Present Perfect Tense

Present Perfect: have/has + past participle

Use: actions that connect the past to the present.

Structure

Subject + have/has + past participle

• I have visited Paris three times.
• She has finished her homework.
• We have never seen that movie.

Key Words

already, yet, just, ever, never, since, for

• I have already eaten.
• Have you finished yet?
• She has just arrived.
• I have lived here for five years.
• I have lived here since 2020.

Present Perfect vs Simple Past

Present Perfect = no specific time | Simple Past = specific time

I have been to London. (sometime in my life) vs I went to London last year. (specific time)

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