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The Present Perfect. Has/have + past participle I have seen this movie six times. Contraction: I’ve, I haven’t. I have worked He has worked Have you worked? They haven’t worked He hasn’t worked. Give Past participle of these verbs begin hear choose drive feel fly think spend.
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Has/have + past participleI have seen this movie six times. Contraction: I’ve, I haven’t
I have workedHe has workedHave you worked?They haven’t workedHe hasn’t worked
Give Past participleof these verbsbeginhearchoosedrivefeelflythinkspend
Questions:Have you had breakfast already?Has he been to this theater before?Have you read the bible? Yes, I have.
I have had this car for ten years.I have seen this movie many times.
The present Perfect is used1. to indicate something occurred at an unspecified and unimportant time in the past. She has lost a lotof weight.
2. It’s used for repeated actions that will probably happen again.I have done this several timesI have seen this play many times.
3. It’s used to indicate a recent event (just, recently, lately) actions that have happened very recently I’ve just finished my homework.They have recently bought a new house.Have you seen any good movie lately?
4. It’s used to indicate that an activity began in the past and has continued until now (since or for)We have known her for a long time.I have been here since 10:00 o’clock.He has had that tie since 1989.
Usefor+ an amount of time.for twenty-four hours, for two days, for a week, for a while, for centuriesUse since + a specific start time.since Monday, since last year, since my birthday, since 12:30, since 2001
Evernever already yetHave you ever eaten chocolate covered ants?I have never been to China.We have already done this exercise.
She lived in France She has lived in France They have seen this movie. Simple past vs present perfect They saw this movie.
A. To show a single action. The action doesn’t continue; it’s completely past. My father came to the US in 1996. When did you start college? For repetition in a past time period She used this book several times. When the action took place at a definite time in the past. We had two exams last week. I did my homework last night. Use the Simple past
Use the Present PerfectA. When the action begins in the past and continues in the present.My mother has been in The US since 1996.How long have you B.
Present Perfect Progressivehave/has + been + -ingI have been smoking for fifteen years.I have been waiting for 25 minutes.She has been working for Morgan Stanley since 1984.
Present perfect progressive-emphasizes the length of time an activity is in progress.She has been playing golf since 8 o’clock.
-It also implies that it began in the past, is still in progress, and will probably continue into the future.
-It often shows that the activity or state is unfinished. She has not finished the novel yet.
The present perfect progressive does not usually occur with most stative verbs. It is used with repeated actions and continuing activities.
Sometimes there is no difference in use between the present perfect and present perfect progressive.Use both to describe something that started in the past and continues to now.Worklivestudy
Jim has worked at the hospital for ten years.Jim has been working at the hospital for ten years.
(complete/incomplete)They have been paintingtheir house. Wehave been studyingEnglish formany years.Ihave donethis many times.
The present perfect progressive is also used to describe actions completed in the very recent past when you can still see the results now.Her eyes are red. She has been crying.
I wrote a book for this company last year.I have written a book for this company before.I have been writing a book for this company.
I waited for you yesterday. • I have waited for you for a long time. • I have been waiting for you for two hours.
Yesterday, my husband showed me this exercise to relieve stress.Have you ever done this exercise?Yes, I did it yesterday.Yes, I have done it before.Yes, I have been doing it since this morning.
The end! • The End!
