Present perfect

[luke]

This is the practice thread for the present perfect tense. Include your sentence as a reply to this thread and I'll check it.

The present perfect tense is of the form subject + auxiliary verb 'have' + past participle
It is used in the following ways;

General experience – I have travelled to Europe
Actions carried out at an uncompleted time period – I have worked hard this week
True in the past and present, but not necessarily the future – I have enjoyed movies my whole life
Past actions with present results – I’ve got a sports injury

[Learneng]

I haven't seen any movie in a while.
I haven't finished my tea yet.
I have been to Singapore.
She has been in and out of the office.
It's been gloomy since yesterday.

[luke]

Hi Learneng,

Nice sentences, only one mistake but not tense related. Well done, keep them coming;

I haven't seen any movies for a while.
I haven't finished my tea yet.
I have been to Singapore.
She has been in and out of the office.
It's been gloomy since yesterday.

[Learneng]

I have lived in that town for two years.
They haven't had a chance to see the amusement park.
She has prepared the meal for the guests.
My dog has eaten his food.
We have had a big argument about it.

[luke]

Hi Learneng,

I haven't marked any tenses for a while. It seems only you actually attempt them, so bully for you (meaning 'well done').

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I have lived in that town for two years.
They haven't had a chance to see the amusement park.
She has prepared the meal for the guests.
My dog has eaten his food.
We have had a big argument about it. (this feels a bit wrong, since the argument must have ended, hence no longer present tense, although I guess there are times when it is correct...)

[Learneng]

I always thought "bully" is a noun which means A person who deliberately intimidates or is cruel to weaker people. And never used it in any other form but just now I checked my online dictionary and found out that it's an adjective as well which means very good. Another new thing to learn...

[luke]

English is a pretty strange language sometimes, and so are the English!

[Learneng]

This is my favorite tense, so here goes some more attempts:

I haven't had a chance to finish my homework assignments.
I have thought a lot but nothing is coming into my mind for the essays.
They haven't showed-up for the film.
She hasn't read this book.
She has gotten a lot of praise for her work.

[mistrelli63]

I have worked as a teacher since I was young
She has studied hard this days
He has coached a volleyball team for years
I have just finished my cup of tea
Haven't you eaten yet?

[luke]

Hi Learneng,

Why is it your favourite tense? I never thought about having a favourite, but I suppose I use some more than others. Anyway....

I haven't had a chance to finish my homework assignments. 
I have thought a lot but nothing is coming into my mind for the essays. 
They haven't shown up for the film. 
She hasn't read this book. 
She has gotten a lot of praise for her work. (gotten is sometimes looked down upon as being bad English, so you could write received) 

[luke]

Hi Mistrelli63,

Nice to have you posting here, as Learneng was getting a little lonely as the only poster (is that right Learneng?). Great sentences too!

I have worked as a teacher since I was young / from childhood
She has studied hard / diligently these days
He has coached a volleyball team for years 
I have just finished my cup of tea 
Haven't you eaten yet? 

[jack]

I would like to improve my grammar, so you are looking for sentence incorrectly.  I am grateful to you for your help.

I have drunk a bit of beer.
I have left out my house when the phone was ring up.
The iron has heated when the plug was connecting in.
She has worn a new dress.

[luke]

Hi Jack,

I'll try to correct your tenses, so here are your alterations;

I have drunk some a bit of beer.
I have left out my house when the phone was ring up.
The iron has turned on heated when the plug was connecting in.
She has worn a new dress.

Remember that if you include extra information in the sentence, the tense must match too. 

[Learneng]

Hi Luke,

It's my favorite because it's the only one I understand clearly while it take me a while to form a sentence using other tenses.

Hi Jack,
Welcome to my world. I was the only one who was posting in this section of the forum. Yes Luke, I was feeling lonely but thanks to Jack I no more feel lonely.

Learneng
PS: Luke I tried different sentences this time. I hope they are right.
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I have had a glass of water.
I have preconceived notions about this trip.
He has proposed a plan to save energy.
The entire forest has burned down in the wild fire.
The tree has bent down by the force of wind.

[luke]

Hi Learneng,

Glad to see there are a couple of you now, it's nice to have a buddy.

I have had a glass of water.
I have had preconceived notions about this trip. (preconceived = adjective, not past participle) 
He has proposed a plan to save energy.
The entire forest has burned down in the wild fire.
The tree has been bent by the force of wind.