Form, construction and strategy for learning this tense
Here’s a revised version of my introduction to the Present Perfect.
I deal with the meaning of the name. The complexity of tense added the fact that is both to similar to and rather different from the Passato Prossimo in Italian mean that it needs careful study. I think that the right strategy is to split the meaning into three distinct areas, each of which–when treated individually–is both easier to grasp and to relate to Italian.
Present Perfect (all in one)
Present Perfect for the period to the present
Present Perfect for the recent past
Present Perfect for experience
The period to the present