PRESENT PERFECT HAVE/HAS + PAST PARTICIPLE I have written a letter She hasn ’ t been to Paris Have they left?

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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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