present perfect have/has + past participle i have written a letter she hasn ’ t been to paris have...
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Present perfect vs. Past simple We use the Present Perfect to talk about the experience in general. When and where are not important. I ’ ve eaten sushi. We use the Past Simple to talk about more details. I ate it last week in JapanTRANSCRIPT
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PRESENT PERFECT
• HAVE/HAS + PAST PARTICIPLE
• I have written a letter• She hasn’t been to Paris• Have they left?
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PRESENT PERFECT USES• We use the Present
Perfect to talk about past events that happened at an indefinite time in the past (LIFE EXPERIENCES)
• Have you ever met a famous person?
• Yes, I’ve met Brad Pitt.• No, I’ve never met Brad
Pitt.
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Present perfect vs. Past simple• We use the Present
Perfect to talk about the experience in general. When and where are not important.
• I’ve eaten sushi.• We use the Past Simple
to talk about more details.
• I ate it last week in Japan
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PRESENT PERFECT: Past & present
• The present perfect shows a connection between the PAST and the PRESENT.
• The plane has landed = The plane is on the ground NOW
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GIVING NEWS• We often give a
piece of news in the present perfect
• We’ve bought a new car!
• Your parcel has arrived.
• The Police have arrested the two criminals.
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JUST, ALREADY & YET• JUST: “A short time ago”: I’ve just had an idea. (+)• ALREADY: “Sooner than expected”: My brother has already crashed his new car. (+)
• YET: “Something that hasn’t happened, but we are expecting it” : have you finished breakfast yet? no, I haven’t finished yet. (-, ?)
• ALREADY & JUST: come before the PAST PARTICIPLE.• YET: comes at the end of a question or a negative
sentence.
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FOR or SINCE?• We use PP for
states that began in the past and continue into the present. The states are unfinished.
• How long have you had your pet?
• I’vee had it FOR many years.(a period of time)
• I’ve had it SINCE my sixteenth birthday.(a specific point in time)
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THE ENDMónica Redondo Arias