Tenses used to talk about events that have happened
We use the Simple Past when events happened in a specific time : WHEN?
We have studied the simple past and we have learnt about it : it tells us about events that happened in the past
Jack married Susan in 2009
Marion left the book on the table yesterday
Now read this sentence : it tells us about events that have happened but we do not say when they happened
Juliet and Marion have just married
I have lost my key : how can I enter my house?
When we do not focus on when an event occurred we use the Present Perfect
How to build sentences using the Present Perfect
Subject+ have/has + past participle
Subject + have/has + not + past participle
…… have/has + subject + past participle?
Now watch these videos and focus on the key words we use in English when we have the Present Perfect :