​Present Perfect

​ I have seen the new Harry Potter movie.

We have been to the new shopping mall.

She has eaten lunch.

He has finished his homework.  

​Why do we use “Present Perfect” ?

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 ‐We use the present perfect to talk about an experience in the past  

‐When it happened is not important  

‐ That experience can have some connection to the present

​How do we use “Present Perfect” ?

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Positive [ Subject + have/has + past participle verb ]           

 I       +    have    +   eaten    +  sushi before.         

They   +    have    +   seen      + that movie.            

He    +    has      +   been     + to Japan.

​ Questions     [ Have/Has + subject + ever + past participle ]             

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Have   +   you    + ever +   eaten   +   sushi before?             

Have   +   they   + ever +    seen    +   that movie?               

Has   +     he    + ever +    been    +   to Japan?

​Negative     [ Subject + haven’t/hasn’t + past participle verb ]

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I   +    haven’t    +     eaten    +   sushi before.       

​They   +   haven’t      +     seen       +   that movie.    

He    +    hasn’t        +        been       +   to Japan.

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