Present perfect

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Present Perfect Tense Form

IYouWeThey

have( ‘ve ) Finishe

d

HeSheIt

has( ‘s )

finished

IYouWeThey

haven’t finished

HeSheIt

hasn’t finished

Present perfectExamples:I have met a tourist.

Ali has written a letter.We have bought a new car.The boys have broken the window.He has been to the UK.Ahmad has eaten all rice.

When to use the present perfect?

1)Actions that happened in the past but which has a result in the present.

Look! The boy has spilt coffee here.Oh! You have drunk the tea. The glass

is empty.I have learned English.Ali has played football.

2) Actions that are completed up to now without stating a specific time:

We have already bought a new car.They have called you.

3) Actions that started in the past and continues into the present:

I’ve lived in London for three years.

F0R (period) SINCE(Time point)A weekA year Two hoursThree daysFive weeksThree months A whileThree minutesA long time

19982001Last weekJuneHe was a childThey moved to

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