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PRESENT PERFECT (SIMPLE)
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FORM:
Subject + have/has(n’t)+ Past Participle
I have lived in Ourense for years.I have never read a Harry Potter book.It hasn’t snowed for ages.They haven’t called since last summer.Have you ever met a celebrity?How long has he been here?
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DIFFERENCES:
PRESENT PERFECT vs. SIMPLE PAST
Present Perfect Simple:
-There’s a connection with the present:Paul has broken his left arm (it is still broken)-Actions that happened at an unspecified time in the past:I have been abroad many times.
Simple Past:
- Actions finished in the past:Paul broke his arm when he was 12. (His arm is no longer broken)
-Actions that happened at a specific time in the past:Mary went abroad last Summer.
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TIME EXPRESSIONS
PRESENT PERFECT:
How long?JustAlreadyYetSo farEverNeverRecentlyLatelyTodayThis week/ month/ …It is the 1st. time that….Who/ what’s the + superlative that…?For + periods of timeSince + the moment when something began
SIMPLE PAST:
When… AgoLast wek/ month/…In 1999/ 2012, …Yesterday
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