PRESENT PERFECT

It's used when the action was completed before the present and has as auxiliares ¨has¨ and ¨have¨

EXAMPLE

· Have you done the homeworks?

· Has Betty gone to the movies?

ANSWER

AFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE

YES, I HAVE A HOMEWORK NO, I HAVEN'T A HOMEWORK

FORMULA

We use ¨have¨with the personal pronouns:

I, YOU, WE, THEY

We used ¨Has¨ with the personal pronouns of other people:

HE, SE, IT

It is used to talk about actions that connect the past with the present.

  • I/you/we/they + have + past participle

  • He/she/it + has + past participle

EXAMPLE

  • I have eaten.

  • She has finished.

When is it used?

A. Experiences (without saying when they happened)

You only say they have happened at some point.

  • I have visited Spain.

  • She has tried sushi.

B. Actions that started in the past and continue now

Usually with for or since.

  • I have lived here for 5 years.

  • He has worked here since 2020.

C. Recent actions with a present result

Often with just, already, yet.

  • I have just finished my homework.

  • She has already left.

  • Have you eaten yet?