當Present Perfect Tense走在Timeline上

Are you a visual learner?

Today we are going to see how usage of Present Perfect Tense looks like on a timeline.

喺下面兩幅圖，我哋睇到可以用 Present Perfect Tense 去描述一件事情喺一個時段或時期內發生。哩度講嘅時段唔一定指好似自助餐時段嘅幾個小時，再長啲或者短啲都得，以秒分鐘小時日週月年世紀等嚟計都可以。

而個時段或時期嘅起點可以係 ( Case A ) 不詳或者 ( Case B ) 有清楚交代。無論哪一個 case，佢嘅終點都係指講緊嘢嗰刻 ( now )。

例如：

Case A : 時段(或時期)嘅起點不詳

I have been a big fan of comic books.

我一直是一名漫畫迷（但就無講明幾時開始）。

Case B : 時段(或時期)嘅起點有清楚交代

Since I was 5 years old, I have been a big fan of comic books.

由五歲開始，我就已經是一名漫畫迷（直到現在仍然是）。

Hope this helps.

Well, I have been up since 5 am. So I am quite sleepy now… zZZZZZZZ

See you next time. Take care.  :-)