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The Present Perfect Tense

The Present Perfect Tense. S + Have/Has + past Participle. Present => some kind of link to the present time Perfect => some link to the past time. Recent events => recently, lately, in the last few years. There have been a lot of protests among teachers recently

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The Present Perfect Tense

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  1. The Present Perfect Tense

  2. S + Have/Has + past Participle Present=> some kind of link to the present time Perfect => some link to the past time

  3. Recent events => recently, lately, in the last few years • There have been a lot of protests among teachers recently • The economic crisis has hit almost everybody lately • Technology has transformed learning methods in the last few years

  4. 2. Indefinite past(recent) => just, already, yet • I have come to repair my car • The train has already left. • Have you read this book yet? • They have just had lunch: they can’t be hungry again! • Where have you been? – I’ve been away for some days

  5. 3. Result • It hasn’t stopped raining. We can’t go for a picnic! • They have painted their house grey. It looks awful.

  6. 4. Experiences=>in my life, ever, never, before, up to now, up till now, so far • Have you ever been to London? • Yes, I’ve been there a few times • (When did you go?)

  7. 5. Period of time including past and present=>today, this week, this month… • She has bought a lot of new clothes this month • I have had three cups of coffee this morning • You have worked hard today. Let’s have a break.

  8. 6. Duration of state(be, have, know, opinion, perception, feeling…)=> how long, for, since • How long have you been here? • We have known each other for a few years • They have had that car since last December.

  9. Simple past I met Susan two minutes ago I went to London last week They got married in 2010 Present Perfect I have just met Susan I have been to London twice They have been married for two years Compare…

  10. Duration of state => Present perfect simple I have been here for two hours I have wanted to move to this country all my life. Duration of action => Present Perfect Continuous I have been waiting for two hours NB He hasn’t worked here for a long time, as he retired in 2001. Talking about duration

  11. Present Perfect ContinuousS + Have/has BEEN +V-ing (Gerund) • Duration of action He’s been talking for hours • Result of prolonged recent activity You’re sweating! - I’ve been playing tennis. • Long recent actions He’s been playing on the Playstation all afternoon. NB No continuous in negative sentences: I haven’t played tennis for three years.

  12. “da molto” + He has been working here for a long time /for long ?Has he been working here for long? - He hasn’t worked here for a long time: he retired in 2001. (false duration ) He hasn’t been working here for long: He started three months ago. (False negative)

  13. Aspetto da due ore = I’ve been waiting for two hours Ha la moto nuova da due giorni = He has had a new motorbike for two days Non ci vediamo da tre mesi = We haven’t met for 3 months Sono due ore che aspetto = **** Sono due giorni che ha la moto nuova… = It’s two days since he bought his new motorbike Sono tre mesi che non ci vediamo = It’s three months since we last met Personal/ Impersonal forms

  14. Italian E’ arrivato da dieci minuti E’ morto da due anni English He arrived ten minutes ago He died two years ago Compare…

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