The present perfect — Langue Anglaise 3AM

Résumé du chapitre « The present perfect » en Langue Anglaise, 3ème Année Moyenne, conforme au programme algérien : l'essentiel de chaque cours, des questions pour vérifier ta compréhension et des exercices.

Les cours du chapitre

1. Form

   The present perfect links the past and the present: the action happened before, but it matters now.

   • The two pieces
   • The past participle
   • Negative and question

   À retenir :Present perfect = have / has + past participle; the negative and the question use the same auxiliary.

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2. For and since

   for and since both measure time with the present perfect, but they do not measure the same thing.

   • For = a length
   • Since = a starting point
   • The question

   À retenir :The present perfect uses for + a length of time and since + the moment when the situation began.

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3. Present perfect or past simple

   The two tenses speak about the past, but only one of them dates the action.

   • The main difference
   • The markers
   • A finished period or not

   À retenir :The past simple dates the action (yesterday, ago); the present perfect gives a result now, with already, yet, ever, never, just, for and since.

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