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Link a past action to now
1 · Learn
Compare 'I lost my key yesterday' with 'I have lost my key'. The simple past can tell about a finished time. The present perfect uses have or has with a past participle and connects a past action to now.
In 'She has finished her model', the finished model matters now. Do not build it by adding have to any verb form: 'has went' should be 'has gone'.
2 · Worked example
I say 'I have cleaned the table' to tell someone it is ready now. Have cleaned is the present perfect form.
3 · Your turn
Choose the present perfect: 'They visited last week' or 'They have visited'. Complete: 'She ___ finished her drawing.'
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They have visited. She has finished her drawing.
4 · Apply your learning
Write a sentence using have made and another using has seen. Read them aloud and explain how they connect to now.
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