English
Present Perfect for Experience and Results
Updated Oct 28, 2026
Connect earlier experiences and completed actions to now.
What you’ll learn
Connect earlier experiences and completed actions to now.
ភ្ជាប់បទពិសោធន៍ និងលទ្ធផលពីមុនមកបច្ចុប្បន្ន។
Meaning and use
The present perfect uses have or has with a past participle. It can report experience before now without a finished past date, or a result that matters now. Use the past simple when locating an event in a finished past time such as yesterday.
Present perfect ភ្ជាប់បទពិសោធន៍ ឬលទ្ធផលពីមុនមកបច្ចុប្បន្ន។ ប្រើ have ឬ has ជាមួយ past participle។ បើបញ្ជាក់ពេលអតីតកាលដែលបញ្ចប់ហើយ ប្រើ past simple។
Grammar patterns
| Pattern | Example or form |
|---|---|
| Experience | have/has + past participle |
| Finished past time | I visited Battambang last year. |
Examples
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I have visited Battambang twice.
ខ្ញុំធ្លាប់ទៅបាត់ដំបងពីរដងហើយ។
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She has lost her key, so she cannot get in.
នាងបាត់សោ ដូច្នេះនាងចូលមិនបាន។
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Have you ever tried this dish?
តើអ្នកធ្លាប់សាកម្ហូបនេះទេ?
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We saw that film yesterday.
យើងបានមើលភាពយន្តនោះម្សិលមិញ។
Everyday conversation
Dara: Have you ever travelled by boat?
Maly: Yes, I have. I went to an island last year.
Common mistakes
| Instead of | Use | Why |
|---|---|---|
| I have went there. | I have gone there. | Use the past participle gone after have. |
| I have met her yesterday. | I met her yesterday. | Yesterday locates the meeting in finished past time. |
Practice
Try these questions before opening the answers. Write or say each answer.
សាកល្បងឆ្លើយសំណួរទាំងនេះជាមុនសិន មុននឹងបើកមើលចម្លើយ។ អ្នកអាចសរសេរ ឬនិយាយចម្លើយរបស់អ្នក។
- Complete: He ___ (finish) the report, so it is ready.
- Choose: We (have eaten / ate) there last Friday.
- Make an experience question using ever and see a dolphin.
Answers and explanations
Show answers / បង្ហាញចម្លើយ
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has finished
The completed action has a current result.
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ate
Last Friday is a finished past time.
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Have you ever seen a dolphin?
Use have + subject + ever + past participle for experience.
Quick recap
- Experience: have/has + past participle
- Finished past time: I visited Battambang last year.