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How to correctly use the present perfect tense
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Are they here?
1) Yes. They arrived.
2) Yes. They have arrived.
I cannot understand what the difference is.
Of course I know 1) is 'past' and 2) is 'present perfect'
But in my country, 'Present perfect tense' is not exist.
So I cannot understand detail meaning between them.
My teacher told me that 'Present perfect tense' occurred in the past, but still related to present.
But I cannot figure out.
Here is another dialogue that I cannot understand.
Are you hungry?
1) I had lunch.
2) I have had lunch.
Please tell me the difference between them.
Thank you.
differences past-tense present-perfect
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How to correctly use the present perfect tense
1 answer
Are they here?
1) Yes. They arrived.
2) Yes. They have arrived.
I cannot understand what the difference is.
Of course I know 1) is 'past' and 2) is 'present perfect'
But in my country, 'Present perfect tense' is not exist.
So I cannot understand detail meaning between them.
My teacher told me that 'Present perfect tense' occurred in the past, but still related to present.
But I cannot figure out.
Here is another dialogue that I cannot understand.
Are you hungry?
1) I had lunch.
2) I have had lunch.
Please tell me the difference between them.
Thank you.
differences past-tense present-perfect
asked Aug 6 '15 at 7:55
YoungYoung
932311
marked as duplicate by Mari-Lou A, tchrist♦, jimm101, Sven Yargs, curiousdannii Mar 25 '16 at 2:18
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How to correctly use the present perfect tense
1 answer
Are they here?
1) Yes. They arrived.
2) Yes. They have arrived.
I cannot understand what the difference is.
Of course I know 1) is 'past' and 2) is 'present perfect'
But in my country, 'Present perfect tense' is not exist.
So I cannot understand detail meaning between them.
My teacher told me that 'Present perfect tense' occurred in the past, but still related to present.
But I cannot figure out.
Here is another dialogue that I cannot understand.
Are you hungry?
1) I had lunch.
2) I have had lunch.
Please tell me the difference between them.
Thank you.
differences past-tense present-perfect
asked Aug 6 '15 at 7:55
YoungYoung
932311
This question already has an answer here:
How to correctly use the present perfect tense
1 answer
Are they here?
1) Yes. They arrived.
2) Yes. They have arrived.
I cannot understand what the difference is.
Of course I know 1) is 'past' and 2) is 'present perfect'
But in my country, 'Present perfect tense' is not exist.
So I cannot understand detail meaning between them.
My teacher told me that 'Present perfect tense' occurred in the past, but still related to present.
But I cannot figure out.
Here is another dialogue that I cannot understand.
Are you hungry?
1) I had lunch.
2) I have had lunch.
Please tell me the difference between them.
Thank you.
This question already has an answer here:
How to correctly use the present perfect tense
1 answer
differences past-tense present-perfect
differences past-tense present-perfect
asked Aug 6 '15 at 7:55
YoungYoung
932311
asked Aug 6 '15 at 7:55
YoungYoung
932311
asked Aug 6 '15 at 7:55
YoungYoung
932311
asked Aug 6 '15 at 7:55
YoungYoung
932311
asked Aug 6 '15 at 7:55
YoungYoung
932311
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marked as duplicate by Mari-Lou A, tchrist♦, jimm101, Sven Yargs, curiousdannii Mar 25 '16 at 2:18
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Present perfect is primarily about expressing that an action has lasting relevance extending to the present. For example, "I have fixed the window" not only says that at some point in the past I did fix the window, but emphasises that the window is still fixed in the present, or perhaps that my duty to perform the fix is completed (whether the window has stayed fixed or not).
For that use, you can often choose between present perfect and past simple - it's a matter of what you're trying to emphasize.
One other thing present perfect is often used for is expressing an action that started in the past and is still going on: "I had a Nintendo Kindle for a year" means I don't have it anymore; "I have had a Nintendo Kindle for a year" means I got it a year ago and still have it. This use is more commonly seen with the continuous/progressive: "I have been reading".
Most other languages express this second thing with a present tense, but in English you have to use present perfect.
"I have had lunch" emphasises that my need for food is currently still satisfied, or perhaps that I'm currently not free to take a break from work to have lunch, because I have already used that break today, or maybe that there is currently less food in the kitchen because I've eaten some of it as lunch.
