How to Use the Present Perfect Tense

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Tip 1 - Using The Present Perfect Tense in English

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by Steve Steuart | permalink

When should we use the present perfect tense? Clear explanations and lot of exercises.
Tags: present perfect use, present perfect tense, present perfect simple

For further reading: http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-perfect-use.html ^[1]

Tip 2 - present perfect

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by Scott Nietubicz | permalink

The present perfect is formed from the present tense of the verb have and the past participle of a verb: The present perfect continuous is formed with have/has been and the -ing form of the verb: Use We use the present perfect tense:

For further reading: http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english-grammar/verbs/present-tense/present-perfect ^[2]