Hi, Because with Present Perfect, you need have + past participle . 'Figured' is the past participle. This is why you say I have cooked dinner and not I have cook dinner. Clive

What about 3 days ago? Should I use past perfect or present perfect?

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Many thanks for your information then for the last example: if i have seen you, i will wave --> if + Present perfect, present future?

I shouldn't have ate it. Or I shouldn't have eaten it. What's the difference? The second sentence is present perfect so is the first sentence simple past tense?

what W hat is the difference between present tense and present perfect tense? Let me illustrate with the verb work . Present. I, you, we, they work he, she, it, who? works Present perfect. I, you, we, they have worked he, she, it, who?

I answered your question in another thread, Anon: http://www.englishforums.com/English/PassiveVoice/ljchm/post.htm

She's had to do a lot of work. = She has had to do a lot of work. "She has has to do a lot of work" doesn't make sense. It's Present Perfect tense here, which means you need the construction "to have + past participle". More examples: I have

Present perfect is used when an event takes place from the past up till now, particularly when the event first happened in the recent past. Present perfect is usually used when you want to emphasise that the timing of the event (being in the past)