Present perfect Definition of the present perfect tense The present perfect is used to indicate a link between the present and the past. There may be a verb tense in your language with a similar form, but the meaning is probably NOT the same.
Actions started in the past and continuing in the present They haven't lived here for years. She has worked in the bank for five years. We have had the same car for ten years. Have you played the piano since you were a child? When the time period referred to has not finished I have worked hard this week. It has rained a lot this year. We haven't seen her today. Actions repeated in an unspecified period between the past and now. They have seen that film six times It has happened several times already.
She has visited them frequently. We have eaten at that restaurant many times. We have eaten the lasagna here. I have put away all the laundry. I have put away all the laundry this morning. You can use the present perfect to talk about the duration of something that started in the past is still happening. She has had the chickenpox since Tuesday. He started living in Canada five years ago, and he's still living there now. She has worked at the University since She started working at the University in , and she's working there now.
We can use the present perfect to say that something happened or didn't happen , but it's not important or not known when it happened. In this case, we often use the words already , not yet , ever or never along with the present perfect. These words usually go in front of the past participle. I've already seen that film. I don't want to see it again. It doesn't matter when I saw it. Have you ever been to Germany?
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