visit present perfect

Conjugation verb visit

Model : obey

Auxiliary : have , be

Other forms: visit oneself / not visit

Contractions

• he/she/it visits
• you visited
• he/she/it visited
• they visited

Present continuous

• I am visiting
• you are visiting
• he/she/it is visiting
• we are visiting
• they are visiting

Present perfect

• I have visited
• you have visited
• he/she/it has visited
• we have visited
• they have visited
• I will visit
• you will visit
• he/she/it will visit
• we will visit
• they will visit

Future perfect

• I will have visited
• you will have visited
• he/she/it will have visited
• we will have visited
• they will have visited

Past continous

• I was visiting
• you were visiting
• he/she/it was visiting
• we were visiting
• they were visiting

Past perfect

• I had visited
• you had visited
• he/she/it had visited
• we had visited
• they had visited

Future continuous

• I will be visiting
• you will be visiting
• he/she/it will be visiting
• we will be visiting
• they will be visiting

Present perfect continuous

• I have been visiting
• you have been visiting
• he/she/it has been visiting
• we have been visiting
• they have been visiting

Past perfect continuous

• I had been visiting
• you had been visiting
• he/she/it had been visiting
• we had been visiting
• they had been visiting

Future perfect continuous

• I will have been visiting
• you will have been visiting
• he/she/it will have been visiting
• we will have been visiting
• they will have been visiting
• let's visit

Perfect participle

• having visited

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Conjugation of verb "To visit" Present Simple Affirmative I visit. You visit. We visit. He/She/It visits. You visit. They visit. Negative I do not visit. You do not visit. We do not visit. He/She/It does not visit. You do not visit. They do not visit. Interrogative Do I visit? Do you visit? Do we visit? Does he/she/it visit? Do you visit? Do they visit? Go to the related lesson Present Simple Continuous Affirmative I am visiting. You are visiting. We are visiting. He/She/It is visiting. You are visiting. They are visiting. Negative I am not visiting. You are not visiting. We are not visiting. He/She/It is not visiting. You are not visiting. They are not visiting. Interrogative Am I visiting? Are you visiting? Are we visiting? Is he/she/it visiting? Are you visiting? Are they visiting? Go to the related lesson Past Simple Affirmative I visited. You visited. We visited. He/She/It visited. You visited. They visited. Negative I did not visit. You did not visit. We did not visit. He/She/It did not visit. You did not visit. They did not visit. Interrogative Did I visit? Did you visit? Did we visit? Did he/she/it visit? Did you visit? Did they visit? Go to the related lesson Past Continuous Affirmative I was visiting. You were visiting. We were visiting. He/She/It was visiting. You were visiting. They were visiting. Negative I was not visiting. You were not visiting. We were not visiting. He/She/It was not visiting. You were not visiting. They were not visiting. Interrogative Was I visiting? Were you visiting? Were we visiting? Was he/she/it visiting? Were you visiting? Were they visiting? Go to the related lesson Future Simple Affirmative I will visit. You will visit. We will visit. He/She/It will visit. You will visit. They will visit. Negative I will not visit. You will not visit. We will not visit. He/She/It will not visit. You will not visit. They will not visit. Interrogative Will I visit? Will you visit? Will we visit? Will he/she/it visit? Will you visit? Will they visit? Go to the related lesson Present Perfect Simple Affirmative I have visited. You have visited. We have visited. He/She/It has visited. You have visited. They have visited. Negative I have not visited. You have not visited. We have not visited. He/She/It has not visited. You have not visited. They have not visited. Interrogative Have I visited? Have you visited? Have we visited? Has he/she/it visited? Have you visited? Have they visited? Go to the related lesson Present Perfect Continuous Affirmative I have been visiting. You have been visiting. We have been visiting. He/She/It has been visiting. You have been visiting. They have been visiting. Negative I have not been visiting. You have not been visiting. We have not been visiting. He/She/It has not been visiting. You have not been visiting. They have not been visiting. Interrogative Have I been visiting? Have you been visiting? Have we been visiting? Has he/she/it been visiting? Have you been visiting? Have they been visiting? Go to the related lesson Past Perfect Simple Affirmative I had visited. You had visited. We had visited. He/She/It had visited. You had visited. They had visited. Negative I had not visited. You had not visited. We had not visited. He/She/It had not visited. You had not visited. They had not visited. Interrogative Had I visited? Had you visited? Had we visited? Had he/she/it visited? Had you visited? Had they visited? Go to the related lesson Past Perfect Continuous Affirmative I had been visiting. You had been visiting. We had been visiting. He/She/It had been visiting. You had been visiting. They had been visiting. Negative I had not been visiting. You had not been visiting. We had not been visiting. He/She/It had not been visiting. You had not been visiting. They had not been visiting. Interrogative Had I been visiting? Had you been visiting? Had we been visiting? Had he/she/it been visiting? Had you been visiting? Had they been visiting? Go to the related lesson Future Perfect Affirmative I will have visited. You will have visited. We will have visited. He/She/It will have visited. You will have visited. They will have visited. Negative I will not have visited. You will not have visited. We will not have visited. He/She/It will not have visited. You will not have visited. They will not have visited. Interrogative Will I have visited? Will you have visited? Will we have visited? Will he/she/it have visited? Will you have visited? Will they have visited? Go to the related lesson Conditional Affirmative I would visit. You would visit. We would visit. He/She/It would visit. You would visit. They would visit. Negative I would not visit. You would not visit. We would not visit. He/She/It would not visit. You would not visit. They would not visit. Interrogative Would I visit? Would you visit? Would we visit? Would he/she/it visit? Would you visit? Would they visit? Go to the related lesson Conditional Perfect Affirmative I would have visited. You would have visited. We would have visited. He/She/It would have visited. You would have visited. They would have visited. Negative I would not have visited. You would not have visited. We would not have visited. He/She/It would not have visited. You would not have visited. They would not have visited. Interrogative Would I have visited? Would you have visited? Would we have visited? Would he/she/it have visited? Would you have visited? Would they have visited? Go to the related lesson

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What is the present perfect tense.

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• The board has decided to uphold the appeal.
• I have taken the wrong path.

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• Janet has run two miles.
• Janet ran two miles.
• David has worked alongside two of the world's finest scientists in the field of entomology.
• David worked alongside two of the world's finest scientists in the field of entomology.
• I have worked.
• She has painted.

Forming the Past Participle (Regular Verbs)

• jump > jumped
• paint > painted
• chat > chatted
• stop > stopped
• sew > sewed
• play > played
• fix > fixed
• incur > incurred
• prefer > preferred
• open > opened
• enter > entered
• swallow > swallowed
• thrive > thrived
• guzzle > guzzled
• cry > cried
• fry > fried

Forming the Past Participle (Irregular Verbs)

• arise > arisen
• catch > caught
• choose > chosen
• know > known

The Negative Version

• The board has not decided to uphold the appeal.
• I have not taken the wrong path.

