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This tense is used to describe something that happened

 

-in the past and continued to evolve.

-in the past but still happens at present

-that gives us experience that we currently have now

 

My cooking skill has grown.

I have made cakes for years.

I have been to cooking classes.

 

Or the opposite.

 

My cooking skill hasn't grown.

I have not made cakes for years.

I have not been to cooking classes for a while.

 

You do not say "I have been to france last year"

You use this tense when the specific time is not available, if it is for an action that happened and ended in the past you would be simple past tense.

 

You can say "I have been in France since last year" because it is still happening, even though there is a specific time.

Present Perfect!

She has played the violine for 10 years.

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