The sixth time we use the present perfect simple is when we talk about how long something has been happening and we are using stative verbs. Stative verbs have no continuous form and so we can’t say “I have been liking Bob Dylan for 20 years” even though it is an action which started in the past and is continuing. […]
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We use the present perfect after the construction: “This is the first time …” or “It is the second time … “ etc. We cannot use the past simple in this situation. Examples This is the first time I’ve been to Australia. It is the third time he’s eaten pizza. It is the 15th time they have beaten Everton.
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We use the present perfect with the adverbs already, just, yet, recently and lately. The action itself is finished but only a short time ago and the effects can still be seen or felt. We use yet in the question and in a negative sentence and it is always at the end of the sentence. Examples Have you had dinner […]
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We use the present perfect when we give news. Something happened recently and for the person who is listening it is new and so there is the connection between the past and the present, which there must always be when we use the present perfect. Examples I‘ve bought a new car. We have decided to get married. They‘ve moved house. […]
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We use the Present Perfect when the time period is continuing. Again there is a connection between the past and the present. Example I have played tennis today. Today started at midnight and is continuing. So even though the action has finished the time period is continuing, so there is a connection between the past and the present. We therefore […]
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The important thing to remember with the Present Perfect is that we use it when there is a connection between the past and the present. So we must use the present perfect for an experience in your life because your life started in the past and is continuing: So every experience in our life we talk about and don’t specify […]
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