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The document explains the use of the present perfect tense to discuss recent events, life experiences, and unfinished actions without specifying when they occurred. It highlights the use of words like just, yet, already, never, and ever in relation to the present perfect. Additionally, it provides examples and exercises to practice these concepts.

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The document explains the use of the present perfect tense to discuss recent events, life experiences, and unfinished actions without specifying when they occurred. It highlights the use of words like just, yet, already, never, and ever in relation to the present perfect. Additionally, it provides examples and exercises to practice these concepts.

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Recent events and news

We use the present perfect to talk about recent events or news. We don’t say
when these events happened.

 I’ve passed the test!


 She’s broken her arm.
 The president has travelled to Cuba.

⇒ Just, yet, already

We often use the present perfect with the words just, yet, already.

We use just in (+) sentences to say that something happened very recently
(like minutes ago).

 I’ve just seen Peter in the street.


 He looks happy because he’s just got married.

We use yet in (-) and (?) sentences. We put it at the end of the sentence.

 Have you washed the dishes yet?


 I haven’t called him yet.
 She hasn’t arrived yet.

We use already in (+) sentences to say that something happened before now
(usually earlier than we expected).

 I have already finished.


 We have already arrived.

Life experiences
We often use the present perfect to talk about past experiences in our lives.
We don’t say when these experiences happened.

 I’ve run the Boston Marathon twice.


 She’s never been on a cruise.
 I’ve been here before.

⇒ Never, ever, before

When we ask about someone’s life experiences, we often use the word ever.

 Have you ever read this book?


 Have you ever been to India?
When we talk about life experiences, we often use the words never or before.

 She has never been late.


 I think I have seen this film before.

Unfinished actions
⇒ How long, for, since

We use the present perfect with the words how long, for, since to talk about
actions or situations that started in the past and still continue or are still true
now.

 I’ve lived in Oslo since I was born. (=I was born in Oslo and I still live
in Oslo)
 They have been married for 25 years. (=They got married 25 years
ago and they are still married)

We use how long in questions to ask about the duration of an action or


situation.

 How long has she been a teacher?


 How long has she had her car?

We use for + a period of time, e.g. for two weeks, for ten years, for ten
days, for a few hours, etc.

 We’ve been here for a few hours.


 They’ve been married for 10 years.

We use since + a moment in the past (the beginning of a period of time),


e.g. since I was born, since 10 o’clock, since last Wednesday, etc.

 We’ve been here since 4 o’clock.


 They’ve been married since 2010.

Be careful with these common mistakes!


We use the present perfect, and not the present simple for actions or
situations that started in the past and are still true now.

 We are friends since first grade.


 We’ve been friends since first grade.

We use for… and NOT since…ago to introduce a period of time.


 They’ve been married since 10 years ago.
 They’ve been married for 10 years.

EXERCISES

ILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE MOST APPROPRIATE


PERFECT TENSE TIME
EXPRESSIONS; EVER, NEVER, JUST, ALREADY, YET, SO
FAR, RECENTLY,SINCE,FOR...

1. I HAVEN’T CLEANED MY ROOM .


2. THEY HAVE BEEN TO BRAZIL BEFORE.
3. I DIDN’T SEE HIM .
4. DANIEL HAS READ FORTY PAGES .
5. WE HAVEN’T WATCHED A GOOD MOVIE .
6. WE HAVE KNOWN EACH OTHER FIFTEEN YEARS.
7. I WAS BORN 2002.
8. I HAVEN’T RECEIVED YOUR E-MAIL .
9. HAVE YOU SEEN AN ELEPHANT?
10. I HAVE HAD DINNER.
11. I FOUND MY KEY TWO MINUTES .
12.I'VE HAD THIS CAR YEARS.

13. WE'VE KNOWN EACH OTHER WE WERE IN SCHOOL.

14. I HAVEN'T EATEN ANYTHING THIS MORNING.

15. SHE HASN'T SLEPT TWO DAYS.

16. I HAVE WANTED TO BE A WRITER I WAS A CHILD.

Choose the present perfect or past simple.


1. I _________________ (see) three police cars this morning (it's still
morning).
2. After he _________________ (arrive) home, he _________________
(unpack) and
_________________ (go) to bed early.
3. A: What's wrong?
B: I _________________ (break) a glass!
4. My grandparents only _________________ (know) each other for a few
months
before they _________________ (get) married.
5. I _________________ (be) in London for three years. I love it here.
6. We _________________ (see) Julie last night.
7. He _________________ (be) a teacher before he _________________
(become) a
musician.
8. When the boss _________________ (walk) into the room, we
_________________
(know) someone was going to get fired.
9. The children _________________ (break) a window in the school last
week.
10. He _________________ (see) that film last year.
11. Lucy _________________ (break) her leg, so she can't come skiing.
12. Julie _________________ (arrive)! Come and say hello!
13. They _________________ (be) cold when they _________________
(arrive) home.

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