Meanings of Present Perfect Verbs
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Meaning 1 To talk about a complete activity that occurred at an unspecified or unknown time in the past |
Meaning 1 To talk about an action that happened repeatedly in the past |
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* Have you ever eaten at that restaurant? * Ann has already left for work. * I have finished my homework already. |
* We have been to Mexico many times on vacation. * How often have you seen that movie? * I'm sick of pizza. I have eaten it five times already this week. |
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Meaning 2 To talk about an activity that began in the past and continues to the present |
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* I have known Jim since * Jose has studied English for * He has been living |
I was a child. (I met him when I was 7, and I still know him.)
Jose has studied English for two years.
2 years ago.............................................................Now
He began studying English two years ago, and he is still studying English.
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