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Present Perfect

Form have/has+ verb (past participle) Afirmative: Ihave seenthat movie twenty times. Negative: I have not seenthat movie. Interrogative Haveyouseenthat movie?

Have= ve has= s have not= havent has not= hasnt


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Uses
Unspecified

time before

now; Action that started in the past and continues until now; Action that just happened Experiences
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Uses
Unspecified time before now Ive climbed the highest mountains. Action that started in the past and continues until now But I still havent found what Im looking for Action that just happened He has just arrived. Experiences Have you ever seen the rain?

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Already, yet
Already-

Afirmative = j They have already eaten. Negative = j He hasnt done his homework yet. Interrogative = ainda Have you studied yet?

Yet-

Yet-

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Since, for
Since

- especific date (present perfect) Ive lived in Diamantina since 2007

For

period of time (present perfect and simple past) Ive lived in Diamantina for 5 years. I studied for two months.

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Links exercises
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