The Present Perfect Tense and Having Experience
Posted on January 3rd, 2012 by Debra
When you use the perfect perfect tense, one of the meanings implied is that you have experience.
Example: I have driven a stick shift.
In this sentence, you imply that in all your driving experience, you can include driving a stick shift.
Keep this in mind when if you say, “I have had experience driving a stick shift.” If you’re interviewing for a job where the experience required includes driving a stick shift, such as a valet, using the present perfect with the word “experience” is fine.
In other contexts, however, you can just use the present perfect.
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