In any case, the importance of the message is in the consequences that past lunch has on the present.
"I had lunch" literally means that in the implied period of the past I did happen to eat something for lunch, but it doesn't have any particular implications on the present. Thus it would not be a common answer to "Are you hungry?"
answered Aug 6 '15 at 8:09
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I may add that in the present perfect you can never have a specified notion of past tense. Thus 'I have read Stephen Fry's The Liar last week' is not possible, and neither is 'I have been born on 4 September', or 'Columbus has discovered America', although as an answer to 'have you read Fry's The Liar', 'Yes I have read that one' is possible whereas it shares the sense of finality with 'I read it last week'.
– Joost Kiefte
Aug 6 '15 at 11:37
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Present perfect is primarily about expressing that an action has lasting relevance extending to the present. For example, "I have fixed the window" not only says that at some point in the past I did fix the window, but emphasises that the window is still fixed in the present, or perhaps that my duty to perform the fix is completed (whether the window has stayed fixed or not).
For that use, you can often choose between present perfect and past simple - it's a matter of what you're trying to emphasize.
One other thing present perfect is often used for is expressing an action that started in the past and is still going on: "I had a Nintendo Kindle for a year" means I don't have it anymore; "I have had a Nintendo Kindle for a year" means I got it a year ago and still have it. This use is more commonly seen with the continuous/progressive: "I have been reading".
Most other languages express this second thing with a present tense, but in English you have to use present perfect.
"I have had lunch" emphasises that my need for food is currently still satisfied, or perhaps that I'm currently not free to take a break from work to have lunch, because I have already used that break today, or maybe that there is currently less food in the kitchen because I've eaten some of it as lunch.
In any case, the importance of the message is in the consequences that past lunch has on the present.
"I had lunch" literally means that in the implied period of the past I did happen to eat something for lunch, but it doesn't have any particular implications on the present. Thus it would not be a common answer to "Are you hungry?"
answered Aug 6 '15 at 8:09
hemflithemflit
53439
I may add that in the present perfect you can never have a specified notion of past tense. Thus 'I have read Stephen Fry's The Liar last week' is not possible, and neither is 'I have been born on 4 September', or 'Columbus has discovered America', although as an answer to 'have you read Fry's The Liar', 'Yes I have read that one' is possible whereas it shares the sense of finality with 'I read it last week'.
– Joost Kiefte
Aug 6 '15 at 11:37
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Present perfect is primarily about expressing that an action has lasting relevance extending to the present. For example, "I have fixed the window" not only says that at some point in the past I did fix the window, but emphasises that the window is still fixed in the present, or perhaps that my duty to perform the fix is completed (whether the window has stayed fixed or not).
For that use, you can often choose between present perfect and past simple - it's a matter of what you're trying to emphasize.
One other thing present perfect is often used for is expressing an action that started in the past and is still going on: "I had a Nintendo Kindle for a year" means I don't have it anymore; "I have had a Nintendo Kindle for a year" means I got it a year ago and still have it. This use is more commonly seen with the continuous/progressive: "I have been reading".
Most other languages express this second thing with a present tense, but in English you have to use present perfect.
"I have had lunch" emphasises that my need for food is currently still satisfied, or perhaps that I'm currently not free to take a break from work to have lunch, because I have already used that break today, or maybe that there is currently less food in the kitchen because I've eaten some of it as lunch.
In any case, the importance of the message is in the consequences that past lunch has on the present.
"I had lunch" literally means that in the implied period of the past I did happen to eat something for lunch, but it doesn't have any particular implications on the present. Thus it would not be a common answer to "Are you hungry?"
answered Aug 6 '15 at 8:09
hemflithemflit
53439
I may add that in the present perfect you can never have a specified notion of past tense. Thus 'I have read Stephen Fry's The Liar last week' is not possible, and neither is 'I have been born on 4 September', or 'Columbus has discovered America', although as an answer to 'have you read Fry's The Liar', 'Yes I have read that one' is possible whereas it shares the sense of finality with 'I read it last week'.
– Joost Kiefte
Aug 6 '15 at 11:37
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Present perfect is primarily about expressing that an action has lasting relevance extending to the present. For example, "I have fixed the window" not only says that at some point in the past I did fix the window, but emphasises that the window is still fixed in the present, or perhaps that my duty to perform the fix is completed (whether the window has stayed fixed or not).
