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Grammar lesson

Present perfect tense

Use the present perfect for experience, recent changes and unfinished time.

Rule

Use the present perfect for experience, recent changes and unfinished time.

Examples

I have visited London twice. She has finished her application.

Common mistake

Do not use a finished past time with present perfect: say “I went yesterday”, not “I have gone yesterday”.

Quick practice

  1. Write three true sentences about yourself.
  2. Turn one sentence into a question.
  3. Give one answer aloud using the same tense.

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