1. Present Perfect Tense
Chapter 9
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2. 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. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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.