Present Perfect Simple

My phone … (run out of) battery. Can I use yours?

Have you ever … (dye) your hair a different colour?

They … (be) on holiday twice this year.

We … (have) a lot of positive feedback so far.

I'm sure l … (see) that film before.

Adam …(interview) three celebrities so far this week.

We also use the … to talk about unfinished states, especially with for, since and how long.

She … (want) to be a police officer since she was a child.

How long have you … (have) that phone?

If we say when something happened, or we feel that that part of our life is finished, we use the … .

We … China for the first time in 1992.

We … (know) all our neighbours when we were children.

He … (break) his leg so he can't go on holiday.

There … (be) an accident on the main road, so let's take a different route.

They … (not call) me, so I don't think they need me today.

He … (break) his leg last week so he can't go on holiday.

We can use the … to talk about a past action that has a result in the present.

We often use the … to say what we've done in an unfinished time period, such as today, this week, this year, etc., and with expressions such as so far, until now, before, etc.

Annie … (be) to Portugal 🇵🇹 twice.

A few years ago we … (buy) a new car.

Where … you see him last week?

Why … you in London the day before yesterday?

Why … you at the theatre 🎭 yesterday? I was trying to find you there. What prevented you from coming to the theatre?

My dad … (eat) 🐸 frog’s legs twice…