PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE

definition
The present perfect simple expresses an action that is still going on or that stopped recently, but has an influence on the present

USE OF PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE

ACTION THAT STOPPED RECENTLY

PUTS EMPHASIS ON THE RESULT

example

ACTION THAT IS STILL GOING ON

example

He has read five letters

example

She has eaten the dinner

FINISHED ACTION THAT HAS AN INFLUENCE ON THE PRESENT

Holidays have not started yet

ACTION THAT HAS TAKEN PLACE ONCE, NEVER OR SEVERAL TIMES

example

example

They have lost their money

I have never gone to U.S.A

SIGNAL WORDS OF PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE

already, ever, just, never, not yet, so far, till now, up to now

SENTENCES

POSITIVES
structure
sub+ have
has +v.p.participle+comp
examples

NEGATIVES
structure
sub+ have
has +not+v.p.participle+comp
examples

I have drawn a landscape

They havent forgotten their past

He has fought with his friend

We have not drunk liqueur

She has fled of the police

It hasnt been very dangerous

resent perfect simple

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YES/NO QUESTIONS
structure
have +sub+v.p.participle+comp+?
has
examples
Have you broken the cup?
Yes, I have broken the cup
Has he paid his debts?
No, he hasnt paid his debts
Has she seen the movie?v
Yes, she has seen the movie

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WH QUESTIONS
structure
wh+ have
has +sub+v.p.participle+comp+?
examples
What have they played today?
They have played soccer
Where have you built your house?
I have built my house in Otavalo
Why has he wept in the school?
Because, he has been sad

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