In the last lesson we saw when to use the present perfect tense. Now we will look at more situations of when to use the present perfect tense but now using adverbs.. We often use the adverbs just, ever / never, still, yet and already with the present perfect tense. These adverbs generally refer to a time period between the past and now. ACTIVE: People have collected the goods. PASSIVE: The goods have been collected. We use the present perfect in the passive form for all the same reasons we use it in the active form - to talk about recent actions, experiences, and ongoing actions/situations. In the present perfect form with the passive, we always use 'has/have been' + the The present perfect tense describes an action that has taken place or a condition that has come to pass by the time of speaking. Other conditions will be described below. To form the present perfect tense, use has/have + past participle of the verb . For example: I have gone to the gym three times this month. Using Present Perfect Tense, Explanations and Examples. Follow the list for detailed expressions; The tenses simply show the time of an action. PRESENT PERFECT TENSE Present Perfect Tense is used to express an event that started in the past and the impact of the event is now continuing (or a long-running event that started in the past and is still going on). This tense is used to express Use of Present Perfect. puts emphasis on the result. Example: She has written five letters. action that is still going on. Example: School has not started yet. action that stopped recently. Example: She has cooked dinner. finished action that has an influence on the present. Example: I have lost my key. Auxiliary verbs are a type of verb that takes a supportive role in a sentence, second to the main verb. They're used mainly to create complex grammatical tenses, like the perfect and continuous tenses, which show different aspects of time, or how long an action takes place. simple present (no auxiliary verbs): I go to the zoo. present continuous: .

5 examples of present perfect tense