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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