2. Present Perfect Affirmative form Present Perfect Negative and Questions I have seen You have written He has watched She has studied It has stopped We have left You have finished They have come I haven’t worked She hasn’t helped Have you seen him? Yes, I have. No, I haven’t. Has she watched it? Yes, she has. No, she hasn’t. Time expressions: just, yet, already, never, ever, for, since…
3. TIMEEXPRESSIONS I have studied English for ten years. He’s been ill since Monday. I’ve already done my homework. Have youeverbeen to France? I have never tried Japanese food. I have just called him. Have you finished yet? I haven’t finished yet. These are some time expressions used with the Present Perfect.
4. Present Perfect Past Simple She has been ill since Monday. She’s still in bed. She was ill last week. Now, she’s back to work.
5. Present Perfect and Past Simple Marge and Homer met, fell in love and later got married. Marge and Homer have had three children.
6. We use the Present Perfect to talk about: -actions that started in the past and continue to the present: They have been here for an hour. -actions completed in the past that are still relevant: She has lived here since 2001. -actions completed at an unspecified time: She has already read the book. We use the Past Simple to talk about completed actions at a specific time: She read the book last summer.
