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When should we use the Present perfect?

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OskiSwir profile picture OskiSwirJune 2017
1. When you see the result of sth.
Have you run? ( you see the person is tired and sweat)
I have tidied my room (it is tidied up now and you see it)

2.With the words: yet, already, just.
Have you done it yet? (You want to see the result)
I've just eaten an apple.

4. When you talk about your experience (words: never, ever)
Have you ever been in London?
I have never broken my leg.

5. If something begins in the past and lasts until now (since, for)
I have lived here for 2 years
They have been married since September.

Present perfect is all about the results