Present Perfect Carmen Torres

Structure: have (Simple Present) + past participle

Use: To express 4 1. An action that has finished but we don’t know or don’t say WHEN it happened An action that has JUST finished An action with consequences in the present An action that began in the past but continues in the present.

Use: To express 4 1. An action that has finished but we don’t know or don’t say WHEN it happened. –I have already eaten –Have they arrived yet? –He hasn’t visited England yet –Has she ever spoken to her son’s teacher? ALREADY YET YAYA (?)/AÚN NO (-) EVER ALGUNA VEZ (?) FREQUENCY ADVERBS

Use: To express 4 2. An action that has JUST finished. –I have just eaten –Have they just arrived? –I have just seen your mother 4 3. An action with consequences in the present. –I have bought the bread: here it is. –Has he been up long? –She has broken her leg JUST YA ALREADY YET FREQUENCY ADVERBS

Use: To express 4 4. An action that began in the past but continues in the present. –I have been here for ages –We have known each other for years –She has been ill since the beginning of the month –They have been married since 1995 FOR DURANTE SINCE DESDE HOW LONG…? ¿CUÁNTO TIEMPO? SINCE WHEN…? ¿DESDE CUANDO?

What’s the point? 4 TIME not finished / expressed I have already eaten Have they arrived yet? He has visited England on several occasions Has she ever spoken to her son’s teacher? I have just eaten I have bought the bread She has broken her leg I have been here for ages We have known each other for years She has been ill since the beginning of the month They have been married since 1995

Remember TIME Not finished Or Not expressed The action started in the PAST It can be with FOR SINCE FREQUENCY ADVERBS ALREADY YET JUST INDEFINITE ADVERBS