PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE
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I, you, we, they |
have (not) + 3rd form |
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he, she, it |
has (not) + 3rd form |
| It is used, if an action happened in the past and there is a connection to the present. There's no exact time expressed when the action happened. |
| (Es wird verwendet, wenn eine Handlung in der Vergangenheit passiert ist und eine Verbindung zur Gegenwart besteht. Keine exakte Zeitangabe.) |
| Key words: already (schon, bereits), just (gerade soeben), yet (noch, schon), ever (jemals), never (nie), for (seit - Zeitdauer), since (seit - Zeitpunkt), so far (bisher, bis jetzt), up to now (bisher, bis jetzt), not yet (noch nicht), lately (in letzter Zeit) |
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| Nick has gone on holiday. | result | He is not in the office. |
| Have you ever been to Italy? | connection with the present | Do you know Italy? No, I have never been there. |
| He has already met Sue. | connection with the present | He likes her. |
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He has just eaten something bad. |
connection with the present | He feels bad now. |
| He has been in Spain for ten days. | connection with the present | He is still there. |
| He has been in Spain since Friday. | connection with the present | He is still there. |
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EXERCISE 9 |
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EXERCISE 10 |
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EXERCISE 11 |
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EXERCISE 12 |
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