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Present Perfect and Times - Lesson 3

So, you know that present perfect is for experiences. Right, and you shouldn’t use it with specific times. Right, well to give more detail it’s for experiences until now and you can use a time reference, if that time is still continuing. Now what? What do you mean? Let me give you an example. Yesterday I have broken up with my boyfriend. Why is this bad? Well, yesterday that’s a finished time. You can only use present perfect with a specific time. If that time is still continuing.

So, this year, this month, this week, today. Those times still continue. Now, yesterday, no, that’s a finished time. It’s in the past. And it’s finished. So, an example, we can use is this her friend could ask, have you eaten anything today? Today is still now, now, we’re still today. That time still continues. So, this is okay from this morning until now have you eaten remember that’s just asking yes or no. You ate or no. It’s not asking when, what did you eat? Not know, specific details.

So, her answer could be what she wants to say? Today, yes food. Yes, I have or in a negative. No, I haven’t if she wants to say this I haven’t eaten breakfast. This morning when is it okay. Remember what I said before. If the time still continues. Now, and it’s okay. But, if that time is finished, it’s not okay. You must use past simple. So, if it is still the morning. This is fine. Because, that time is still continuing. Now, but, if it’s now the afternoon 3:30 in the afternoon. No, that’s not the morning that is now a finished time. So, in this case she can’t use present perfect. She must use past simple. I didn’t eat breakfast this morning. Now, that’s okay. Because, that’s a finished time.

So, now she needs to use passing books. Here are some more examples to make it more clear. Again the question is asking experience until now. Yes or no? Have you seen the New Avengers movie? He could answer until now. No, I haven’t. If he says, yes, yes I have, I have. That experience he could now switch to past simple. I saw it. Last night he switched to past simple.

Here, because he’s giving a specific time and last night that’s in the past it’s finished. So, that must be past simple. Another example, maybe the angry girlfriend is saying you haven’t sent me a heart emoji. Today and his reply is this I’ve been working all day. You confused about this one. Well, we answer your questions about this in the next video. If you’re happy and you understand all that click here to watch the next lesson.