PRESENT

PERFECT TENSE
M AT E O H E R R E R A PA D I L L A
NICOLAS MURILLO
WHEN TO USE PRESENT PERFECT?

Estructure: Subject + Form of to be + Past Participle

Examples
• I have been abroad two times.
• Camila has never broken a leg.
• Have you eve eaten sushi?

KEY: We often use never and ever with the present perfect to talk about experience
 Examples
• I have been a teacher for more than ten years
• We haven´t seen Janine since Monday
• How long have you been at this school?
Tip: We often used since and for to say how long the action has lasted
Examples
• I have los my wallet= I don´t have it now:
• Jimmy has gone to South America.= He isn´t here now.
• Have you finished your homework? = Is your homework ready?

KEY: We often use just, already and yet with the present perfet for an action in the past with the result in
the present
HOW TO FORM PRESENT PERFECT
TENSE

KEY: You may want to visit The English Irregular Verbs pages to learn how we form the past simple(second
form) and past participles (third form) of some English verbs.
PASSIVE VOICE & ACTIVE VOICE

Use

For example: Rebozos have been made in Mexico.

The focus in on the fact that rebozos have been made (In Mexico).
We do not know, who made rebozos, and it is not important.

Participe with by
A rebozo has been made by Maria.

Estructure
Subject + form of to be + Past Participle
It is important to note that when rewriting active sentences in passive voice.
The object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence.
Example: Maria has made rebozos.