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• Has the board decided to uphold the appeal?
• Have I taken the wrong path?
• Why has the board decided to uphold the appeal?
• How have I taken the wrong path?

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Verb "visit"

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Conjugation

Simple tense.

Present Simple

• he, she visits

Past Simple

• you visited
• he, she visited
• they visited

Future Simple

• I will visit
• you will visit
• he, she will visit
• we will visit
• they will visit

Continuous Tense

Present Simple Continuous

• I am visiting
• you are visiting
• he, she is visiting
• we are visiting
• they are visiting

Past Simple Continuous

• I was visiting
• you were visiting
• he, she was visiting
• we were visiting
• they were visiting

Future Simple Continuous

• I will be visiting
• you will be visiting
• he, she will be visiting
• we will be visiting
• they will be visiting

Perfect Tense

Present Perfect

• I have visited
• you have visited
• he, she has visited
• we have visited
• they have visited

Past Perfect

• I had visited
• you had visited
• he, she had visited
• we had visited
• they had visited

Future Perfect

• I will have visited
• you will have visited
• he, she will have visited
• we will have visited
• they will have visited

Perfect Continuous Tense

Present Perfect Continuous

• I have been visiting
• you have been visiting
• he, she has been visiting
• we have been visiting
• they have been visiting

Past Perfect Continuous

• I had been visiting
• you had been visiting
• he, she had been visiting
• we had been visiting
• they had been visiting

Future Perfect Continuous

• I will have been visiting
• you will have been visiting
• he, she will have been visiting
• we will have been visiting
• they will have been visiting

Conditional

• I would visit
• you would visit
• he, she would visit
• we would visit
• they would visit
• I would have visited
• you would have visited
• he, she would have visited
• we would have visited
• they would have visited

Present Continuous

• I would be visiting
• you would be visiting
• he, she would be visiting
• we would be visiting
• they would be visiting

Perfect Continuous

• I would have been visiting
• you would have been visiting
• he, she would have been visiting
• we would have been visiting
• they would have been visiting
• we Let's visit

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Conjugation of the verb visit in English in all tenses

Here are the conjugation tables for the verb visit in English.

Conjugation of the verb visit in the present tenses

Present tense.

• he|she|it visits

Present Continuous

• I am visiting
• you are visiting
• he|she|it is visiting
• we are visiting
• they are visiting

Present Perfect

• I have visited
• you have visited
• he|she|it has visited
• we have visited
• they have visited

Present Perfect Continuous

• I have been visiting
• you have been visiting
• he|she|it has been visiting
• we have been visiting
• they have been visiting

How to use these conjugation tenses in English? The Present expresses habit, frequency, general truth and state in English. The Present Continuous mainly expresses the idea of an action or activity that is still in progress. The Present Perfect expresses notions that are always related to the present or the consequence of an event. Finally, the Present Perfect Continuous associates with the idea of activity that of duration.

Conjugation of the verb visit in the past tenses

Simple past.

• you visited
• he|she|it visited
• they visited

Past continuous

• I was visiting
• you were visiting
• he|she|it was visiting
• we were visiting
• they were visiting

Past perfect

• I had visited
• you had visited
• he|she|it had visited
• we had visited
• they had visited

Past perfect continuous

• I had been visiting
• you had been visiting
• he|she|it had been visiting
• we had been visiting
• they had been visiting

How do you use these conjugation tenses in English? The Simple Past expresses completed actions unrelated to the present, dated past actions or habits. It is very often used in English. The Past Continuous (Simple Past + ING) on the other hand is used to talk about ongoing actions in the past or a past action in progress when another action occurs. The Past Perfect is used to indicate that the action took place before another past action. Finally, the Past Perfect Continuous is used to refer to a continuous action in the past that has continued until another past action.

Conjugation of the verb visit in the futur tenses

• I will visit
• you will visit
• he|she|it will visit
• we will visit
• they will visit

Future continuous

• I will be visiting
• you will be visiting
• he|she|it will be visiting
• we will be visiting
• they will be visiting

Future perfect

• I will have visited
• you will have visited
• he|she|it will have visited
• we will have visited
• they will have visited

Future perfect continuous

• I will have been visiting
• you will have been visiting
• he|she|it will have been visiting
• we will have been visiting
• they will have been visiting

How do you use these conjugation tenses in English? The Future is used to talk about factual actions in the future. The Future Continuous is used to talk about things that will be happening in the future. The Future Perfect is a conjugation tense not often used in English, this conjugation tense is used to talk about a future factual action prior to another one. Finally the Future Perfect Continuous is very rarely used, this tense is used to talk about a future action in progress and prior to another.

The different forms of the participle in English, for the verb to visit

Present participle, past participle, perfect participle.

• having visited

The imperative in English, for the verb to visit

• let's visit

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Present Perfect Tense in English: How to use it + examples

The present perfect tense is one of the most common English verb tenses , and it’s used in several different ways. This lesson will teach you everything you ever wanted to know about the present perfect – try the four quizzes with grammar exercises in each section!

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Table of contents:

• What is the present perfect tense & when do we use it?
• How to form the present perfect: Positive, Negative, Questions

What is the past participle?

• Present perfect with ever/never
• Present perfect with already, yet, recently, lately, just
• Present perfect with for and since
• Present perfect active voice and passive voice
• Present perfect simple vs. Present perfect continuous

What is the present perfect tense and when do we use it?

The present perfect is formed by  subject + have/has + past participle of the main verb,  for example:

• I = subject, have = auxiliary verb, bought = past participle of the main verb “buy”
• She = subject, has = auxiliary verb, visited = past participle of the main verb “visit”

We use the present perfect for  unfinished time  (a period of time that continues to the present moment), differently from the simple past tense which describes finished time:

• Present Perfect: We have lived in New York since 2002. (and we still live in New York)
• Simple Past: We  lived  in New York from 2002-2006. (and we do not still live in New York)

We also use the present perfect tense for  unspecified time  (when we don’t know or don’t say exactly when), differently from the simple past tense which describes specific time:

• Present Perfect: I ‘ve seen that movie. (I don’t say exactly when)
• Simple Past: I saw that movie a year ago.
• Present Perfect: He has sold his house recently. (it happened recently, but I don’t know exactly when)
• Simple past: He sold his house  last week.

More examples of present perfect vs. past simple

We use the present perfect for unfinished time and unspecified time.

How to form the Present Perfect

Present perfect positive.

Note: In spoken English, it’s common to use the contraction for the auxiliary verb have or has:

• I ’ve written three books.
• We ’ve already seen that movie
• Barbara ’s forgotten her cell phone.
• He ’s just woken up.

In this case,  he’s,   she’s, Barbara’s, etc.  mean  he has,   she has , and Barbara has,  not  he is, she is, or Barbara is.

Present Perfect Negative

Example sentences:

• I haven’t seen John this week.
• Mary hasn’t come to class for the past two days.

