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Roadmap B1 - Unit 3

This document provides an overview of the present perfect tense in 3 paragraphs. It discusses how the present perfect is used to talk about actions in the recent past with present results, experiences up until now, and situations that began in the past and continue. It then reviews the basic form of the present perfect and includes examples. Finally, it discusses time expressions that can be used with the present perfect such as "just", "already", "yet", "since", "for", "ever", and "never" and compares it to the past simple tense.

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Roadmap B1 - Unit 3

This document provides an overview of the present perfect tense in 3 paragraphs. It discusses how the present perfect is used to talk about actions in the recent past with present results, experiences up until now, and situations that began in the past and continue. It then reviews the basic form of the present perfect and includes examples. Finally, it discusses time expressions that can be used with the present perfect such as "just", "already", "yet", "since", "for", "ever", and "never" and compares it to the past simple tense.

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Roadmap B1-
Unit 3
By Miss Jesi :)
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Present Perfect

 Use the Present Perfect to talk about actions or events in the recent
past that have a result in or an impact on the present. For example:
I’ve lost my passport./ Jake has just bought a new phone.

 To talk about experiences in our lives up to now. For example: I’ve


never been skiing.

 Or situations that started in the past and continue to the present. To


do this, use since or for. For example: he’s been a vegetarian since
2006/ I haven’t seen my best friend for 2 months.
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Form

I/We/You/They have + past participle


+
He/She/It has + past participle
I/We/You/They haven’t + past participle
-
He/She/It hasn’t + past participle
Have I/We/You/They +past participle…?
?
Has He/She/It +past participle…?

Short answers
Yes, I have/ No, I haven’t
Yes, he has/No, she hasn’t
Yes, they have/No, we haven’t
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Time expressions

 Just: (+) (recent actions) I have just finished my homework


 Already: (+) I have already seen this movie
 Yet: (-/?) The train hasn’t arrived yet. /Has the train arrived yet?
 Since: + a point in time (desde). I have been here since
Wednesday.
 For: + a period of time (por). I have been here for 2 hours.
 Ever: (?) Have you ever been to Scotland? (alguna vez)
 Never: (+) I have never travelled by plane.
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Present perfect and past simple

 Whereas the Present Perfect connects the past to the present.


The past simple tells us only about the past.
We saw a very good film last night.

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