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In English we use the present perfect simple to talk about the following situations :
When we use the present perfect, there is a connection with now. The action in the past has a present result.
Notes for use of present perfect simple :
We can use the words 'just', 'yet' and 'already' with the present perfect simple. We use 'just' to mean a short time ago, 'yet' to mean until now, when the speaker is expecting something to happen, and 'already' when something happened sooner than expected. We use 'just' and 'already' between the auxiliary verb 'have' or 'has' and the main verb in positive sentences. We use 'yet' at the end of negative sentences and questions.
When we start a sentence with the phrase "It's the first time", "It's the second time", etc, we continue with the present perfect simple tense.
The verb 'go' has two past participles : Been / Gone
In English we use 'been' when we talk about going somewhere and coming back and we use 'gone' to indicate the person is still there.
The table below shows the different forms of present perfect simple :
| Example verb : Go | I / You / We / they | He / She / It |
| Positive | ...'ve gone ... | ...'s gone ... |
| Negative | ... haven't gone ... | ... hasn't gone ... |
| Questions | Have ... gone ...? | Has ... gone? |
| Short answers | Yes, ... have. / No, ... haven't. | Yes, ... has. / No, ... hasn't. |
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In English we often use the present perfect simple with 'ever' and 'never'. 'Ever' means at any time in your life until now. It is often used in questions for emphasis.
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'Ever' is also used with nothing and nobody to talk about things that haven't happened.
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'Ever' is also used with 'the first time' for first experiences.
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'Never' is originally the contraction of 'not ever'. Never means the subject hasn't had a certain experience before.
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In English 'Never' can be used in negative questions to show surprise that someone hasn't had a particular experience before.
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In English we use the present perfect simple with superlatives.
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In English we also use the present perfect simple to describe change.
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In English we often use the present perfect simple tense to talk about a continuing situation. This is a state that started in the past and continues in the present (and will probably continue into the future). This is a state (not an action). We usually use 'for' or 'since' with this structure.
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We use 'for' to talk about a period of time - 5 minutes, 2 weeks, 6 years.
We use 'since' to talk about a point in past time - 9 o'clock, 1st January, Monday.
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In English, 'For' can be used with all tenses. 'Since' is usually used with perfect tenses only.
Although the above use of present perfect simple is normally limited to non-continuous verbs and non-continuous uses of mixed verbs, the words "live," "work," "teach," and "study" are sometimes used in this way even though they are NOT non-continuous verbs.
In English we don't usually use the present perfect continuous with verbs that talk about short actions such as start, find, lose, break, buy, stop, etc. Then we use present perfect simple.
| Present perfect simple example sentences | |
|---|---|
| Anyway, have you finished checking the menu? | Wie auch immer, hast du dir das Menü zu Ende angesehen? |
| Oh yes, I think I have seen them before. | Oh stimmt, ich denke ich habe sie schonmal gesehen. |
| Laura has just started working at our school. | Laura hat gerade erst begonnen in unserer Schule zu arbeiten. |
| Have you had time to look for houses on the internet? | Hattest du Zeit dir Häuser im Internet anzusehen? |
| Hi Rocco, we want some chardonnay, but it seems you've run out. | Hi Rocco, wir wollen etwas Chardonnay, aber es scheint so als sei er ausverkauft. |
| The Jaws movie soundtrack has started to play in my head now. | Die Melodie von "Der weiße Hai" hat gerade angefangen in meinem Kopf zu spielen. |
| I'm not sure yet, we haven't had any time to talk about it. | Ich bin mir noch nicht sicher. Wir hatten noch keine Zeit darüber zu reden. |
| Where have you been? It's been half an hour! | Wo warst du? Eine halbe Stunde ist vergangen! |
| Hi Joseph, don't worry, we've just arrived, too. | Hallo Joseph, mache dir keine Sorgen, wir sind auch gerade erst angekommen. |
| Have you made a decision, dear? | Hast du eine Entscheidung getroffen, Schatz? |
| Yes, it's been exactly 3 years! | Ja, es sind genau 3 Jahre! |
| Have you eaten anything? | Hast du etwas gegessen? |
| Have you checked the ad board at the station? | Hast du die Anzeigentafel an der Haltestelle angeschaut? |
| Have you checked if we have enough plates? | Hast du nachgesehen, ob wir genügend Teller haben? |
| Have you found it yet? | Hast du schon was gefunden? |
| Seems Bear has already lost interest in Pogo. | Es scheint so, als ob Bear bereits das Interesse an Pogo verloren hat. |
| I haven’t seen you here before. | Ich habe dich bisher noch nie hier gesehen. |
| That sounds better! Have you decided what to order? | Das klingt besser! Hast du entschieden was du bestellst? |
| What about you? We haven't talked about you! | Was ist mit dir? Wir haben nicht über dich gesprochen! |
| Where is the lucky girl, has she left already? | Wo ist die Glückliche? Ist sie schon weg? |