Present Perfect Questions

• Have you finished the project yet?
• Has George ever been to New York?

How to answer present perfect questions:

We can create a “short answer” using the auxiliary verb have/has, or their negative forms haven’t/hasn’t:

• Have you been to London? Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t.
• Has Alex met Miriam yet? Yes, he has. / No, he hasn’t.
• Have the results of the election been announced? Yes, they have. / No, they haven’t.

In the present perfect, it’s possible to say “have had” and “has had” when “have” is BOTH the auxiliary verb (helping verb) AND the main verb in the sentence, for example:

• I ‘ve had a lot of computer problems lately. (I have had)
• She’ s had three children in the past five years. (She has had)
• We haven’t had time to visit our relatives.
• He  hasn’t had  a haircut for months.

Click here to learn more about HAVE HAD and HAD HAD

Click here to learn about the present perfect vs. past perfect

The past participle form of the verb describes a completed action or state.

For regular verbs, the past participle is the same as the past simple tense:

• I worked (simple past) all day yesterday.
• I’ve worked (past participle) here since August.

This is also the case for many irregular verbs:

• He sold (simple past) his car last week.
• He’s sold (past participle) 200 books so far.

However, some irregular verbs’ past participles are different from their simple past form:

• We wrote (simple past) an article for the newspaper.
• We’ve written (past participle) for many famous publications.

Many of these irregular past participles end in –n:

Other irregular past participles have a change in the vowel:

Present Perfect Quiz

Present perfect tense with unfinished time, present perfect with ever / never.

The present perfect is used with ever and never to talk about actions done at any time in a person’s life, or at any time in history until now.

• Have you ever been to Japan?
• Has she ever seen Titanic?
• Have they ever ridden a motorcycle?
• Has Jason ever failed a test?

Use ever in questions only – NOT in statements.

• “I’ve ever been to Japan.”
• “I’ve been to Japan.”

Use never in statements – but only with have/has, not with haven’t/hasn’t:

• “My sister hasn’t never seen Titanic.”
• “My sister has never seen Titanic.”
• “My sister hasn’t seen Titanic.”

Present Perfect with already, yet, recently, lately, and just

The words already, yet, recently, lately, and just all refer to a recent and non-specific time period. (A specific time would be “yesterday” or “three hours ago” or last Friday,” and in these cases we would use the simple past).

Already and yet

Already can be used in positive statements and questions.

• “I’ve already read today’s newspaper.”
• “Have you already paid the electric bill?”
• “She’s finished the test already.”

Note: Already can go in between “have/has” and the past participle (as in the first two examples) or at the end of the sentence.

Yet can be used in negative statements and questions.

• “We haven’t cleaned the house yet.”
• “Has he told you the good news yet?”
• “Have they booked their tickets yet?”

Note: Yet usually goes at the end of the sentence or phrase.

Recently, lately, and just

Recently and lately can be used in positive statements, negative statements, or questions:

• “He’s recently lost some weight.”
•   “I haven’t seen her recently.”
• “Have you spoken to Beth recently?”
• “I’ve gotten a lot of spam e-mails lately.”
• “Adam and Jessica haven’t been to church lately.”
• “Have you seen any good movies lately?”

Just (usually means very recent) is typically only used in positive statements and questions:

• “Don’t touch the walls – I’ve just painted them and they’re still wet.”
• “What book have you just finished reading?”

Spoken American English often uses the simple past with already, yet, and just:

• “Did you book the tickets yet?”
• “I already replied to the e-mail.”
• “We just got back from the gym.”

Quiz: Present Perfect with ever, never, already, recently, lately, and just

Present perfect with for and since.

The present perfect is also used with for and since to talk about actions that began in the past and continue to the present.

• “I’ve lived here since 2004.”
• “I’ve lived here for 8 years.”

Since is used with a point in time , and means “from that point in time until the present.” Use since with dates (2011, January, Tuesday, etc.), times (6:15, noon, this morning, etc.), and past events (I was a child, he graduated from college, etc).

Since is always used with the present perfect, and not the simple past:

• “I’ve gone to the beach every year since I was a child.” (repeated action that continues until today)
• “I went to the beach when I was a child.” (finished action at a specific time in the past; I don’t go to the beach today)

For is used with a time period, and means “for that period of time until the present.” Use for with time periods of any length (five seconds, eight hours, two days, six weeks, nine months, ten years, a decade, centuries, etc.)

Be careful with for, because using the present perfect or the simple past can change the meaning:

• “ We’ve lived in Berlin for 6 months.” (and we live in Berlin now)
• “ We lived in Berlin for 6 months.” (and we don’t live in Berlin now)

Quiz: Present perfect with FOR and SINCE

Present perfect active voice & passive voice.

We can also form passive voice sentences with the present perfect tense! Here’s how to do it:

• Active voice: I have sent the packages.
• Passive voice: The packages have been sent.
• Active voice: He has fixed the car.
• Passive voice: The car has been fixed.

The passive voice of the present perfect tense needs two auxiliary verbs: have/has + been + main verb.

Note that whether we use “have” or “has” depends on the  new  subject of the passive sentence (the receiver of the action):

• Active voice: I have sent the letter.
• Passive voice: The letter  has been sent.
• Active voice: He has fixed the wheels.
• Passive voice: The wheels  have been fixed.

Present Perfect Simple vs. Present Perfect Continuous

How to form the present perfect continuous:, positive and negative statements:.

In some cases, the present perfect simple and the present perfect continuous are the same:

• “I’ve worked here since 1992.” = “I’ve been working here since 1992.”

However, we often use the present perfect continuous to emphasize the action, and the present perfect simple to emphasize the result:

• “ I’ve been working on this report for three weeks.” (emphasizes the action of working)
• “ I’ve finished the project.” (emphasizes that the project is done)
• “ We’ve been cleaning the house all afternoon.” (emphasizes the action of cleaning)
• “ We’ve cleaned the bathroom and the kitchen.” (emphasizes the fact that the bathroom and kitchen are done)

Be careful: Remember that stative verbs (describing the status of something) are never used in the present perfect continuous:

• “I’ve been knowing my best friend since elementary school.”
• “I’ve known my best friend since elementary school.”
• “She’s been understanding everything in the advanced class so far.”
• “She’s understood everything in the advanced class so far.”

In spoken English, we often use the present perfect continuous to talk about w ays you have spent your time recently:

“Hi, Joanna! What have you been up to lately?”

“ I’ve been training for a karate competition.”

“Wow – good luck! And how is your son?”

“He’s good. He’s been studying a lot lately because finals are coming up next week.”

Quiz: Present Perfect Continuous / Present Perfect Simple

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The present perfect: the past embedded in the present

The distinction in English between the simple and perfect forms of all tenses is the key to understanding how English conceptualises time. If you haven't followed the introductory guide to English tenses yet, please consider doing so now (new tab).

