Please explain why we use the Present Perfect tense in the following 3 sentences.
1, The building has been constructed.
2, My wife has just bought a dress from the building.
3, I have heard of a restaurant here.
Thanks a lot!
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They're all things that happened recently and/or which have an impact on the present situation: the building now exists, the wife now has a new dress, and I know about the restaurant.
What we don't know, and what perhaps doesn't matter, is precisely when these things happened - if we indicate when they happened we use the past simple instead.
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In grammar books, they talk about four concepts associated with present perfect tense:
1. continuation: I have been working for two hours.
2. completion: He has finished his homework.
3. result: He has ruined it.
4. experience: I have been to France.
Your sentences may be classified similarly:
1, The building has been constructed - completion & result (the building now exists).
2, My wife has just bought a dress from the building - result (she has the new dress).
3, I have heard of a restaurant here - experience.
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