In most cases, вЂhow longвЂ™ sentences are expressed in the present perfect continuous tense, but the present perfect is normally used for three kinds of вЂhow longвЂ™ sentences:ДЎ. Jack: Please buy some bread when you go to the store. HeвЂ™ll be back on Tuesday.Д«ut вЂ have gone toвЂ™ may be a substitute for have been to if no confusion is possible: Jack: WhereвЂ™s Joe? Jill: HeвЂ™s gone to Calgary. The expression вЂњ have/has gone to a place вЂќ normally implies that the person is there or en-route: Jack: Have you ever been to Panama? Jill: No, but IвЂ™ve been to Cuba many times. The expression have/has been to a place -i.e., went or visited and came back -can only be used in perfect tenses : YouвЂ™re the only person IвЂ™ve ever met who wears a nosering. This is the third time youвЂ™ve been late this week. This is the best pizza IвЂ™ve ever tasted, and youвЂ™re the nicest girl IвЂ™ve ever met. The present perfect is often used with superlatives and with only, first, second, third, etc.: In fact, sheвЂ™s invited me to Balmoral for Christmas several times. IвЂ™ve also won two Nobel Prizes and have played the bagpipes to serenade the Queen. IвЂ™ve been an airplane pilot, IвЂ™ve recently become an architect and IвЂ™ve worked part-time as a martial arts instructor for years. Interviewer: Please tell us something about your background.Д¬andidate: Certainly. The present perfect is commonly used in job interviews because it simultaneously describes things that someone did and can do again: IвЂ™ve only drunk five bottles of beer so far this evening. Jack: Have you ever eaten squid? Jill: No, I havenвЂ™t, but IвЂ™ve often eaten octopus. IвЂ™ve done many strange things in my life. Have you talked to the boss today? He wants to see you. Normally, we canвЂ™t use the past tense unless the time period is almost over, e.g., just before bed, I ate three donuts today, or an old man might say, I loved many women, if he doesnвЂ™t expect to love any more. Note that I didnвЂ™t say exactly when I ate the donuts, and since the day isnвЂ™t over, I may eat more. We often count things that have happened. In this kind of sentence, weвЂ™re usually still in the same time period in which the actions happened or may happen we usually say what the time period is, such as in IвЂ™ve eaten three donuts today. An action or actions that happened (or didnвЂ™t happen) in the past and may happen again or may yet happen. My wife has decided to buy a new car but she hasnвЂ™t chosen the make or model yet.Д«. Sally, who was adopted, has finally identified her birth parents and has made plans to surprise her mother at Christmas. I have written to ask them for an explanation but have not yet received a reply. The present perfect is used in sentences where one thing has happened but the story is not yet complete or we are waiting for another development: Have you heard? Sam has decided to quit his job and start his own business.ДonвЂ™t repeat this, but KathyвЂ™s husband has left her. The president has fled to Mexico to avoid imprisonment. The prime minister has declared that tomorrow will be a national holiday.ДЇlash. The present perfect is often used in announcements about recent events that are still newsworthy: The adverbs make the sense clear: Did you finish it yet? Yes, I already finished it. Note that North Americans frequently use the simple past with yet, just, and already. Jack: Have you finished that report yet? Jill: Yes, and IвЂ™ve already submitted it.Д¬all the technician. You can use only vague terms like lately, recently, yet, already and just to say when something has happened. Who has taken my book? I havenвЂ™t finished reading it. Where has Mary gone? She said sheвЂ™d help me with these figures. IвЂ™ve misplaced my glasses and I canвЂ™t see properly. In this kind of sentence, itвЂ™s not wrong to use the simple past tense (I lost my wallet) since the action is finished, but the simple past doesnвЂ™t tell you whether I have my wallet now perhaps I found it again. Note that (1) the action is completed, (2) I donвЂ™t say when I lost it, and (3) I still donвЂ™t have my wallet. A recent action where the situation continues, such as IвЂ™ve lost my wallet. The present perfect tense is used in three main kinds of the sentence:ДЄ. вЂPerfectвЂ™ refers to the completion of actions, not to an ideal tense. When we use the present perfect tense, we see a connection between the current situation and actions completed in the past.

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