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Present Perfect T ense

Understand the usage and examples of the present perfect tense in English grammar. Learn how to form positive and negative sentences and answer questions in this tense.

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Present Perfect T ense

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  1. Present Perfect Tense 21/10/2019

  2. Present Perfect Tense Sub. + have/has +past participle • I have helped/gone we have helped/gone • You have helped/gone you have helped/gone • He has helped/gone they have helped/gone • She has helped/gone It has helped/gone

  3. Present Perfect Tense USE: • Actions for which we don’t know when they happened, or actions for which is more important that they happened than when they happened. e.g. I have bought a cat recently. • Actions which happened in the past and the effects of which are visible in the present. e.g. I have broken my arm. (present result = My arm is still in a cast.) e.g. The government has increased taxes. (present results = taxes are now higher) e.g. We have employed two new workers. (present results = two more employees)

  4. Present Perfect Tense • Actions which started in the past and last up to now. e.g. I have lived here since 1968. (I started living here in 1968 and I am still living here) • Personal experience (from the moment of birth till now) e.g. I have never been to America. • To show an activity within a period of time which is not yet finished at the time of speaking: e.g. The quality of the product has improved this year. (The year is not yet finished.) e.g. John has changed three jobs this month. (The month is not yet finished.)

  5. Present Perfect Tense • to give new information e.g. Did you hear the news? Jim has found a new job! e.g. Do you know about Susan? She has got married! • to announce a recent happening e.g. We havejustsigned a new contract. e.g. I havejustfinished work. • with a superlative e.g. This is the largest order we have ever received. e.g. This is the most boring book I haveever read!

  6. Present Perfect Tense USE: • with the expressions such as This is the first time or It's the first time: e.g. This is the first time we have done business with you so the payment should be in cash. e.g. It's the first time I have had a job interview so I'm a bit nervous. • to talk about an activity between a short time ago and now: e.g. I haven't seen John lately. Have you? e.g. We haverecentlychanged over to Microsoft XP.

  7. Present Perfect Tense Adverbs • SINCE/when/ FOR /a length of time/ • -1995, -five years, • -last month, - two months, • -Monday, - a week, • -ten o’clock - an hour, • -three days…

  8. Present Perfect Tense HAVE/HAS + Subj. +V3 +…….? • Have I helped/gone? Have we helped/gone? • Have you helped/gone? Have you helped/gone? • Has he helped/gone? Have they helped/gone?

  9. Present Perfect Tense HAVE/HAS + NOT + V3 • We form the negative form of regular and irregular verbs in the present perfect with have/has +not+pastparticiple (V3). • I have not helped/gone we have not helped/gone • You have not helped/gone you have not helped/gone • He has not helped/gone they have not helped/gone • She has not helped/gone • It has not helped/gone

  10. Present Perfect Tense Choose the correct answer. • Peter ........never watched „Titanic”. • A) had • B) have • C) has • D) none of these • Peter ........ has never watched „Titanic”.

  11. Present Perfect Tense • Have you ever smoked? • ....you ever smoked? • A) has • B) do • C) have • D) none of these

  12. Present Perfect Tense • None of these • He hasn’t taken a shower today. • He hasn’t ........ a shower today. • A) take • B) took • C) taking • D) none of these

  13. Present Perfect Tense • Has Max ever eaten a shark? (C) • ...........Maxever...........a shark? • A) has, eat • B) does, eaten • C) has, eaten • D) none of these

  14. Present Perfect Tense • Tom and Arthur haven’t bought a dog so far. (C) • Tom andArthur.......................a dog so far. • A) don’t buy • B) hasn’t bought • C) haven’t bought • D) didn’t buy

  15. Present Perfect Tense • Have Peter and Mat been abroad before ? • .................Peter and Mat ............... abroad before? • Has..............been • Have............seen • Have............been • None of these

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