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the present perfect tense

The present perfect tense is used when the time period has not finished: like;

I have seen three film this month.
( as you see this week has not completed yet.)
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The present perfect tense is often used when the time is not mentioned: like;
John has failed his exam again.

we didn't know that John was gonna fail with his exam!

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The present perfect tense is often used when the time is recent:

Marry has just arrived in Panama
Marry just came to Panama!

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The present perfect tense is often used with for and since.

  Kadir has lived here for 21 years.
Kadir has lived here since 1977.
So Kadir lived in a place for 21 years and Kadir lived there since 1977!

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