Many languages have verbs forms selected to represent the speaker's view of the time an action took place or a state existed – that is what tenses do.  However, they differ in terms of what they see as the important distinctions. Some languages, such as Mandarin, have no changes to verbs to signify time at all, relying on adverbials, particles and the context to signal time concepts.  It is perfectly possible to be understood (at least on a basic level) and use no tense forms at all.  So:     I go tomorrow     I come yesterday     I always do this     I arrive recently     I finish work at 6 last week are all perfectly comprehensible even if they need a little interpretation from the listener.

The perfect aspect is signalled in English through the use of a form of the verb have . When the forms are used, it means that the user of English is relating one time to another so, for example:

• Mary has made lots of money means that she is rich now and that relates a past activity, making money, to a present state, being wealthy.
• Mary had made a lot of money means that she was wealthy then because of a previous activity, making money.

Sometimes, languages may have forms which look superficially similar to the perfect aspect in English but which do not signal a relational sense. German, for example, can form a sentence like :     Ich habe es gemacht roughly translatable as     I have done it but this does not necessarily signify present effect and could be translated as : I did it .

Many languages do not distinguish a perfect aspect at all and rely on adverbials and other time markers to make the connections between times even when they bother with the concept at all. Other languages content themselves with the use of the past simple form to cover both the past simple and the present perfect in English.  Speakers of these languages may not even see the need to distinguish. Bulgarian, Czech, Dutch, Persian languages, French, Hungarian, Italian, Khmer, Lithuanian, Luxembourgish, Mongolian, Portuguese, Slovak, Somali, Tajik, Telegu, Turkish, Ukrainian, Yiddish and Zulu for example can all encode both:     I have done it and     I did it in precisely the same way, making no aspectual difference at all.

Italian distinguishes between distant past time and recent past time and all languages have ways of dividing and classifying time which may or may not overlap or run parallel with how English does it. This is one reason why the present perfect is problematic for many learners whose first languages have a similar form carrying a different kind of message. Speakers of languages which do not have a parallel forms may also be confused by the use of primary auxiliary verbs, such as have, be, do etc. to make tense forms which encode specific relationships.

The simple form of the present perfect is not too difficult to grasp or to teach.  It works like this:

The continuous or progressive form of the present perfect is slightly more complex.  It works like this:

It is not the forms of the tense that are difficult to learn.  It is the concepts that are harder to grasp.

The present perfect is a relational tense.  We use it to consider one state, event or action in relation to another. Fundamentally, the tense is a present tense, not a past tense, because it refers to the present in relation to the past.  Another way of putting that is that it refers to the past within the present. This is what is meant:

One way to understand the concept the present perfect in English indicates is to contrast it with the past simple. The past simple is an absolute tense, not a relative one, and refers to a finished event or action which may or may not have any relation to the present.  For example:

The key point to grasp in all of this (and the one your learners need to get hold of) is that the past action has changed the present in some way.  There are many times when it actually signals that a present event would not have happened or a present state would not exist if a past event or state had not. For example:     The money has arrived so we can buy the car signals the fact that but for the arrival of the money, the action of buying the car would not have occurred at all. Many course books and websites will focus on a rather nebulous concept of present relevance but it's hard to define that because relevance is a gradable concept.  If we get away from that term and focus on how the past has changed the present, we are on safer ground.

Compare these examples and see if you can figure out whether:

• the action took place at a particular point in time
• the action continued over a period of time
• the action continued up to the present
• the action has some obvious present effect

Fill in the grid (you can tick one or more boxes).  You can do this in your head or on paper.  Click on the table when you have an answer.

• ( Past simple )  You may have decided that she smoked a cigarette is an action that takes a period of time.  That's OK but the action is seen as taking place at a particular moment in time.  It tells us nothing at all about the present.
• ( Present perfect )  Clearly, the second sentence tell us two things: the action has extended over a period of time and it has extended up to now.  It is also possible but not certain that she will smoke more in the future.  You may have ticked D for this sentence, too.  That's OK, providing you have seen some present effect.
• ( Past Simple )  The third example tells us two things.  It is completed (and we know when it stopped) and it took place over an extended period of time.  It tells us nothing at all about the present.
• ( Present perfect )  The last example gives us the same kind of information that the second sentence conveys but we know that her action has made a difference to the situation now (perhaps she has determined to give up, perhaps this is her doctor's description of her life style etc.).

At the outset, we said that the present perfect tense embeds past events in the present.  A way of conceptualising this for learners is like this:

A quick way of presenting this concept to learners which you can return to frequently in a lesson is: Your browser does not support the video tag. You could even leave it running in the background.

Compare these and note the difference in meaning:

• Jo lived almost all her life in India
• Jo has lived almost all her life in India

When you have noticed two differences in meaning, click here .

• The first difference is that in sentence 1 we know that Jo is no longer living in India but in sentence 2 we would probably assume that she still does (or that her having spent time in India has some importance for now, for example, she can speak an Indian language, can find her way around an Indian menu, knows about Indian cultures and so on).
• The second difference is that in sentence 1 Jo is quite possibly a historical character or, sadly, no longer with us but in sentence 2, Jo is certainly alive and may continue living in India into the future.

This distinction between the simple past and the perfect form lies at the heart of the way English conceptualises past time.

A way to understand the use of the present perfect simple and the progressive form is to think in terms of telicity : whether an end point is in consideration, on which more below.  For example:     I lived in London for ten years clearly implies that the process is finished, and the sense is telic, whereas:     I have lived in London for ten years is atelic because the process is unfinished. Both tense forms can signal both types of telicity so we can find:     I read the book for two hours which implies that I did not finish it, although I am no longer reading it as I speak, whereas:     I read the book in two hours implies that the reading is finished. Equally:     I have been to New York three times implies that the visits are finished and the use is telic although there is a strong sense of this changing the present, whereas selecting the progressing form of the present perfect as in:     I have been visiting New York regularly for years implies that the events are not finished (atelic) and form part of a series. There is much more on the distinction between the simple and progressive aspects of the present perfect below.

The sense of the past within the present is not altered when we use the progressive forms but an extra layer of meaning is added. We use the progressive aspect with the present perfect to do a number of things, many of which are overlapping concepts. Here, we will try to tease out the underlying ideas.

We can use both tenses to refer to a past within the present so we can say either:     He has climbed the mountain or     He has been climbing the mountain but in the first we are emphasising his achievement (i.e., the outcome of his efforts) and in the second, the activity itself (i.e., the efforts themselves). In the first example, the change to the present concerns his current position (on top). In the second example, the change concerns his current state (exhaustion, perhaps). Another example may make things clearer.

Similar examples can be used when the activity is what interests us, not any kind of achievement and it is the activity which serves to explain the present .  Here are three:     I have been running (and I'm hot and tired)     She has been drinking (and she's not making sense)     What have you been doing? (to get so dirty, tired, wet etc .)

