3. Present perfect
We use the Present Perfect to say that
an action happened at an unspecified
time before now. The exact time is not
important. We CAN use the Present
Perfect with unspecific expressions such
as: ever, never, once, many times,
several times, before, so far, already,
yet, etc.
4. Uses
• to express an action that began in the past and continues in the present
(often with since and for).
• Example: My sister-in-law has been a teacher since 2000.
• with adverbs such as ever, already, never, recently, lately, yet, always, etc.
Example: The child has never asked me such questions before.
• to express an action that happened at an indefinite time in the past (the
exact time when it happened is not important)
Example: Diana has changed her job.
5. Uses
• to talk about a repeated action in the past with
unspecified time of completion (with so far, many
times, since, for the last year, for hours, for a week,
several times, etc.)
• Example: We have had five tests so far this
semester.
• to talk about a very recently completed action
• Example: We have just finished our lunch.
6. Signal Words of Present
Perfect
•just
•yet
•never
•already
•ever
•so far
•up to now
• recently
•since
•for
7. How to use this verb
• This is the way to use the present perfect:
Positive Negative Question
HAVE
I have seen an
elephant.
I have not seen
any elephant.
Have you seen
an elephant?
HAS
She has been to
New York.
She has not
been to New
York.
Has she been to
New York?
8. affirmative Form
When we use present perfect we use the verb HAVE and the principal
verb in past paticiple
I
HAVE watched cartoons.
You HAVE found A job
He HAS needed Some money.
She HAS had Two cars.
It HAS happenned Too fast.
You HAVE written A letter.
We HAVE walked Along the park.
They HAVE done Their homework.
9. Negative form
When you need
to express a
negative
sentence
referring to the
past, you just
need to add the
auxiliary haven’t
or hasn’t before
the principal verb
in past participle:
I
haven’t watched cartoons.
You haven’t found A job
He hasn’t needed Some money.
She hasn’t had Two cars.
It hasn’t happenned Too fast.
You haven’t written A letter.
We haven’t walked Along the park.
They haven’t done Their homework.
10. Interrogative Form
Making questions
in present perfect
is similar to
negative
statements.
You start with the
auxiliary HAVE
followed by the
subject then the
verb in its past
participle form:
HAVE I
known a famous
person?
HAVE you worked at home?
HAS he written a poem?
HAS she gone fishing?
HAS it rained?
HAVE you tried sushi?
HAVE we seen the movie?
HAVE they played an instrument?
11. REMEMBER ! ! !
• It is very important to know the difference between simple past and
past participle verbs.
• Regular verbs take –d, -ed or –ied similar to their past form.
• Irregular verbs change their form in past participle.
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12. Example of present perfect in
context
• This video
Shows
you how
to use
Present
Perfect.
13. Come on and practice
• This link will take you to some exercises you can
do in order to practice and see how much you
understood about this topic:
