Present Perfect
Transcript of Present Perfect
WHAT IS PRESENT PERFECT?
• IS IT PRESENT?• IS IT PAST?
• NO• NO
PRESENT PERFECT
IS A
BEFORE NOW
NOW
AND
BEFORE NOW
NOW
ANDI LIVED IN LONDON
I LIVE IN LONDON
I’VE LIVED IN LONDON FOR 10 YEARS
PRESENT PERFECT
• Expresses what has happened at an unspecified time before now.
• What matters is not when something happened but the result of it.
BEFORE NOW
NOW
Unspecified time before now: EVER and NEVER
EVER
NEVER
Ex: Have you ever been to London? I’ve never been there
She has made a wonderful birthday cake
He has just arrived from a holiday
We don’t care WHEN she made it.What matters is the result.
We can see the result.(He’s still at the airportwith his luggage)
Result
BEFORE NOW NOW
She has made a cake
He has just arrived
Present Perfect
SIMPLE PAST OR PRESENT PERFECT?
BEFORE NOW
NOW
I met John yesterday.
Claire moved to Floridathree years ago.
Lucy was ill last week.
Shakespeare wrote lotsof plays.
NO relation
between pastand present
SIMPLE PAST
SIMPLE PAST OR PRESENT PERFECT?
BEFORE NOW NOW
I have met John recently.
Claire has moved to Florida. Lucy has been ill lately.
Shakespeare has writtenthe best plays ever.
We don’t know when exactly, any time on the timeline
timeline
PRESENT PERFECT
Actions which begin in the past and continue to the present are expressed by the Present Perfect.
• I have known him for 10 years
• He has lived in London since May.
• How long has Kate worked in Milan?
• I have had a headache since this morning.
• How long have you been here?
ENGLISHPresent
Perfect
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