PRESENT PERFECT
An action that began in the past, continues up to
the present and may occur again in the future.
We have lived here since 2001.
(We still live here.)
He’s been vice president for 10 years.
(He still is vice president.)
Unfinished period at the moment of speaking.
I’ve drunk four cups of coffee today. (today
is not over.)
Have you had a holiday this year?
(the year we’re living in)
Announcing new information.
There’s been a serious accident.
I’ve won a competition.
Repercussion in the present
They have missed the bus.
(So they will arrive late.)
I have lost my keys. (So I can’t
get into my house.)
Life experiences
Have you ever visited Chin
I’ve never seen the Niagara Falls
After this is the first time/second time (an
action repeated a number of times up to
now.
This is the first time we have (ever)
received a complaint.
It’s only the second time we’ve met.
