09 - MAPA MENTAL - Present Perfect

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USAGE To describe an action that started in the past and is still ongoing in the present: "He has worked for this company since 2010." To describe an action that was completed in the past, but the time is not specified: "She has written a book." (It doesn't matter when she wrote the book.) To describe an action that started in the past and ended in the recent past: "I have just finished my homework." CURIOSITIES 1. In British English, the present FORM perfect is often used to describe a recent action that I HAVE WORKED has just happened, such as "I YOU HAVE WORKED have just finished my HE HAS WORKED PRESENT homework." SHE HAS WORKED 2. In American English, the IT HAS WORKED PERFECT simple past tense is often used WE HAVE WORKED instead of the present perfect, YOU HAVE WORKED especially when talking about THEY HAVE WORKED completed actions in the past. For example, Americans might say "I ate breakfast this morning" instead of "I have NEGATIVE AND INTERROGATIVE eaten breakfast this The negative is formed by adding the word "not" after SIGNAL WORDS the auxiliary verb "have" (or "has"). For example: I have not seen that movie before. already, yet, just, ever, never, recently, The interrogative is formed by inverting the subject and far, up to now, until now, lately, recently, the auxiliary verb "have" (or "has"). For example: recently, not yet, still, today, this week, Have you seen that movie before? this month, this year, since, ever since, for.