The term telicity is not something with which you should trouble learners but the concept is important to understand. The question to ask is whether an event or action is seen as finished (that is to say, perfective [not perfect]) or whether there is no end point in sight. The progressive form of the tense is used most frequently for events and actions which are seen as atelic, having no explicit finishing point and the simple aspect is used to refer to actions or events that are telic and, although finished, are still set in the present. Both forms refer to the past within the present. For example:     I have read the book clearly implies that the action of reading is now finished but that the reading of the book is set in the present because it makes a change to our conversation in some way, for example, removing any obligation to explain what it is about.     I have been reading the book on the other hand, means that the book is not finished.  It is still a past within the present in terms alterations to the present, of course.

The guide to talking about the present, which considers the present perfect (because it is a present tense) delves a bit deeper into the phenomenon of telicity.

The present perfect tenses, both simple and progressive are described as having a perfect aspect and by that it is meant that the tenses refer to the past within the present. This is true but the progressive form is also used to describe two other aspects which are not obvious by looking at the forms.

A key distinction here is semantic not grammatical.  Some verbs, by their nature, cannot refer to long-lasting events.  They are punctual verbs and include, for example: arrive, bang, begin, break, bump, burst, chop, crash, detonate, dip, dive, drop, explode, flash, glow, hit, jolt, kick, light, meet, name, open, pop, quip, rap, shatter, shoot, slam, smash, spit, spurt, steal, stop, tap, thump, upset, volunteer, wake etc. Other verbs, the majority, may be durative and the list includes: cry, design, enjoy, frighten, glow, hurry, inspect, justify, keep, love, moan, nurture, oppose, play, quieten, read, run, speak, talk, undo, vary, wish, write etc. Most verbs are polysemous and have closely connected but distinct meanings so, for example:     She has frightened the children implies a single event which was not long lasting but     She has been frightening the children implies a repeated, not necessarily long-lasting event. Verbs which can only be punctual in nature, such as flash, pop, thump etc. are, when they are used in the progressive form, always iterative, not durative.

Summary of progressive vs . simple tense uses

It makes sense, of course, to handle the distinctions piecemeal with learners rather than expecting them to absorb all this in a single sitting.

and that, of course, explains why it's called the present perfect. This little animation is taken from the lesson for elementary learners which tries to keep things simple but show how the present perfect is used to refer to past events which change the present.

It is because of the way that we think about past time that each of these tenses is associated with different time markers (not, incidentally, the other way around).  Here's what we mean:

Learners who don't have a good grasp of the concepts here will often produce incorrect sentences such as:     I have lived here two years ago     I lived here since 2014     I did it already*     I worked up to now and so on.  This is not usually because they don't understand the time markers, it is usually because they haven't got the concepts of the times right. * Standard American (AmE) uses this kind of construction frequently, as in, e.g.,     Did you just arrive? etc.

A number of coursebooks have an annoying habit of presenting learners with long lists (as in the table above) of time phrases to use with past tenses and others to use with the present perfect.  From the list, learners are expected to think something like     "If I am using last week, I must use the past simple" or     "If I am using since , I must use the present perfect". That is the wrong way round . The choice of the appropriate time marker depends on the speaker's perception of time which is represented by the tense structure. It is not the time marker which determines the tense; it is the speaker's understanding which determines the tense and the tense which determines the appropriate time marker.  To be clear, it does not work like this:

it works like this:

If that is not understood, it is virtually impossible to teach the form, the meaning or the use.

You will readily see that sentences such as     I have been to America     They have seen the aurora borealis     We have never seen anything like it     She has never smiled at me refer to a time between the speakers' earliest memories and now. The meanings are indefinite concerning the time and focuses on the event alone.  It is for this reason that the tense is often used to comment on the present or to introduce the topic of a conversation.  Here are some typical examples which do not relate to recentness but use the tense in this aspect of discussing experience or raising a topic:     Did you know that Mary has left her job and gone travelling? introducing a topic for discussion – it may be a recent event but that's not the point     You've been to Paris, haven't you? possibly a forerunner to some closer questioning about Paris     I've discovered something about this program requiring the hearer to say something like Oh, what's that?  Do tell. etc.     Have you tried the new restaurant in the square? a forerunner to asking what it's like or telling the hearer what it's like if the answer is 'no'.

It's pretty easy to make up examples of this very common use of the tense but the trick is to set it in context and give people a reason to introduce a topic and that's usually because:

• they want to get some information (now)
• they want to give some information (now) or
• they want to start a discussion (now)

If you have followed up to now, you will know:

• the present perfect simple in English embeds the past in the present as an aid to understanding the present
• the present perfect progressive refers to an atelic, iterative or long-lasting past event embedded in the present which also helps us to understand the present

and those two concepts are really all that is needed to understand the use of the tenses.

However, quite well meaning and experienced if not well informed practitioners persist in overwhelming learners by inventing ever more complex and refined uses of the tenses in an effort, forlorn, naturally, to help learners use and understand the forms. Some coursebook writers fall headlong into this trap, too. You will find, for example out here on the web something like the following seven uses for the present perfect simple including, but not limited to:

• past finished action The example here is usually along the lines of:      I have broken my pencil which we are asked to believe is a past tense. It is not, of course, because, although the action referred to is clearly a past event, we do not know when it happened but we do know why it was reported: it says something important about the present so the past is embedded in it.  It is vanishingly rare to hear or read something like that in isolation because it would inevitably be followed by something like:     ... so can I borrow yours, please? If we do want to focus on the present perfect for perfective actions or events, then we have to follow it with a comment about how the past event changes the present.  Otherwise, practice is misleading.
• recent completed action How this might differ from the previous example is hard to fathom because the terms finished and completed appear to be synonymous in these uses.  A typical model-sentence example is something like:     She has just arrived and, again, it is clear that this will inevitably be followed by an implied or stated fact about the present such as     ... so we can start the meeting. The other problem with this way of suggesting the present perfect is used lies in the meaning of the word recent .  The word is a gradable adjective so cannot be precisely pinned down.  If we have, for example:     Mary has lived in India it is unclear whether the event referred to is recent or happened a long time ago.  It actually doesn't matter, of course, because the sentence is about Mary, now and not about the past at all.
• unfinished actions The example usually trotted out here will be something like:     He has lived in London for 10 years and learners will be asked to believe that this is somehow a different use from the previous two cases.  It is not, of course, because the tense form does not tell us that the state is unfinished at all.  It could be followed by:     ... but left this morning. That aside, the form is still a past embedded in the present because its usual implication will be something like:     .... so he knows all the best places to eat around here which is, of course, a comment about the present which is affected by what has gone before.
• multiple actions The usual example is along the lines of:     I have visited The British Museum often and learners are now faced with trying to understand what distinguishes this from the last example. The answer, of course, is nothing.  What is happening here is a semantic issue because the verb live implies a long-lasting state unlikely to be seen as iterated and the verb visit implies a short action of some kind which can be repeated. All this implies is exactly the same as the last example and might be:      ... so I can show you around, if you like which is an offer applicable to the present.
• changes over time This is a wholly made-up category which might be represented with a model sentence such as:      She has taken to eating later and later these days and that, of course, assumes that it will be followed by:     ... and now she eats after 9 o'clock every evening which is, to labour the point, a comment about her present habits with the past embedded within them as a way of explaining why I am bothering to mention it at all. The key here is how it is described: changes over time means that the present is different from the past and that is exactly what embedding the past in the present suggests. There is no need at all to invent another category for this meaning.
• accomplishments This is another made-up category which has no discernible classroom utility and only serves to confuse learners unnecessarily.  An example often given is:     She has won! which is intended to be understood as a reference to the past. It is not, naturally, because it implies:     ... so she is now into the final or whatever, i.e., a comment about the importance of a present state of affairs. We saw above that this is a semantic issue to do with the meaning of the verb, not a grammatical issue at all.
• life experiences This is a very commonly used category often represented by something like:     I have never eaten Thai food or     I have visited the USA quite often on business and so on. This differs not at all from any of the foregoing examples because it is simply a way of explaining the present state of affairs as in, for example:     ... but I would like to try it     ... so I don't know if you would like it     ... so I can give you some advice about the USA     ... so we can exchange impressions concerning the country etc. There is nothing mysterious about this at all. The trick, as it so often is, is to set the practice with a co-text.  If the focus is left on using the present perfect for life experiences without going on to explain how the experience has changed you in the present, then it is wasted because, for example:     I went to school when I was five is a way of talking only about an experience without implying that it changed the present in any way and does not require the use of a perfect aspect form.

