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Unraveling the "Present Perfect"

The "Present Perfect" a tense should be very easy to learn and use, but and often students have difficulty understanding when and how to use.

order to understand how it is used, we can say that is similar to perfect tense in English.

For example, if I say in English:

- I seen bluebird.
in English would be: - I Have seen a blue bird. - I -> is the verb "have" in English and English is "have".

Yes, "have" the same word we use to say "have."

- seen -> is the past participle of "seeing" in English and English is "seen" (see, saw, seen).

far unclear.

But if I try to explain when you use the "Present Perfect" then the problems start because the explanation is usually: "is used for actions who started the past and have an impact on this "

What? You say you do.

To be able to understand when exactly you use the Present Perfect, we need to clarify something about the way we talk in English.

Initially we think that there is an equivalence between the present perfect (I have eaten / seen / etc.) and the Present Perfect (I have eaten / seen, etc..), but nope, there are a few nuances to mention .

The equivalence is not so easy to understand why not all English-speaking world uses the present perfect in the same way.

In some parts of northern Spain and in Latin America is often preferred to use the past tense instead of the Present Perfect to talk about a past that is connected with this.

For example:

is said: Did you work today? (Work is the past tense of "work") and do not say: Have you worked today? (Past Perfect).

therefore difficult to understand the equivalence between the Present Perfect and Present Perfect. Curiously, something similar happens with the British and American English. In British English

greatest use of Present Perfect to talk about recent past actions: I Have Worked today (I worked today) and American English is used more "Past Tense" (I work today). Another important nuance

aimed at those who do use the Present Perfect in English to discuss the recent past: In the central and southern Spain, the Present Perfect can be used to discuss the past weekend, for example-something that no is possible with the Present Perfect .

In English, we say: What have you done last weekend? We say: What did you do last weekend? In contrast, in English we can say, "What have you done this weekend?

So what about when we use it?

Just remember that it is a time used when we talk about an action that has occurred very recently: this morning, this morning , today, today recently recently.

Note: However, you can not use the word "ago" (does). For example: 5 minutes ago. In this case, we use the Past Tense. I did it 5 minutes ago. I did 5 minutes ago.

addition, the Present Perfect is used to talk:

- With "just" (finish), "already" (and-when something is done sooner than expected) and "yet" (ya-to question and deny)

- From what you've done (or not done) throughout life. In this case usually appears with " ever (ever) or " never " (never).

- English When we use the structure: ago. 2 years ago I live here. Wear . I have 2 years living here. I Have Lived here for two years.

All lessons of Unit 10 of the free course English Present Perfect are dedicated to not miss out! This is a very important tense.

Here you can see a video in which I explain the difficulties of the Present Perfect for English speakers.

Remember The most important of all, it is not learned the rules of grammar, but practicing the Present Perfect used correctly. Come to study! *************



THANKS: I want to publicly my special thanks to the contributors in alphabetical order: My Adrián Roberto Reboredo who have helped me with the material of Unit 10.

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