- In positive: subject + have/has + the Past Participle Examples- She has broken my hart. You have gone out.
- In negative: subject + haven’t/hasn’t + the Past Participle Examples- We haven’t spent your money. Ana hasn’t helped me.
- In interrogative: have/has + subject + the Past Participle Examples- Has he drunk beer? Have we left him?
In general, the Present Perfect Tense is used to describe actions from the past that they haven’t finished yet or that they have some relation with the present, it express an action from a not defined moment. But we can distinguish between three occasions for to use the Present Perfect Tense:
- We use the Present Perfect Tense to talk about our experiences. It is important if we have done it in our lives or not. It is not important when we did it. Examples- I have wished to be his girl. My dad has never been my hero. Have you ever dreamt with me? We sometimes use never and ever with the Present Perfect Tense to talk about the experiences of the life.
- We use the Present Perfect Tense to talk about an action which started in the past and continuous up to now. Examples- You have been my personal teacher for only one year. I haven't eaten my lovely biscuits since a week. How long have you been the hospital’s janitor? We often use since and for to say how long the action has lasted.
- We also use the Present Perfect Tense to discuss about a past action that has the result in the present. Examples- She has lost her favourite film, Edward Scissorhands. = She doesn't have it now. My brother hasn’t returned from Sweden yet. = He isn't here now. Has John finished his homework? = Is his homework ready? We can use just, already and yet with the Present Perfect Tense for an action in the past with the result in the present.
The Present Perfect Tense is usually used with never, ever, since, for, just, already and yet, but it’s used with expressions like ago, lately, recently, now, still, it’s the first, it’s the second …
