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Present perfect ,:,,,..:ll We use the present perfect:
. to tatk about recent events.
::1,.,.,,. We form the present perfect [ike this:
?e\e has parsed all his arame
' to talk about experiences.
l've::finished:::' rr' w,ejve l'vo saien snaiis in (rance
il 1, finish,ed, ' . to talk about an event or situation that began in the past
you'ne 1n1i'hed 14ouf,ye finlshed
and continues up to now. We use for with a period of time
he'lihelllf! finished theylv€ finished and since with a point in time.
M1 dad har workad for l9M for to 1oarr.
l'vs had thiB MP7 p\a1er sinca May.
,llye:'l ,hays . to tatk about actions that have an effect on the present.
I havsn'i {inishod m1 homeworK, ta I can'| g0 oui-
sheis,l='she has
i.:i .,;rt \iy. use both been and gone asthe past participtes of the
verb go. We use been when somebody has returned.
l rhaVe,n't finished werhav€nlt finished ,, Tohn has been rhopplng (He went shopping but he is here now.)
14ou havenlt fin:iqhe! We use gonewhen somebody hasn't returned.
you,,,haven't finished , ,,,' ,
Tohn has gone shopping (He went shopping and he is stitlat
he/she/it hasn't finished thCy haven,li fin,isrhea
the shops.)
fi .l:ii We use Haw long ,..7 and the present perfect to ask how
haVenlt = have not tong a situation has continued up to the present.
'Ho'nr \ong have \ived in London?' 'trinLo ?oot'
hadnr:t = has not 1ou
Present perfect and past simple
See the Workbool< for the forms of the past sim pte.
Have I finished ... ? , I H,ave we, fillishg.d',,. 7 ,,
:ii,:ir We use both the past simple and the present perFect to
Have you finished ... ? ,, ,' ifivo Vou,.r!,nish,eu'...r'i,.
tatk about finished actions.
Has he/she/it finished ... ? Have they finished ... ?
We use the past simpte to tatk about compteted events at a
definite time in the past. The events have no connection with
the present.
Yes, I have. / No, I haven't. t virited tha utA \as.i ar
lf
We use the present perfect to talk about past events that have
a connection with the present. See point 5.3 for a tist of the
l;r,.,1':: We form the present perfect with the present tense of the uses of the present perfect.
auxitiary verb have and the past participle.
?v\ehar frnishod his homa,Norr. We often use the past simple when we ask for or give
The past participte of regular verbs is the same as the more details fotlowing a Have you ever ... ? question.
past sim ple. Hava 1ou ovvr beon to a pop con*ril
'to
plapd dance.d ;'ludi?d dropprd \%, I havv. I we.n't a $\ur cancort laet 1aar.
Sometimes irregutar verbs have the same past participte as the
past simple form but sometimes they are different.
bu1-bought-bought
58.e.-SaV,J -Seen
For a [ist of irregular verbs, see the Workbook.