Present perfect

To indictate that something has started in the past but hasn't finished yet, we use the present perfect (voltooid tegenwoordige tijd).
The present perfect is made by have/has + past participle (voltooid deelwoord).
The past participle is made by adding '-ed' after the verb (regular verbs). You will have to learn the past participles of the irregular verbs by heart.

Examples:

           Ik speel al vijf jaar piano.

           Simon woont sinds 2001 in Amsterdam.

 

If you want to say something about a happening the past with a result on the present, you will also need to use the present perfect.
The time it happened is not important.

 

In questions and negations we also use 'have'  or 'has ' plus past participle.

 

 

Question

Negation

I have lived.

Have I lived?

I haven't lived

You have lived.

Have you lived?

You haven't lived.

He has lived.

Has he lived?

He hasn't lived.

We have lived.

Have we lived?

We haven't lived.

You have lived.

Have you lived?

You haven't lived.

They have lived.

Have they lived?

They haven't lived.