Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 40 views

    The Present Perfect Tense: Glenda R. Perey MAT - English

    Uploaded by

    Abdullah Jagadoon
    The document discusses the present perfect tense in English. It provides the forms of the present perfect tense, its uses, and examples. Specifically, it notes that the present perfect tense is used: 1) to express a situation that began in the past and continues to the present time; 2) to express a recently completed action; and 3) to express an action that occurred at an unspecified time and has current relevance. It provides several examples for each use and discusses how time expressions and adverbs are used with the present perfect tense.

    Copyright:

    Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
    Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    The Present Perfect Tense: Glenda R. Perey MAT - English

    Uploaded by

    Abdullah Jagadoon
    40 views38 pages
    The document discusses the present perfect tense in English. It provides the forms of the present perfect tense, its uses, and examples. Specifically, it notes that the present perfect tense is used: 1) to express a situation that began in the past and continues to the present time; 2) to express a recently completed action; and 3) to express an action that occurred at an unspecified time and has current relevance. It provides several examples for each use and discusses how time expressions and adverbs are used with the present perfect tense.

    Original Title

    thepresentperfecttenseprojectinseminaringrammar-110211182536-phpapp02

    Copyright

    © Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)

    Available Formats

    PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    The document discusses the present perfect tense in English. It provides the forms of the present perfect tense, its uses, and examples. Specifically, it notes that the present perfect tense is used: 1) to express a situation that began in the past and continues to the present time; 2) to express a recently completed action; and 3) to express an action that occurred at an unspecified time and has current relevance. It provides several examples for each use and discusses how time expressions and adverbs are used with the present perfect tense.

    Copyright:

    Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
    Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pptx, pdf, or txt
    40 views38 pages

    The Present Perfect Tense: Glenda R. Perey MAT - English

    Uploaded by

    Abdullah Jagadoon
    The document discusses the present perfect tense in English. It provides the forms of the present perfect tense, its uses, and examples. Specifically, it notes that the present perfect tense is used: 1) to express a situation that began in the past and continues to the present time; 2) to express a recently completed action; and 3) to express an action that occurred at an unspecified time and has current relevance. It provides several examples for each use and discusses how time expressions and adverbs are used with the present perfect tense.

    Copyright:

    Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
    Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pptx, pdf, or txt
    You are on page 1of 38

    THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

    Glenda R. Perey MAT - English

    FORM

    o r se n te n ce s w ith sin g u la r su b je c ( He / She / It : ) h a s + v e rb ( p a st p a rticip le )

    F o r se n te n ce s w ith p lu ra l su b je ct ( I / Y o u / We / They ) : h a v e + v e rb ( p a st p a rticip le )

    Present Perfect Timeline

    Uses of Present Perfect Tense

    tio n , e . g . , fo r six y e a rs , sin ce 1 0

    Present Perfect Tense is used when:

    Expressing a situation that started in the past and continues to the present The duration of the situation is marked by phrases with either for or since.

    They have lived in Florida since 1990.

    I have loved her since the first day I saw her.

    She has worked in that company for 15 years.

    Present Perfect Tense is used when:

    Expressing a recently completed action The adverbs just and already may be used to express the completed action.

    The Japanese climbers have reached the peak of Mount

    Her plane has arrived.

    Allan has recently written an article on that very subject.

    The teacher has just drawn a circle on the board.

    She has already left the restaurant.

    Present Perfect Tense is used when:

    Expressing an action that occurred at an unspecified time and has current relevance It is best to associate present perfect with the following topics: experience, achievements or accomplishments, an uncompleted action you are

    Use the present perfect to describe your experience

    The adverbs ever and never can be used to talk about our experience. Never is used for negative sentences while ever is used for

    He has never traveled by train.

    Have you ever been to the Eiffel

    Use the present perfect to describe accomplishments

    We often use the present perfect to list the accomplishments of individuals and humanity. You cannot mention a specific time.

    Man has walked on the moon.

    My son has learned how to read.

    Use the present perfect to talk about and uncompleted action you are expecting We often use the present perfect to say that an action which we expected has not happened. Using the present perfect suggests that we are still waiting for the action to happen. We can use the adverbs yet and still to express that the action is uncompleted.

    Use the present perfect to talk about and uncompleted action you are expecting

    We can use the adverbs yet and still to express that the action is uncompleted. Yet is used for questions and negative sentences while still can be used for both positive and

    Bill has still not arrived.

    James has not finished his homewor k yet.

    Present Perfect Tense is used when:

    Describing an action that occurred over a period of time that is complete at the moment of speaking. These sentences contain verbs that express actions involving inherent change over time.

    Present Perfect Tense is used when:

    The sense of change is enhanced by the time expressions of duration. The perfect aspect imparts the meaning of completion, hence the interpretation that the evolving change is now

    You have grown since the last time I

    My English has really improve d since I moved

    The value of this house has doubled over the past two years.

    His condition has improved considerabl y in the last three days.

    How much have you learned?


    Complete the sentence with the present perfect tense of the verbs in parentheses.

    (make) the house very messy. actor in several movies. nk) all the soda in the refrigerator. ) its leg. _____ (fall) off his ladder. er friends _____ (go) to the park without her. shower already. so much that I _____ (lose) my voice. nd _____ (buy) her a diamond ring. is jigsaw puzzle so many times that he could do it wi

    1.have made 2.have seen 3.have drank 4.has hurt

    Here are the answers.

    6.have gone 7.has had 8.have lost 9.has bought 10.has done

    Heres your score!


    10 Perfect! 9 Awesome 7 8 Good work 5 6 Nice try 3 4 Study harder 0 2 What were you doing while the teacher was discussing?!

    References:
    Cowan, Ron. (2008).A teachers grammar of English. New York, USA: Cambridge University Press. Sargeant, Howard. (2007). Basic English grammar Book 2. CA, USA: Saddleback Educational Publishing. http://www.learnenglish.de/grammar/te nsepresperfsim.htm retrieved on January 5, 2011. http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/ presentperfect.html retrieved on January 5, 2011.

    THANK YOU

    You might also like