PRESENT PERFECTPast to present tenses

Usage

To talk about states that started in the past and are still linked to the present

I have just arrived. I have been reading since 4 o’clock. He has lived in London since 1998.

Usage

To express that something started in the past and is still going on

I have known her for five years It has been raining since I arrived

Usage

To express the result of something that took place in the past (‘resultative’)

Where is your key? I don’t know. I have lost it.

I have cleaned the windows. Have you read this book? Have you been running? What have you been doing? Who has been drinking my beer?

Usage

To express that something will happen in the future

I don’t know when I will have finished this work.

Translate

Hij zit daar al urenlang. Ik heb het de laatste tijd erg druk. Het weer is de laatste dagen erg slecht. Onze verkoop neemt de laatste jaren toe.

Adverbials denoting time

Of late / recently / lately The last few days / weeks / etc For some days / months / etc For some time (now) Since yesterday / 20… / etc For some days / months / etc Since we arrived

Ever, often, seldom, never, so far, already, yet, still

Present Perfect Simple: Form

Have/has + past participle

(regular verbs have a past participle form which is the same as the past tense)

Completion Repeated action Permanent situation Focus on present result

Past participles

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Cater Travel Reply Delay Develop Pay Transfer

Deliver Obey Copy Interpret Deny Format Reveal Omit

Present Perfect Continuous: Form

Have/has+ been + present participle

Continuation Duration of action Temporary situation Focus on activity

Present perfect or past simple

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