It is unfair, unnecessary and counterproductive to teach the tense this way because learners are being asked to acquire seven concepts in which the tense is usable rather than developing a feel for the language and knowing that past events are embedded in present forms for a good reason in English. That is not needed.

Here are some suggested contexts in which to teach and practise the form.

There is a lesson on helping elementary learners to understand how to use the present perfect which you can view here in a new tab.

Because it is the activity that is emphasised over the achievement or the event, visuals which emphasise present conditions caused by activities are effective.  It is vital to make sure the context is understood.

For example

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Conjugation of verb (past tense) visit

Past simple, past participle.

• ⭐Conjugation
• Podmínkové věty
• Frázová slovesa
• ⭐Conditional
• ⭐Subjunktiv
• ⭐Participle

Conjugation of the regular verb [visit]

Conjugation is the creation of derived forms of a verb from its principal parts by inflection (alteration of form according to rules of grammar). For instance, the verb "break" can be conjugated to form the words break, breaks, broke, broken and breaking.

The term conjugation is applied only to the inflection of verbs, and not of other parts of speech (inflection of nouns and adjectives is known as declension). Also it is often restricted to denoting the formation of finite forms of a verb – these may be referred to as conjugated forms, as opposed to non-finite forms, such as the infinitive or gerund, which tend not to be marked for most of the grammatical categories.

Conjugation is also the traditional name for a group of verbs that share a similar conjugation pattern in a particular language (a verb class). A verb that does not follow all of the standard conjugation patterns of the language is said to be an irregular verb .

Present Continuous

Past continuous, present perfect, present perfect continuous, past perfect, past perfect continuous, future continuous, future perfect, future perfect continuous, conditional of the regular verb [visit].

Causality (also referred to as causation or cause and effect ) is influence by which one event, process, state or object (a cause) contributes to the production of another event, process, state or object (an effect) where the cause is partly responsible for the effect, and the effect is partly dependent on the cause. In general, a process has many causes, which are also said to be causal factors for it, and all lie in its past. An effect can in turn be a cause of, or causal factor for, many other effects, which all lie in its future.

The conditional mood (abbreviated cond) is a grammatical mood used in conditional sentences to express a proposition whose validity is dependent on some condition, possibly counterfactual.

English does not have an inflective (morphological) conditional mood, except in as much as the modal verbs could, might, should and would may in some contexts be regarded as conditional forms of can, may, shall and will respectively. What is called the English conditional mood (or just the conditional) is formed periphrastically using the modal verb would in combination with the bare infinitive of the following verb. (Occasionally should is used in place of would with a first person subject – see shall and will. Also the aforementioned modal verbs could, might and should may replace would in order to express appropriate modality in addition to conditionality.)

Conditional present -->

Conditional present progressive -->, conditional perfect -->, conditional perfect progressive -->, subjunktiv of the regular verb [visit].

The subjunctive is a grammatical mood, a feature of the utterance that indicates the speaker's attitude toward it. Subjunctive forms of verbs are typically used to express various states of unreality such as: wish, emotion, possibility, judgement, opinion, obligation, or action that has not yet occurred; the precise situations in which they are used vary from language to language. The subjunctive is one of the irrealis moods, which refer to what is not necessarily real. It is often contrasted with the indicative, a realis mood which is used principally to indicate that something is a statement of fact.

Subjunctives occur most often, although not exclusively, in subordinate clauses, particularly that-clauses. Examples of the subjunctive in English are found in the sentences "I suggest that you be careful" and "It is important that she stay by your side."

The subjunctive mood in English is a clause type used in some contexts which describe non-actual possibilities, e.g. "It's crucial that you be here" and "It's crucial that he arrive early." In English, the subjunctive is syntactic rather than inflectional, since there is no specifically subjunctive verb form. Rather, subjunctive clauses recruit the bare form of the verb which is also used in a variety of other constructions.

Present subjunctive -->

Past subjunctive -->, past perfect subjunctive -->, imperativ of the regular verb [visit].

The imperative mood is a grammatical mood that forms a command or request.

An example of a verb used in the imperative mood is the English phrase "Go." Such imperatives imply a second-person subject (you), but some other languages also have first- and third-person imperatives, with the meaning of "let's (do something)" or "let them (do something)" (the forms may alternatively be called cohortative and jussive).

Imperativ -->

Participle of the regular verb [visit].

​The past participle is one of the most important parts of English grammar. It’s used to express perfect tenses and to form the passive voice. It’s also a useful tool for writing sentences that describe actions that started in the past and are still happening today. The past participles of irregular verbs don’t follow a specific pattern and can have numerous endings.

Present participle -->

Past participle -->, recent articles.

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Using The Present Perfect Tense in English

Of all the english verb tenses, the present perfect is probably the one that can give you a headache. it’s different uses can certainly be hard to understand and more importantly to put in practice. but there’s good news if you remember a few simple tricks, you can learn to use it well and confidently want to know more read on and find out..

Introducing the Present Perfect

The present perfect is a tense that links the past to the present in some way. That can mean talking about your life experience until now, or describing an action that started in the past and continues in the present, or talking about a recent event that is relevant to now. The key thing is that we never use a finished time with the present perfect (unlike the simple past), such as yesterday, last week, in 1995 . Instead we use an unfinished time expression, like today, this week, this year, in your life. Compare the following:

How to make sentences in the Present Perfect

We create the present perfect by using the verb ‘have’ and the past participle of a verb. For example,

“You have been to New York.”