For that use, you can often choose between present perfect and past simple - it's a matter of what you're trying to emphasize.
One other thing present perfect is often used for is expressing an action that started in the past and is still going on: "I had a Nintendo Kindle for a year" means I don't have it anymore; "I have had a Nintendo Kindle for a year" means I got it a year ago and still have it. This use is more commonly seen with the continuous/progressive: "I have been reading".
Most other languages express this second thing with a present tense, but in English you have to use present perfect.
"I have had lunch" emphasises that my need for food is currently still satisfied, or perhaps that I'm currently not free to take a break from work to have lunch, because I have already used that break today, or maybe that there is currently less food in the kitchen because I've eaten some of it as lunch.
In any case, the importance of the message is in the consequences that past lunch has on the present.
"I had lunch" literally means that in the implied period of the past I did happen to eat something for lunch, but it doesn't have any particular implications on the present. Thus it would not be a common answer to "Are you hungry?"
answered Aug 6 '15 at 8:09
hemflithemflit
53439
Present perfect is primarily about expressing that an action has lasting relevance extending to the present. For example, "I have fixed the window" not only says that at some point in the past I did fix the window, but emphasises that the window is still fixed in the present, or perhaps that my duty to perform the fix is completed (whether the window has stayed fixed or not).
For that use, you can often choose between present perfect and past simple - it's a matter of what you're trying to emphasize.
One other thing present perfect is often used for is expressing an action that started in the past and is still going on: "I had a Nintendo Kindle for a year" means I don't have it anymore; "I have had a Nintendo Kindle for a year" means I got it a year ago and still have it. This use is more commonly seen with the continuous/progressive: "I have been reading".
Most other languages express this second thing with a present tense, but in English you have to use present perfect.
"I have had lunch" emphasises that my need for food is currently still satisfied, or perhaps that I'm currently not free to take a break from work to have lunch, because I have already used that break today, or maybe that there is currently less food in the kitchen because I've eaten some of it as lunch.
In any case, the importance of the message is in the consequences that past lunch has on the present.
"I had lunch" literally means that in the implied period of the past I did happen to eat something for lunch, but it doesn't have any particular implications on the present. Thus it would not be a common answer to "Are you hungry?"
answered Aug 6 '15 at 8:09
hemflithemflit
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answered Aug 6 '15 at 8:09
hemflithemflit
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answered Aug 6 '15 at 8:09
hemflithemflit
53439
answered Aug 6 '15 at 8:09
hemflithemflit
53439
53439
I may add that in the present perfect you can never have a specified notion of past tense. Thus 'I have read Stephen Fry's The Liar last week' is not possible, and neither is 'I have been born on 4 September', or 'Columbus has discovered America', although as an answer to 'have you read Fry's The Liar', 'Yes I have read that one' is possible whereas it shares the sense of finality with 'I read it last week'.
– Joost Kiefte
Aug 6 '15 at 11:37
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I may add that in the present perfect you can never have a specified notion of past tense. Thus 'I have read Stephen Fry's The Liar last week' is not possible, and neither is 'I have been born on 4 September', or 'Columbus has discovered America', although as an answer to 'have you read Fry's The Liar', 'Yes I have read that one' is possible whereas it shares the sense of finality with 'I read it last week'.
– Joost Kiefte
Aug 6 '15 at 11:37
I may add that in the present perfect you can never have a specified notion of past tense. Thus 'I have read Stephen Fry's The Liar last week' is not possible, and neither is 'I have been born on 4 September', or 'Columbus has discovered America', although as an answer to 'have you read Fry's The Liar', 'Yes I have read that one' is possible whereas it shares the sense of finality with 'I read it last week'.
– Joost Kiefte
Aug 6 '15 at 11:37
I may add that in the present perfect you can never have a specified notion of past tense. Thus 'I have read Stephen Fry's The Liar last week' is not possible, and neither is 'I have been born on 4 September', or 'Columbus has discovered America', although as an answer to 'have you read Fry's The Liar', 'Yes I have read that one' is possible whereas it shares the sense of finality with 'I read it last week'.
– Joost Kiefte
Aug 6 '15 at 11:37
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