Present Present PerfectPerfect

What

is it

?W

hat

is it

?

We use the

We use the Present Perfect

Present Perfect to say that an

to say that an action happened

action happened at an at an unspecified

unspecified time before now.

time before now.

Prese

nt

Perf

ect

Prese

nt

Perf

ect

It refers to actions in

It refers to actions in

the past that have

the past that have something to do with

something to do with

the present.

the present.

e.g. The sentence “I

e.g. The sentence “I havehave cleaned

cleaned my my room” suggests

room” suggests it is it is clean nowclean now..

Prese

nt

Prese

nt

perf

ect

perf

ect

““My family has

My family has visited the doctor

visited the doctor several times

several times this yearthis year” ” suggests that

suggests that there may be

there may be more visits to the

more visits to the doctor.doctor.

Exa

mple

s…Exa

mple

s…

• You have seen that movie many times.

• Have you seen that movie many times?

• You have not seen that movie many times.

An unspecified time before ‘now’.

Prese

nt

Prese

nt

Perf

ect

Perf

ect

Making a sentence…

[has/have + past participle]

Example: “I have been to France”

This sentence means that you have had the experience of being in France at least once.

Posi

tive

Po

siti

ve

form

form

• I/You/We/They have traveled.

• He/She/It has traveled.

Negati

ve

Negati

ve

form

form

• I/You/We/They have not traveled.

• He/She/It has not traveled.

Quest

ion

Quest

ion

form

fo

rm

(inte

rrogati

ve

(inte

rrogati

ve))

• Have I/you/we/they traveled?

• Has he/she/it traveled?

Stu

dent

Stu

dent

exerc

ises

exerc

ises I ___ answered the

I ___ answered the question.question.She ___ opened the

She ___ opened the windowwindow

I (not/work) ___ today

I (not/work) ___ todayWe (buy) ___ a new lamp

We (buy) ___ a new lamp

Answ

ers

…A

nsw

ers

…

I have answered the

I have answered the questionquestion

She has opened the

She has opened the windowwindow

I has not worked today

I has not worked todayWe have bought a new

We have bought a new

lamplamp

Stu

dent

Stu

dent

exerc

ises

exerc

ises We (not/plan) ___ our

We (not/plan) ___ our

holiday yetholiday yetWhere (be/you) ___?

Where (be/you) ___?He (write) ___ five letters

He (write) ___ five letters(speak/he) ___to his boss?

(speak/he) ___to his boss?

Answ

ers

…A

nsw

ers

… We have not planned our

We have not planned our

holiday yetholiday yetWhere have you been?

Where have you been?He has written five letters

He has written five letters

Has he spoken to his boss?

Has he spoken to his boss?

Present Present Perfect Perfect Continuous

Continuous

Prese

nt

Perf

ect

Prese

nt

Perf

ect

C

onti

nuous

Conti

nuous

Is used to show that

Is used to show that something started in the

something started in the

past and has

past and has continuedcontinued

up until now.

up until now.

Dura

tions…

Dura

tions…

"For five minutes," "for

"For five minutes," "for

two weeks," and "since

two weeks," and "since

Tuesday" are all

Tuesday" are all durations which can be

durations which can be

used...used...

Exa

mple

s…Exa

mple

s…

Form: Form: [has/have + been +

[has/have + been +

present participle]

present participle]•You You have been waiting

have been waiting

here for two hours.

here for two hours.•HaveHave you

you been waiting

been waiting

here for two hours

here for two hours•You You have not been

have not been

waitingwaiting here for two hours.

here for two hours.

Stu

dents

task

…

Stu

dents

task

…

He (wait) ___ for the lift

He (wait) ___ for the lift

for over 10 minutes.

for over 10 minutes.Has (look) ___ any gold?

Has (look) ___ any gold?

- Yes, he has.

- Yes, he has.

Richard (pick) ___ apples

Richard (pick) ___ apples

since yesterday.

since yesterday.

Answ

ers

…A

nsw

ers

…

He He has been waiting

has been waiting for for

the lift for over 10

the lift for over 10 minutes.minutes.

Has he been looking for

Has he been looking for

any gold? - Yes, he has.

any gold? - Yes, he has.Richard Richard has been

has been picking picking apples since

apples since yesterday. yesterday.

Stu

dents

task

…

Stu

dents

task

…

He still (water) ___the

He still (water) ___the

plants since his

plants since his accident. accident.

My football team (win)

My football team (win)

___ matches for over half

___ matches for over half

a year. a year.

The alarm (ring) ___

The alarm (ring) ___ since 7 a.msince 7 a.m

Answ

ers

…A

nsw

ers

…

He still He still hasn’t been

hasn’t been watering watering the plants since

the plants since

his accident.

his accident.

My football team

My football team has has

been winning

been winning matchesmatches

for over half a year.

for over half a year. The alarm clock

The alarm clock has has been ringing

been ringing since 7 a.m.

since 7 a.m.

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