Hello Anon, In ordinary standard English, the correct form is "has taken". It is the 3rd person singular of the present perfect of "take". Best wishes, MrP

Adding to PHilip's comment, the gerund form is more idiomatic and commom. Learning English is a long process, thus the time must be continual from past to present and perhaps into the future. I would say present perfect is a more

Anon, this is a very basic question. After "to be" the verb "to have" is probably the most important verb in English and you need to know the basics. In the present tense: I, you, we, and they all take "have." He,

When we use present perfect, we are inferring in general one or two situations: 1) Something happened from the past and still happening. i.e. John has studied English for many years. - Good English. John has studied English since he was a boy.-

shayredsun: "be" is the most important verb in English. " been " is the past participle of "be". The present tense of " be " is I am , you are , he is , we are , they are . The present perfect of

hi, sorry, english is not my first language (I'm learning the basics now). Can someone help me with this problem? I know when to use has/have/had (they are past perfect and present perfect), but when should I use "has been"

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Hi. The difference is that while using Perfect tense you somehow implies a connection with present situation. With ever Present Perfect is more likely than with Past Simple tense and I wouldn't say it, however, Simple is acceptable, especially

Here are a few examples: Present perfect: 1) I have seen all the movies in the Star Wars series. 2) He has been to New York two times. Past Perfect 1) I had been to Rome several times before I travelled to London. 2) She had lived many years in