Chapter 1

The Perfect Tense

Use the present perfect tense.

Present perfect

  • The present perfect links the past to now: has/have + past participle.
  • Used for experiences and recent actions: She has finished her work.
  • Signal words: already, just, yet, ever, since, for.

Key idea

The present perfect (has/have + past participle) links a past action to the present.

Remember

Signal words include already, just, yet, ever, since and for.

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