Uses for Present Perfect - Shoreline Community College
www.shoreline.edu › UsesforPresentPerfectIt is used for many different functions. This page will explain the most important uses of the present perfect tense. 1. Actions which started in the past and are still continuing. The present perfect is often used for an action that started at some time in the past and is still continuing now. In this case, the words for (with a length or period of time) and since (with a specific starting time) are usually used with the present perfect.