To make questions we invert ‘have’ and the subject:

“Have you been to New York?”

And to make negative forms we add ‘not’:

“You haven’t been to New York.” 

The only small variation of this is with the third person singular that requires has instead of have. Here is a table with a complete set of examples:

As you can see, it’s common to contract have to ‘ve, and has to ‘s. The short answer form is Yes, I have/No, I haven’t.

Now let’s look at the three main situations in which we use the Present Perfect.

1) Recent actions

We use the present perfect to describe a recent action or ask if something has happened recently. It’s often used with words like  just, already, yet, still. We often use the present perfect in this case when some action or situation has an effect on the present. For example,

I’ve lost my passport so I can’t get on the plane!

(Finished action in recent past – consequence now.)

Here are some other examples:

Have you finished the report yet?

I haven’t seen Pablo today.

Sally has just gone out.

We’ve already had lunch.

They still haven’t delivered the goods!

2) Life experience

We use the present perfect to talk about things that have or haven’t happened in our lives, without referring to a specific time. We often use ‘ever’ in questions with this use, and ‘never’ in negative sentences. For example,

Have you ever been to Montreal?

No, I’ve never been there.

She’s visited Australia three times!

We’ve never missed a flight fortunately.

Has this team ever won a tournament?

After describing the main life experience with the present perfect, it’s typical to give details with the simple past. For example,

He’s received three important promotions in his career. (present perfect)

The last one was for the position of CEO. (simple past)

3) Unfinished actions

We also use the present perfect to talk about actions or situations that started in the past and continue in the present. To refer to the time the action started we use ‘since’, and to refer to a period of time we use ‘for’. For example,

We’ve lived here for 10 years.

They’ve been married for 25 years.

How long have you worked for this company?

It hasn’t rained for weeks.

You’ve had that car for ages.

Compare the following:

How to know when to use the present perfect or the past simple

When you need to choose between using the present perfect and the past simple, ask yourself these questions:

• Is the action finished?

NO Use the present perfect.

YES Ask yourself the next question.

• Is there a finished time expression?

YES Use the simple past.

As you can see, once you understand and remember these key facts about the present perfect, it’s easier to use than you previously thought. Practice is essential of course, and above all practice through speaking. 

At Wall Street English you learn the different uses of the present perfect in different lessons and even at different levels, and in every case you learn to use it naturally through listening and speaking. Find out more about Our English Courses .

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Conjugación verbo visit - inglés

Modelo : obey

Auxiliar : have , be

Otras formas: visit oneself / not visit

Contracciones

• he/she/it visits
• you visited
• he/she/it visited
• they visited

Present continuous

• I am visiting
• you are visiting
• he/she/it is visiting
• we are visiting
• they are visiting

Present perfect

• I have visited
• you have visited
• he/she/it has visited
• we have visited
• they have visited
• I will visit
• you will visit
• he/she/it will visit
• we will visit
• they will visit

Future perfect

• I will have visited
• you will have visited
• he/she/it will have visited
• we will have visited
• they will have visited

Past continous

• I was visiting
• you were visiting
• he/she/it was visiting
• we were visiting
• they were visiting

Past perfect

• I had visited
• you had visited
• he/she/it had visited
• we had visited
• they had visited

Future continuous

• I will be visiting
• you will be visiting
• he/she/it will be visiting
• we will be visiting
• they will be visiting

Present perfect continuous

• I have been visiting
• you have been visiting
• he/she/it has been visiting
• we have been visiting
• they have been visiting

Past perfect continuous

• I had been visiting
• you had been visiting
• he/she/it had been visiting
• we had been visiting
• they had been visiting

Future perfect continuous

• I will have been visiting
• you will have been visiting
• he/she/it will have been visiting
• we will have been visiting
• they will have been visiting
• let's visit

Perfect participle

• having visited

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Here are the past tense forms of the verb visit

👉 Forms of verb visit in future and past simple and past participle. ❓ What is the past tense of visit.

Visit: Past, Present, and Participle Forms

What are the 2nd and 3rd forms of the verb visit.

🎓 What are the past simple, future simple, present perfect, past perfect, and future perfect forms of the base form (infinitive) ' visit '? 👉 It's quite simple -->

Learn the three forms of the English verb 'visit'

• the first form (V1) is 'visit' used in present simple and future simple tenses.
• the second form (V2) is 'visited' used in past simple tense.
• the third form (V3) is 'visited' used in present perfect and past perfect tenses.

What are the past tense and past participle of visit?

What is the past tense of visit.

The past tense of the verb "visit" is "visited", and the past participle is "visited".

Verb Tenses

Past simple — visit in past simple visited (V2) . Future simple — visit in future simple is visit (will + V1) . Present Perfect — visit in present perfect tense is visited (have/has + V3) . Past Perfect — visit in past perfect tense is visited (had + V3) .

visit regular or irregular verb?

👉 Is 'visit' a regular or irregular verb? The verb 'visit' is regular verb .

Examples of Verb visit in Sentences

•   She wants you to visit her cousin (Present Simple)
•   He didn't visit us very often (Past Simple)
•   The governor visited our hotel yesterday (Past Simple)
•   His parents visited him just once in the camp (Past Simple)
•   We are out of town, we are visiting our grandparents (Present Continuous)
•   I have visited the doctor and I'm not satisfied (Present Perfect)
•   We have visited the exhibition twice, but still don't get the painter (Present Perfect)
•   She was visiting dentist when you called (Past Continuous)
•   Can't believe you will visit the island next week (Future Simple)
•   They will have visited 10 countries by the end of the year (Future Perfect)

Along with visit, words are popular finish and forget .

Verbs by letter: r , d , u , c , m , p , b , w , h , a , e , g , s , q , j , l , t , f , o , n , k , i , v , y , z .

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• 904 Regular verbs
• 5 Modal verbs
• 407 Phrasal verb

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• Present Perfect Tense

The present perfect tense is a tense used in present to indicate the action that has taken place at some specific time. It uses auxiliary verb and past participle for the main verb i.e. verb + ed. Some examples of present perfect tense are – I have watched this movie before, He has completed his homework. You will mostly use the present perfect in daily conversation while talking about some changes or experiences.

Definition of Present Perfect Tense

We use the present perfect to indicate a link between the present and the past. In other words, the time of the action is before now but not stated. In fact, most of the time, the result interests us more than the action itself. This tense forms by have/has + the past participle.

Thus, you will see that the construction of this verb tense is straightforward. Have or has is the first element which depends on the subject-verb is conjugated with. Similarly, the second element is the past participle of the very. It forms generally by adding –ed or –d to the root of the verb.

For instance, talked, leaned, wiped, mixed, and more. However, the English language does contain a few verbs that have irregular past participles. For instance, done, won, eaten, gone, thought, and more.

