Present perfect The things you have always wanted

Present perfect The things you have always wanted to know…

Past Simple Verb + ed Present Perfect Have/has + past participle OR Irregular verbs -> 2 nd form Past participle = Verb + ed Irregular verbs -> 3 rd form He walked to school. He has never walked to school. They went to England. They have been to England many times.

Use the Past Simple to express the idea that an action started and finished at a specific time in the past. I saw that movie last week. I think I met him last year. There were many earthquakes in California last year. People traveled for the first time to the Moon in the 1960 s. He climbed that mountain in 2015. I visited my aunt a week ago.

Past Simple time expressions yesterday last week/month/year/Monday a week/year/month/minute/second ago in 2016/1999/the 19 th century when I was… then

When do the sentences below take place? I have seen that movie twenty times. I think I have met him once before. There have been many earthquakes in California. People have traveled to the Moon. People have not traveled to Mars. Have you read the book yet? Nobody has ever climbed that mountain. A: Has there ever been a war in the United States? B: Yes, there has been a war in the United States.

We use the Present Perfect to say that an action happened at an unspecified time before now. The exact time is not important.

Present Perfect time expressions never for since already just for yet never just already since yet how long

You can use the Present Perfect to describe your experience. It is like saying, "I have the experience of. . . " You can also use this tense to say that you have never had a certain experience. I have been to France three times. I have never been to France. I think I have seen that movie before. He has never travelled by train. Joan has studied two foreign languages. A: Have you ever met him? B: No, I have not met him. This sentence means that you have had the experience of being in France. Maybe you have been there once, or several times. You can add the number of times at the end of the sentence. This sentence means that you have not had the experience of going to France.

We often use the Present Perfect to talk about how long current situations have existed. You have grown since the last time I saw you. I’ve been at this school for six years. Japanese has become one of the most popular courses at the university since the Asian studies programme was established. My English has really improved since I moved to Australia.

We often use the Present Perfect to talk about past events that are connected with the present. She has talked to several specialists about her problem, but nobody knows why she is sick. I’ve lost my watch. Have you seen it? Jane has already done her homework. Here it is. She’s already left. (so she’s no longer here)

Present Perfect Simple Present Perfect Continuous Have/has + past participle Have/has + been + verb+ing Past participle = Verb + ed Irregular verbs -> 3 rd form He has never walked to school. They have been to England many times. He has been walking for many hours, but still hasn’t arrived at his destination. They have been going to England for five years now.

Present Perfect Continuous ACTIONS THAT STARTED IN THE PAST AND CONTINUE IN THE PRESENT They have been talking for the last hour. She has been working at that company for three years. What have you been doing for the last 30 minutes? James has been teaching at the university since June. We have been waiting here for over two hours! Why has Nancy not been taking her medicine for the last three days? She has been waiting for you all day (= and she's still waiting now). I've been working on this report since eight o'clock this morning (= and I still haven't finished it). They have been travelling since last October (= and they're not home yet).

Present Perfect Continuous ACTIONS THAT HAVE JUST FINISHED, BUT WE ARE INTERESTED IN THE RESULTS David has been playing tennis so he’s really tired. She has been cooking since last night (= and the food on the table looks delicious). It's been raining (= and the streets are still wet). Someone's been eating my chips (= half of them have gone -> when all of them have gone we use…? ).

VERBS WITHOUT CONTINUOUS FORMS With verbs not normally used in the continuous form (state verbs), use the simple present perfect instead (verbs such as: know, hate, hear, understand, want). I've wanted to visit China for years. She's known Robert since she was a child. I've hated that music since I first heard it. I've heard a lot about you recently. We've understood everything.

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