Present Perfect Tense Chapter 9 Page 260

Uses 1. Actions or situations that happened at an unspecified time in the past: I have been to Canada. 2. Repeated actions ay unspecified times in the past. I have seen this building twice.

3. Actions or situations that began in the past and continue to the present. We have been here since January. Rose has played tennis for a long time. I have not seen them since last week. She hasn’t missed a single class.

Time expressions with present perfect For: use it with an amount of time. Examples: for an hour, for a week, for 5 years, for a long time. I have played soccer for five years.

Since: use it with a time or point in the past time Since: use it with a time or point in the past time. The phrase tells when an activity or a condition started. Examples: since 7:00, since Monday, since April 15th, since my birthday. My best friends have been married since January.

All: use it for a complete time period All: use it for a complete time period. Examples: all day, all night, all week, all my life. Maya has been at her friend’s house all week.

Always: use it for an action or a state that began in the past and continues to the present. We have always wanted to go skydiving. Always comes after have/has and the main verb.