Present perfect
The present perfect is a tense in English made by bending the verb "to have" in the present and adding a given verb in "kort tillægsform"
We use it when:
-Something started in the past and goes on till this day
-When the period of time that is referenced still isn't over
-Something that has happened many times in a specific period of time
What is the past perfect tense and when do we use it?
The past perfect tense is made by bending the verb "to have" in the past tense and adding a given verb in "kort tillægsform" afterwards.
We use the past perfect tense, when:
-we want to highlight that an incident has happened before another incident
Han var meget træt fordi han ikke havde slappet af.
He was very tired because he had not relaxed.
Hun har arbejdet i banken i 5 år.
She has worked in the bank for 5 years.
Anne var taget ud da hendes kæreste kom hjem fra arbejde.
Anne had gone out when her boyfriend came home from work.
Vi har besøgt Portugal mange gange.
We have visited Portugal several times.
Det har ikke regnet meget i år.
It has not rained a lot this year.
Jeg havde gemt billederne inden min computer crashede.
I had saved the photos before my computer crashed.
Jeg har lige afsluttet min opgave.
I have just finished my assignment.
Vi har spist på den restaurant mange gange.
We have eaten at that restaurant many times.
Da de ankom havde vi allerede startet filmen.
When they arrived we had already started the movie.
Hun havde lige forladt rummet da politiet ankom.
She had just left the room when the police arrived.
Vi har lige set hende, inden vi gik til skolen.
Toget havde lige kørt da jeg ankom til stationen.
The train had just left when I arrived at the station.
Jeg har boet i Paris siden 1984.
I have lived in Paris since 1984.