PRESENT PERFECT vs PAST SIMPLE
The Present Perfect is used when an action happened in the past and there is a connection to the present. There’s no exact time expressed when the action happened.
Key words: already, just, yet, ever, never, for, since, so far, up to now, not yet, lately
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| Nick has gone on holiday. | result | He is not in the office. |
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| Have you ever been to Italy? | connection with the present | Do you know Italy? No, I have never been there. |
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| He has already met Sue. | connection with the present | He likes her. |
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| He has just eaten something bad. | connection with the present | He feels bad now. |
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| He has been in Spain for ten days. | connection with the present | He is still there. |
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| He has been in Spain since Friday. | connection with the present | He is still there. |
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