Present Perfect Tense Flashcards
1
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Present perfect structure ?
A
S + have/has + past participle
2
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Present perfect - and ?
A
S + have/has + not + pp
Have/has + S + pp
3
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How do we use the Present Perfect Tense ?
A
Connection past + present
Talk about: experience, change, continuing situation
4
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present perfect —> experience
A
Experience from the past. Not interested in when but just want to know if you dit it.
Connection past : the event was in the past
Connection present: now I have memory of it, I know smth about the event, I have experience of it
5
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Present perfect —> change
A
Talk about change / new info
Past opposite of present
Present ≠ past
Ex: I have bought a car: past no car & present I have one
6
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Present perfect —> continuing situation
A
State start int the past continuing in the present + probably «future» Use of (for)& (since) Situation start : past Situation continues in the present maybe in the future.
