Present Perfect Simple Tense
'Since' and 'For'
'Since' and 'For'
3: With an unfinished time word (this month, this week, today). The period of time is still continuing.
3: With an unfinished time word (this month, this week, today). The period of time is still continuing.
5: We can also use the present perfect to talk about something that happened recently, even if there isn't a clear result in the present.
5: We can also use the present perfect to talk about something that happened recently, even if there isn't a clear result in the present.
Been and Gone
Been and Gone
FINISHED:
FINISHED:
Finished Actions
Finished Actions
LIFE EXPERIENCE
LIFE EXPERIENCE
2: Life experience. These are actions or events that happened sometime during a person's life.
Life experience.
NEWS / RECENT EVENTS:
NEWS / RECENT EVENTS
UNFINISHED:
UNFINISHED:
Unfinished Actions
Unfinished Actions
We use 'for' with a period of time (2 hours, three years, six months).
We use 'for' with a period of time (2 hours, three years, six months).
1: We use this tense when we want to talk about unfinished actions or states or habits that started in the past and continue to the present.
started in the past and continue to the present.
PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE
PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE
PRESENT RESULT:
PRESENT RESULT
Present Perfect - Positive 1
Present Perfect - Positive 1
Present Perfect Simple Tense
Present Perfect Simple Tense
When should I use the Present Perfect Simple Tense
When should I use the Present Perfect Simple Tense
We use 'gone' (often when we are talking about an action with a result in the present) to mean that the person went to the place and is at the place now.
gone