grammar · neutral

have / has + past participle

Band 4-5speakingtask2task1

Present perfect: used for actions that happened at an unspecified time before now or actions that started in the past and continue to the present.

Examples

“I have visited Tokyo twice.”

“She has lived here for five years.”

“They have just finished the test.”

Band 8 sentence

“I have worked on renewable-energy projects for six years, so I understand both technical and social challenges involved.”

Collocations

  • have/has + just + V3
  • have/has + V3 + for/since + time

Common mistakes

I have went to Paris last year.→I went to Paris last year.

I am living here for five years.→I have lived here for five years.

Say it for a higher band

5past simple (I went)→6present perfect continuous (I have been going)→7+have / has + past participle

Synonyms

past simple

Easily confused

past simple (V2)

“I visited Tokyo in 2018.”

present perfect continuous

“She has been living here for five years.”

Related words

subject + V(s) (simple present)be about to + base verbbe + V-ingso + adjective/adverb + that + clauseIf + present perfect, will + base verbNot only + clause, but also + clausewill have been + V-ingdespite + noun / despite + V-ing

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