PRESENT PERFECT

T E N S E
 HOW CAN YOU FORM THE
PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

Positive I, you, we , they, hav

sentence he, she, it, has w

Negative I, you, we , they, haven

sentence he, she, it, hasn’t w
Question Have I, you,we, they,
Has he, she,2 it w
the example of present perfect tense

1. The men paint the house. (Present Tense)

2. The men painted the house. (Past Tense)

3. The men have painted the house. (Present Perfect Tense)

 Present Perfect Tense
Made up of
“ have /has” + past participle form of verb
Present Past Present participle Past Participle

eat ate eating eaten

write wrote writing written

“has/have” + eaten 
“has/have” + ate /eat/eating
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When do we use the Present Perfect Tense?

“Ali has gone to school. ”

- used to describe an action that has been completed.

Isn’t the Past Tense also used to describe

completed action

“Ali went to school.”

He went to market yesterday. 

He has gone to market yesterday. ×

In using the Present Perfect tense:

-we cannot include the time of action.
;
“ He has eaten the bread.”