have worked
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present perfectof work.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Conrad: I have a small group of people who have worked for me for 10 years or so.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
Louth, 20 years old, said he earned all A’s and one B in his first semester and doubted he would have worked as hard had the classes been pass/fail.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
I’m a software developer and have worked in tech for the past 11 years.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
If there were clear-the-air talks, they appear to have worked.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
If we had had more organized sports, this would have worked itself out, but we didn’t, and so I had to find my own place in sports.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
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