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The Present Perfect Tense 2

The present perfect tense describes actions that began in the past and continue in the present or have results in the present. It is formed using have/has plus the past participle verb. Some key uses include experiences, unfinished actions, and recent actions. Related words like today, this week, yet, and already are often used with the present perfect tense.

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The Present Perfect Tense 2

The present perfect tense describes actions that began in the past and continue in the present or have results in the present. It is formed using have/has plus the past participle verb. Some key uses include experiences, unfinished actions, and recent actions. Related words like today, this week, yet, and already are often used with the present perfect tense.

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The Present Perfect Tense

Form and use


MEANING

The present perfect tells us


about the past and the present.
Use
 When we use the present perfect, we see
things as happening in the past but having
a result in the present.
I’ve bought
some
presents.
Form have/has + past participle

 POSITIVE
 I/you/we/they have (they’ve) gone.

 He/she/it has (it’s) gone.


NEGATIVE
 I/you/we/they have not gone.
 He/she/it hasn‘t gone.
INTERROGATIVE
 Have I/you/we/they gone?
 Has he/she/it gone?
SHORT ANSWERS
 Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t.
 Yes, he has. / No, he hasn’t.
The plane has landed safely.
They have graduated.
Congratulations!
Federer has lost the semifinal match in
Melbourne .
Nole has won the Australian Open for the second
time.
RELATED WORDS
 We use the present perfect with today and
phrases with this, e.g. this morning, this week,
this year.
EXAMPLE: I have been here since this
morning.

We've done
quite a good
job today.
When we ask / talk about our
experience

Have you No, I


ever haven’t.
been to And you?
London?
 With lately and recently
meaning.

Have I told
you lately
that I love
you?
JUST
With just to express the action finished a short
time ago

We have just come back from our holiday.


ALREADY
 With already meaning “sooner than expected”

I’ve already
finished my
dinner.
YET
 With yet in negative sentences and questions
when we expect something to happen

Sorry, Nick. I
haven’t finished
the homework yet.
FOR/SINCE
 We use for to say how long this period is (for
three days).
 We use since to say when the period began
(since Friday).
Me, too. I haven’t
Thanks. I haven’t grabbed a bite
eaten anything for since Friday.
three days.
NEVER / EVER
 We use NEVER as: NOT AT ANY TIME in the
past, including now

 I have never seen such a beautiful sunset


 We use EVER as: at any time, including the
present (only in questions)

 Have you ever ridden a horse?


PRACTISE
She ___________________ a letter to me. (write)
The team ______________ the match (win)
We ___________________ our work. (not/finish)
Why _____ you _________ the bill? (pay)
_______the train ________? (depart)
He __________________ his mistakes.
(not/realize)
Sandra _________________ her bag. (lose)

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