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    The document discusses the present perfect tense in English. It can be used for actions that have an unspecified time or that show a connection to the present. It uses the auxiliary verbs have/has plus the past participle. Examples are given of affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentence structures in the present perfect tense. Context clues like time phrases or adverbs determine whether the simple past or present perfect tense should be used.

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    The document discusses the present perfect tense in English. It can be used for actions that have an unspecified time or that show a connection to the present. It uses the auxiliary verbs have/has plus the past participle. Examples are given of affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentence structures in the present perfect tense. Context clues like time phrases or adverbs determine whether the simple past or present perfect tense should be used.

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    Present Perfect Tense Sentences that carry the idea of present (Recently,

    today, these days, this year, this week, this month),


    Affirmative: use present perfect:
    have/has + participle
    I’ve worked hard this week.
    Negative: I haven’t seen Peter recently.
    haven’t/hasn’t + participle He has suffered a lot this year.

    Interrogative: With words like: (memorize the code: J A A N Y S F)


    Have you +participle....?
    Has he/she/it +participle...? • Just - He has just finished his homework.
    • Always - They have always been a happy family.
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------- • Already - He has already talked to her.
    • Never - She has never been to Bahia.
    Actions that don’t have specified time, use present
    • Yet - Have you done your school work yet?
    perfect:
    • Since - I have lived in this house since I was 10.
    I’ve been to the United States.
    • For - I have lived in this house for 12 years.
    Actions with specified time, use simple past:
    I went to the United States last year. With questions like:

    Sentences that carry an idea of repetition: two How long have you studied English?
    times, many times etc., use present perfect: I have studied English for......
    I’ve watched this movie three times.
    Have you ever been to Europe?
    I’ve tried talking to her many times this week.
    No, I’ve never been there.

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