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Present perfect tense Action that has taken place in the past and influence the present. I have lost my key She has cooked dinner. College has not started yet
Affirmative noun + have/has + past participle verb + object She has cooked dinner. Negative noun + have/has + not + past participle verb + object She has not cooked dinner.
Question Have/has + noun+ past participle verb + object Has she cooked dinner? Have you eaten spaghetti?
Usual Words of Present Perfect Already Ever Just Never not yet so far until now Click on each word to learn the meaning !
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Already = ya Liz had already gone: Liz ya se había ido back
Ever= siempre, alguna vez. have you ever been there? ¿has estado allí alguna vez?
Just= solo, justo, ahora mismo. he has just left. El justo acaba de irse.
Never= nunca "have you ever been to Argentina?" "no, never" --¿has estado alguna vez en Argentina? --no, nunca
Not yet= todavia no, aun no. the date has not yet been definitely decided aún no se ha decidido una fecha definitiva
So far= hasta aquí, hasta ahora, hasta al momento. the answer has so far eluded us hasta ahora no hemos dado con la respuesta
Until now= hasta ahora, hasta entonces. it's never been a problem until now hasta ahora nunca ha sido un problema