Present Perfect

We use this tense when referring to actions that

¹Happened in the past but are still important in the present,

²Started in the past but are still occurring regularly in the present

Or

³Happened a number of times in the past.

To form this tense, we use the auxiliary verb has or have together with the past participle form of the main verb. Let us look at some examples below

Example;

Jacob ¹has eaten his lunch.

Example;

We ²have attended this school since 2002.

Example;

She ³has broken her arm a number of times on that swing.