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Presente perfecto simple

Affirmative

I´ve practised

He´s practised

She´s practised

It´s practised

You´ve practised

We´ve practised

They´ve practised

Negative

I haven´t practised

He hasn´t practised

She hasn´t practised

It hasn´t practised

You haven´t practised

We haven´t practised

They haven´t practised

Questions

Have I practised?

Has he practised?

Has she practised?

Has it practised?

Have you practised?

Have we practised?

Have they practised?

El present perfect se utiliza para hablar de

* algo que comenzó en el pasado y que continúa en el presente. I´ve worn glasses since I was seven. How long have you lived here?

* experiencias vitales, cuando no se especifica cuándo tuvieron lugar. We´ve visited South America twice. Have you ever been on a motorbike?

* algo que sucedió en el pasado y que tiene un efecto en el presente. I´ve forgotten their phone number. (I haven´t got their phone number now.)

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* El past simple se utiliza con expresiones de tiempo y fechas; el present perfect, cuando no se menciona el momento o la fecha. He´s gone. He left yesterday. ´Have you done your homework?´ ´I did it last night.´

* been y gone tienen significados diferentes. He´s been to Granada. (He went and came back.) He´s gone to Granada. (He´s still there.)

For and Since

for

He´s had a motorbike for two months.

They´ve lived in Portugal for ten years.

since

He´s had a motorbike since his birthday.

I´ve known my best friend since I was four.

for y since se utilizan para expresar durante cuánto tiempo ha continuado una acción hasta el presente.

* for se utiliza para hablar de un periodo de tiempo.

I´ve been here for three days / a month / a year / a long time.

* since se utiliza para hablar de un momento concreto en el tiempo. I´ve known how to surf since I was fifteen / since last summer / since I went to Cornwall.

Already, Just and yet

already

They´ve already bought their Christmas presents.

She´s already seen that film.

just

He´s just had his breakfast.

I´ve just sent an e-mail to Mary.

yet

He hasn´thad lunch yet.

Have you finished yet?

* already y just se utilizan detrás de have ( has y delante del past participle. John has already finished the exam. She´s just left the house.

* yet se coloca al final de las frases. Se utilize en oraciones negativas e interrogativas. Have you seen Harry Potter yet? I haven´t read the book yet.