***PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE TENSE***
1. FORM

I We You They	have ('ve) haven't	been to the USA
He She It	has ('s) hasn't

2. QUESTION

Have	I You We They	ever talked to a famous person?
Has	He She It

3. SHORT ANSWER
a) Have you worked in a bank?
- Yes, I have.
- No, I haven't.
b) Has she spoken about her son?
- Yes, she has.
- No, she hasn't.

4. ENDINGS

Verbs in Present Perfect Simple are in past participle. Past participle in regular verbs ends in -ed If you want to use irregular verb you've got to know its past participle (it has no rule in changing) or see a list of irregular verbs, part 1 a list of irregular verbs, part 2 a list of irregular verbs, part 3 a list of irregular verbs, part 4

5. USE

The Present Perfect Simple is used	to express an action which began in the past and continues to the present	to express an action in the past. We're not interested in the time of the action
For example	Tony has worked as a spy for two years.	They haven't been to France.

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