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Have + past participle - affirmative form

Have + not + past participle - negative form

Have/has + subject + past participle - question form

We use the present perfect to discuss our experience up to the present.

• I have been to Paris.

• I have never eaten peaches

• Have you seen this film?

When we use the present perfect, we do not mention the specific time that something occurred, however, we do use time indicators for emphasis such as:

since, for, already, yet, still, never, ever, before.

• I haven't climbed Mount Everest yet.

• I still haven't seen the new Star Wars film.

• I have already been here.

• Have you been to Spain before?

The present perfect can also be used to discuss an event that happened in the past, continues to the present, and may continue into the future.

• I have lived in Athens for two years.

• I have studied Medicine since 2012.

To form a question, you put have/has in front of the subject.

• Have you seen the new action film?

• Has Sara ever worked as a waitress?

To form a question using 'wh-' question words, add the question word before the auxiliary.

• What have you done today?

• Why has the council called this meeting?