Present perfect: experiences
Present perfect፦ የሕይወት ልምዶች
Talk about your experiences with have you ever, never, already and yet.
How it works
Use the present perfect for experiences in your life up to now, when the exact time is not important.
እስከ አሁን በሕይወትዎ ስላሉ ልምዶች፣ ትክክለኛው ጊዜ አስፈላጊ ካልሆነ present perfect እንጠቀማለን።
have / has + past participle · have / has + ሦስተኛው የግስ ቅርጽ
I've visited Gondar. She has never flown.
ጎንደርን ጎብኝቻለሁ። እሷ በአውሮፕላን በርራ አታውቅም።
Have you ever eaten kitfo? – Yes, I have. / No, I haven't.
ክትፎ በልተው ያውቃሉ? – አዎ። / አይ።
already and yet: I've already paid. Have you finished yet? I haven't finished yet.
ቀድሜ ከፍያለሁ። ጨርሰዋል? ገና አልጨረስኩም።
With a finished time (yesterday, in 2019), use the past simple: I went to Gondar last year, not I have gone to Gondar last year.
የተወሰነ ያለፈ ጊዜ (yesterday፣ in 2019) ሲኖር past simple ይጠቀሙ፦ I went to Gondar last year።
Examples
Listen, then tap the microphone to record yourself and compare. Your voice stays on your phone.
I've visited Lalibela twice.
ላሊበላን ሁለት ጊዜ ጎብኝቻለሁ።
Have you ever been to Harar?
ሐረር ሄደው ያውቃሉ?
No, I haven't, but I'd like to go.
አይ፣ ሄጄ አላውቅም፤ ግን መሄድ እፈልጋለሁ።
She has never flown on a plane.
በአውሮፕላን በርራ አታውቅም።
We've already eaten lunch.
ምሳ ቀድመን በልተናል።
Have you finished your report yet?
ሪፖርትዎን ጨርሰዋል?
I haven't seen that film.
ያንን ፊልም አላየሁትም።