Present Perfect V

Present Perfect Tense
What do you need

the Present Perfect for ?
• to tell result of action
• to tell what you have done recently/ lately.
• to tell life experiences.

Present perfect tense
We form the present perfect tense
with have / has + past participle.
I
You
have eaten an apple.
We
They
He
She
has eaten an apple.
It
John
Irregular verbs
Present Past Present perfect

do did have / has done
be was/were have / has been
write wrote have / has written
eat ate have / has eaten
draw drew have / has drawn
break broke have / has broken
speak spoke have / has spoken
Irregular verbs

take took have / has taken
ride rode have / has ridden
drink drank have / has drunk
swim swam have / has swum
throw threw have / has thrown
see saw have / has seen
go went have / has gone
Irregular verbs

sweep swept have / has swept
make made have / has made
get got have / has got
Regular verbs

paint painted have / has painted
move moved have / has moved
tidy tidied have / has tidied
Example (1)
We use the Present Perfect tense to show the result
of an action.
e.g. (a) Ben is eating a chicken leg.
(b) Ben has eaten a chicken leg.

Example (2)
We cannot use the Present Perfect tense with adverbs of
time,
e.g. yesterday, two weeks ago.
 I have done my homework yesterday.
 I did my homework yesterday.

The present perfect form of a verb is made up of two
parts.
Positive statements are formed like this.
Subject have/has Past participle

I
You
have finished.
We
They
He/She/It has eaten.
Negative statements are formed like this.
not

I have finished.
I have not/haven’t finished.

not

You have finished.
You have not/haven’t finished.

not

She has finished.
You have not/haven’t finished.
She has not/hasn’t finished.

Questions are formed like this.
I have finished. Have I finished?
You have finished. Have you finished?
She has finished. Has she finished?

We often use the following words with the present
perfect tense.
already ever for just since yet

Which word is followed by a certain time since
in the past?
We have been to the airport five times since July.

I haven’t seen Helen since last summer.
perfect tense.

Which word is followed by a length of time? for
I have been a member of the Drama Club for three years.
She hasn’t written to me for a year.
perfect tense.

Which word is often used with negative
statements and questions when the action has yet
happened already or we expect it to happen
soon?
Have you done your Maths homework yet?
Has your brother taken his driving test yet?
My parents haven’t signed my report card yet.
I haven’t had lunch yet.
Yet usually goes at the end of the question or negative
statement.
perfect tense.

Which other word is often used with the ever
present perfect tense in questions?
ever

Have you travelled on a motorbike?
perfect tense.

Have you ever travelled on a motorbike?

ever

Has he invited you out for lunch?
perfect tense.

Have you ever travelled on a motorbike?
Has he ever invited you out for lunch?
We put ever between the subject and the main verb.

If the answer is negative, we can use have/has
never + past participle. It means ‘not at any time’.
Have you ever been to Tokyo Disneyland?

Yes, I have.
No, I have not/haven’t. or
No, I have/’ve never been to Tokyo Disneyland.
Has he ever taken cooking lessons?

Yes, he has.
No, he has not/hasn’t. or
No, he has/’s never taken cooking lessons.
perfect tense.

Which word shows that an action just
was completed a short time ago?
just

They have finished the project.
perfect tense.

They have just finished the project.

just

Mum has come home.
perfect tense.

They have just finished the project.
Mum has just come home.
We put just between have/has and the main verb.

perfect tense.

Which word is used in positive statements already
to stress that something has happened?
already

Karen has left Hong Kong.
perfect tense.

Karen has already left Hong Kong.

already

I have seen the new film.
perfect tense.

Karen has already left Hong Kong.
I have seen the new film already.
We put already between have/has and the

main verb, or at the end of the sentence.
1. I study math
2. She waits for the bus
3. They visit London with their family
4. The Teacher talks to Alan in the office
By: Didy Ziut

Practice
Use since or
for.
for ten years.
1. I have had piano lessons _____
since 2003.
2. Peter has collected stamps _____
since last month.
3. Amy has grown flowers _____
for two
4. My brother has played football _____
years.
for
5. John and Jenny have been friends _____
eight months.
since 2000.
6. They have done ballet _____
since 1996.
7. My father has driven his car _____

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Present Perfect Tense

What do you need

• to tell result of action

• to tell what you have done recently/ lately.

• to tell life experiences.

Present Past Present perfect

Present Past Present perfect

Present Past Present perfect

Present Past Present perfect

e.g. (a) Ben is eating a chicken leg.

(b) Ben has eaten a chicken leg.

e.g. yesterday, two weeks ago.

 I have done my homework yesterday.

 I did my homework yesterday.

Positive statements are formed like this.

Subject have/has Past participle

I have not/haven’t finished.

I have not/haven’t finished.

You have not/haven’t finished.

I have not/haven’t finished.

You have not/haven’t finished.

She has not/hasn’t finished.

I have finished. Have I finished?

You have finished. Have you finished?

She has finished. Has she finished?

already ever for just since yet

We have been to the airport five times since July.

already ever for just since yet

already ever for just since yet

already ever for just since yet

already ever for just since yet

Have you ever travelled on a motorbike?

already ever for just since yet

Have you ever travelled on a motorbike?

Has he ever invited you out for lunch?

We put ever between the subject and the main verb.

Have you ever been to Tokyo Disneyland?

Has he ever taken cooking lessons?

already ever for just since yet

already ever for just since yet

They have just finished the project.

already ever for just since yet

They have just finished the project.

Mum has just come home.

We put just between have/has and the main verb.

already ever for just since yet

already ever for just since yet

Karen has already left Hong Kong.

already ever for just since yet

Karen has already left Hong Kong.

I have seen the new film already.

We put already between have/has and the

3. They visit London with their family

4. The Teacher talks to Alan in the office

By: Didy Ziut

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