Present Perfect Sentences for Describing

We use present perfect tense to describe:

An action or situation which began in the past and is continuing to the present. I have lived in Mumbai since 1995. It means you are still living in Mumbai.

An action performed during a period that has not finished yet. He has been to the zoo thrice this month. It means the month is not over yet.

A repeated action in an unspecified period between the past and present. They have visited London multiple times.

An action that was completed in the very recent past. ‘Just’ is used to express it. We have just completed our assignment.

An action when the time does not carry much importance. She has read ‘ Harry Potter’. Here, the result of her reading carries importance.

Similarly, please remember that you wish to give or ask details about when, where, who, you must use the simple past.

Suggested Topics –

• Introduction to Tenses
• Present Tense
• Present Continuous Tense
• Present Perfect Continous Tense
• Past Perfect Tense
• Past Continous Tesne
• Past Perfect Continous Tense
• Future Tense
• Future Perfect Tense
• Future Continous Tense
• Future Perfect Continous Tense
• Sequence of Tenses
• Uses of Tenses

Examples of Present Perfect Tense

Unspecified time before now.

We make use of the present perfect tense to say that an action took place at an unspecified time before now. Thus, the exact time is not of that much importance. Do NOT use the present perfect with particular time expressions like yesterday, two years ago, last month, when I was a kid, when I lived in Gujarat, at that moment, that day, one day, etc. You can use the present perfect with unspecific expressions like ever, once, several times, never, already, many times, so far, yet, and more.

Examples –

• We have seen that video ten times.
• I think I have met her once before.
• There have been many wildfires on Amazon.
• Astronauts have traveled to the Moon.
• They have not traveled to Jupiter.
• Have you read the thesis yet?
• Nobody has ever visited that haunted house.

Q. Has there ever been a wildfire in California?

A. Yes, there has been a wildfire in California.

Rules for using the Present Perfect

We understand that the concept of ‘unspecified time’ can be very confusing to English learners. Thus, it will help in associating present perfect with the following topics:

We can make use of the present perfect for describing our experience. For instance, ‘I have the experience of…’ Similarly, this tense can also be used to say that you have never had a particular experience. We do not use the present perfect for describing a particular event.

• I have been to New York.
• Through this statement, you are telling me that you have had the experience of visiting New York. It may be that you visited it once or multiple times.
• I have been to New York five times.
• The number of times can be added at the end of the sentence.
• I have never been to New York.
• Through this sentence, you will say that you have not had the experience of visiting New York.
• I think I have seen that video before.
• She has never traveled by car.
• Tina has studied four foreign languages.

Q. Have you ever met her?

A. No, I have not met her.

Change Over Time

Present perfect is also used to denote the change that has occurred over a certain period of time.

• You have grown since the last time I saw you.
• The school has become more interested in extra-curricular activities.
• French has become one of the most popular courses at the school since the Foreign Language program was established.
• My Telugu has significantly improved since I moved to Telangana.

Achievements

The use of the present perfect is also done to list the achievements of people and humanity. But, you cannot mention a particular time.

• Man has walked on the Moon.
• Scientists have split the atom.
• Our daughter has learned how to dance.
• Doctors have cured many deadly diseases.

Uncompleted Action You are Expecting

We use the present perfect to tell about an action which we are expecting but has not happened yet. Using the present perfect will suggest that you are still waiting for the action to occur.

• Rahul has not completed his project yet.
• Priya hasn’t mastered Bengali, but she can communicate.
• Pete has still not reached.
• The rain hasn’t stopped.

Multiple Actions at Different Times

The present perfect tense is also used to talk about multiple different actions that have happened in the past at different times. It suggests the process is not complete and there is a possibility of more actions.

• The army has attacked the neighboring country two times.
• We have had two competitions and five events so far this year.
• I have had a lot of problems while teaching junior classes.
• He has talked to multiple doctors about her problem, but nobody can figure out the reason for her illness.

Questions on Present Perfect Tense

Choose the correct word for the blanks-

Question 1: ____ you completed your homework?

Answer 1: Option b- Have.

Question 2: Anjali’s been a vegan _____ two years.

Answer 2: Option b- For.

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• Past Continuous Tense
• Past Perfect Continuous Tense
• Future Continuous Tense

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Conjugaison verbe visit en anglais

Modèle : obey

Auxiliaire : have , be

Autres formes: visit oneself / not visit

Contractions

• he/she/it visits
• you visited
• he/she/it visited
• they visited

Present continuous

• I am visiting
• you are visiting
• he/she/it is visiting
• we are visiting
• they are visiting

Present perfect

• I have visited
• you have visited
• he/she/it has visited
• we have visited
• they have visited
• I will visit
• you will visit
• he/she/it will visit
• we will visit
• they will visit

Future perfect

• I will have visited
• you will have visited
• he/she/it will have visited
• we will have visited
• they will have visited

Past continous

• I was visiting
• you were visiting
• he/she/it was visiting
• we were visiting
• they were visiting

Past perfect

• I had visited
• you had visited
• he/she/it had visited
• we had visited
• they had visited

Future continuous

• I will be visiting
• you will be visiting
• he/she/it will be visiting
• we will be visiting
• they will be visiting

Present perfect continuous

• I have been visiting
• you have been visiting
• he/she/it has been visiting
• we have been visiting
• they have been visiting

Past perfect continuous

• I had been visiting
• you had been visiting
• he/she/it had been visiting
• we had been visiting
• they had been visiting

Future perfect continuous

• I will have been visiting
• you will have been visiting
• he/she/it will have been visiting
• we will have been visiting
• they will have been visiting
• let's visit

Perfect participle

• having visited

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Conjugação verbo visit em inglês

Modelo : obey

Auxiliar : have , be

Outras formas: visit oneself / not visit

• he/she/it visits
• you visited
• he/she/it visited
• they visited

Present continuous

• I am visiting
• you are visiting
• he/she/it is visiting
• we are visiting
• they are visiting

Present perfect

• I have visited
• you have visited
• he/she/it has visited
• we have visited
• they have visited
• I will visit
• you will visit
• he/she/it will visit
• we will visit
• they will visit

Future perfect

• I will have visited
• you will have visited
• he/she/it will have visited
• we will have visited
• they will have visited

Past continous

• I was visiting
• you were visiting
• he/she/it was visiting
• we were visiting
• they were visiting

Past perfect

• I had visited
• you had visited
• he/she/it had visited
• we had visited
• they had visited

Future continuous

• I will be visiting
• you will be visiting
• he/she/it will be visiting
• we will be visiting
• they will be visiting

Present perfect continuous

• I have been visiting
• you have been visiting
• he/she/it has been visiting
• we have been visiting
• they have been visiting

Past perfect continuous

• I had been visiting
• you had been visiting
• he/she/it had been visiting
• we had been visiting
• they had been visiting

Future perfect continuous

• I will have been visiting
• you will have been visiting
• he/she/it will have been visiting
• we will have been visiting
• they will have been visiting
• let's visit

Perfect participle

• having visited

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