2010.
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Yes, I have visited Paris many times.