PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

We use the Present Perfect to say that an action
happened at an unspecified time before now. The
exact time is not important. You CANNOT use the
Present Perfect with specific time expressions such
as: yesterday, one year ago, last week, when I was a
child, when I lived in Japan, at that moment, that
day, one day, etc. We CAN use the Present Perfect
with unspecific expressions such as: ever, never,
once, many times, several times, before, so far,
already, yet.
You can use the Present Perfect to describe your
experience. It is like saying, "I have the experience
of..." You can also use this tense to say that you
have never had a certain experience. The Present
Perfect is NOT used to describe a specific event.

We often use the Present Perfect to talk about

change that has happened over a period of time.

We often use the Present Perfect to list the

accomplishments of individuals and humanity. You
cannot mention a specific time.

The Present Perfect Tense is formed using the

following structure:
Affirmative: Subject +
Participle+ complemente

Have

Has

+ Past

Negative: Subject + Haven't / Hasn't + Past

articiple + complement
Question: Have / Has + Subject + Past Participle +
complement?
Affirmative Sentences
Subject

Have

I
You
He
She
It
We
You
They

have
have
has
has
has
have
have
have

Past
Participle
studied
bought
eaten
written
been
won
tried
forgotten

Rest of the
Sentence
for the exam.
a new computer.
my chocolate.
an e-mail.
cold this month.
the championship.
to learn a lot.
my birthday.

Contractions
The contracted form of the perfect tense is quite
common:
Have

Contractio Examples
n
I have
I've
I've spent all my money.
You have You've
You've worn that dress
before.
He has
He's
He's slept all morning.
She has She's
She's lost her purse.
It has
It's
It's fallen off the wall.
We have We've
We've chosen you for the
job.
You have You've
You've begun to annoy me.
They
They've
They've drunk too much.
have
We use contractions a lot when we are speaking.

Negative Sentences

The contraction of the perfect tense in negative

form is:
Have not = Haven't
Has not = Hasn't
Subjec
t
I
You
He
She
It
We
You
They

Have
haven'
t
haven'
t
hasn't
hasn't
hasn't
haven'
t
haven'
t
haven'
t

Past
Rest of the
Participle Sentence
studied
for the exam.
bought

a new computer.

eaten
written
been
won

my chocolate.
an e-mail.
cold this month.
the championship.

tried

to learn a lot.

forgotte
n

my birthday.

Questions
Have Subject Past
Participle
Have I
been
Have you
bought
Has he
eaten
Has she
written
Has it
started
Have we
won
Have you
kept
Have they
driven

Rest of the Sentence

chosen for the team?
a new car?
my sandwich?
the letter?
on time?
a trophy?
my secret?
there?

Using SINCE and FOR in the present perfect:

SINCE
Since is followed by the mention of a specific point in time
( an hour, a day, week, month, year, decade, century,)
Since expresses the idea that an activity began at a specific
time
in the past and continues to the present.
The present perfect expesses also the idea that an activity
began at a specific time in the past and continues to
the present.
Since introduces a time clause ( a subject and verb
may follow since)
MAIN CLAUSE
Present perfect
I have been here

SINCE CLAUSE
simple past
since I was young
FOR

"For" is followed by the mention of a length of

time ( 2 minutes, 3 years, 4, weeks, 45 years, )
If the noun ends in S ( hours, days, ) Use FOR not SINCE.
The use present perfect with for + length of time

means that the action began in the past and continues

to the present.
The use simple past with for + length of time means that
the action began and ended in the past .
I saw a bird.
Ive been her for almost 2 years
Ive been here for about 5 weeks.
How long have you been here ?
How long have you had this book ?
I have been here since the beginning of the term
I have have had this book for length of time
What countries have you been in ?
When were you in England ?
What are some of the things you have done
since you came to this city ?
What have we done in class since it was 9 oclock ?

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