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    Present Perfect Simple

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    Omar Isidro Benítez Loza
    The document compares and contrasts the present perfect simple and present perfect continuous tenses with the simple past tense. It provides the uses and structures of each tense. The present perfect simple is used to talk about unspecified or ongoing past events with relevance to the present. The present perfect continuous focuses on ongoing or recently finished actions. The simple past expresses completed events at a specific time in the past.

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    Present Perfect Simple

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    The document compares and contrasts the present perfect simple and present perfect continuous tenses with the simple past tense. It provides the uses and structures of each tense. The present perfect simple is used to talk about unspecified or ongoing past events with relevance to the present. The present perfect continuous focuses on ongoing or recently finished actions. The simple past expresses completed events at a specific time in the past.

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    The document compares and contrasts the present perfect simple and present perfect continuous tenses with the simple past tense. It provides the uses and structures of each tense. The present perfect simple is used to talk about unspecified or ongoing past events with relevance to the present. The present perfect continuous focuses on ongoing or recently finished actions. The simple past expresses completed events at a specific time in the past.

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    Present Perfect Simple

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    The document compares and contrasts the present perfect simple and present perfect continuous tenses with the simple past tense. It provides the uses and structures of each tense. The present perfect simple is used to talk about unspecified or ongoing past events with relevance to the present. The present perfect continuous focuses on ongoing or recently finished actions. The simple past expresses completed events at a specific time in the past.

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    PRESENT PERFECT

    PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE SIMPLE PAST


    CONTINUOUS
    Sub + Aux 1 (Have/has) + Aux 2
    Sub + Aux (Have/has) + verb in Past
    AFFIRMATIVE/POSITIVE (been) + main verb (-ing) + Sub + verb in past + complement
    Participle + Compl.
    Compl.
    EXAMPLE they have studied today She went to the door.
    Sub + Aux 1 (Have/has) + not +
    Sub + Aux (Have/has) + not + verb Sub + aux (did) + not + Infinitive
    NEGATIVE Aux 2 (been) + main verb (-ing)
    in Past Participle + Compl. Verb + complement
    + Compl.

    Jenny's been helping us


    EXAMPLE I have not eaten breakfast today He didn't like the movie.
    recently.

    Aux 1 (Have/has) + Sub + Aux 2


    Have/has + Sub + verb in Past Aux (Did) + sub + Infinitive Verb +
    YES/NO QUESTION (been) + main verb (-ing) +
    Participle + Compl. + ? complement + ?
    Compl. + ?
    have they studied English grammar Did you play tennis last week?
    EXAMPLE Has he been cooking?
    before?
    Wh Word + Aux 1 (Have/has) +
    Wh word + Have/has + Sub + verb Wh Word + Aux (Did) + sub +
    WH QUESTION Sub + Aux 2 (been) + main verb
    in Past Participle + Compl. + ? Infinitive Verb + complement + ?
    (-ing) + Compl. + ?
    What did you eat for dinner?
    EXAMPLE where have I left my umbrella? what have I been doing?

    We use the Present Perfect We use the Past Simple tense to talk
    We use the Present Perfect Simple
    Continuous to talk about: about an action or a situation - an
    USE to talk about:
    1. past action recently- event - in the past. The event can
    1. Unspecified point in the past
    stopped be short or long:
    2. An action that occurred in the 2. past action still-continuing 1. the event is in the past
    past, but has a result in the 2. the event is completely finished
    present (now) 3. we say (or understand)
    3. Talking about general the time and/or place of the event
    experiences (ever, never) .
    4. Events that recently occurred
    (just)
    5. Events that have occurred up to
    now (yet)
    6. Events that occurred before
    you expected (already)
    7. Events that began in the past
    and haven't changed (for,
    since)
    TIME For, since, already, just, yet, ever,
    For, since. For, last year, last night, yesterday.
    EXPRESSIONS/ADVERBS never.

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