Present perfect

You can use the present perfect to talk about things

That happened at an indefinite time before now.

You cannot You can

Use the Present Perfect Use the Present Perfect

with specific time Form with unspecific
expressions expressions

[Has/Have + Past Participle]

Yesterday One year ago Ever Never Once

Last week Many Times Several Times

That day One Day
Before So Far

Examples

There have been many earthquakes in California.

I have seen that movie twenty times.

People have traveled to the Moon

Have you read the book yet?

How Do You Actually Use

I think I have met him once before.
The Present Perfect?
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Experience To describe your experience, also use this tense to say that you
have never had a certain experience.

I have been to France.

Change Over Time To talk about change that has happened over a period of time

My English has really improved since I moved to Australia.

Accomplishments To list the accomplishments of individuals and humanity

Our son has learned how to read.

An Uncompleted To say that an action which we expected has not happened.

Action You Are
Expecting
The rain hasn't stopped.

Multiple Actions at To talk about several different actions which have occurred in the
Different Times past at different times.

The army has attacked that city five times.

Note: The Present Perfect is NOT used to describe a specific event