THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

Revision & Repeated Actions in the

Past
 USES OF THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
Function 1: Use the Present Perfect Tense to talk about an action which
happened at an unstated time in the past and is connected with the present.

I have lost my keys.

I can’t find them

now.

They haven’t finished

lunch.

They are still eating.

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Function 2: Use the Present Perfect Tense to talk about experiences
in the past.

She has flown in a helicopter.

We have never eaten sushi.

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Function 3: Use the Present Perfect Tense to talk about repeated
actions in the past.

She has flown a lot in a

helicopter.

We have eaten sushi three

times this year.
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Use the Present Perfect + for/since to talk about an action or state that
started in the past and continues in the present.

He has lived in Venice for three

years.

I haven’t seen my grandparents

since 2007.
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We often use just, already and yet with the Present Perfect Tense.

 They have already bought their house.

They bought their house before I expected.

She hasn’t washed the dishes yet.

She didn’t wash the dishes up to now.

They have just got married.

They got married a short time ago.
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She hashas
I He
have
I haven’t flownmyin
lost
seenlived ina helicopter.
my keys
Venice
grandparents
past future
for three years

since 2018 now

I can’t
She talks find
about herthem now.
experience.
 USAGE OF THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
To form the Present Perfect, use has/have + past participle:

She hasflown
She’s flowninina ahelicopter.
helicopter.
past
participle

V3

They have not finished lunch.

past
negative participle

V3
 USAGE OF THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
Past participles can be regular or irregular.

They haven’t finished lunch. The regular form of the

past participle is ; base
regular form of verb + -d, -ed,
past participle -ied

V3

write - written
She’s flown in a helicopter. be - been
see - seen
irregular do - done
past participle eat - eaten
give - given

V3
USAGE OF THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
To form the Present Perfect, use has/have + past participle:

Subject have (not) Past participle

Contraction Full form (V3)

I ‘ve have
you haven’t have not
we finished ...
they
he ‘s has flown ...
she hasn’t has not
it
 USAGE OF THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
To form questions, use have/has+subject+past participle:

Have you read the newspaper?

S V3 O
Yes, I have.
No, I haven’t.
Have Subject Past participle (V3)
I
you
Have we
finished ...?
they
he
she
flown ...?
Has it
 USAGE OF THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
To form questions with question words, use have/has+subject+past
participle:

A: Where have you been all these years?

S V3

B: I went to America and studied there for four

years.

Question word Have Subject Past participle (V3)

I
Where you
have we finished ...?
When
they
What
Who he
Which she flown ...?
How has it