Present Perfect Tense or the most confusing tense

Present Perfect Tense or the most confusing tense you have ever tried to understand ! 1

Present Perfect Tense Usage : when we talk about a time from the past until � now. For example, person’s life. Have you ever been to India? � Structure: � Have / Has + the past participle of the verb a) Regular past participles are the same as the past form and end in -ed: used, finished, tried. b) Many verbs have irregular past participles: been, gone, seen, done. 2

Present Perfect Tense Key words= Signals= Time expressions: � Just (a short time ago) � Never � Ever( in question) � Yet (until now) it comes with questions and negative � sentences and it’s usually at the end of the question or a negative sentence. Already (before you expected or I expected) � For (two days, an hour, three months, two weeks, one � year) Since (Monday-Saturday. . etc-two O’clock- 09: 30 pm- � January…. December-1998, 2012) 3

Comparison (Since-For-ago) We use since and for to say how long � Since (the start of the period) � Ex. I have lived in London since I was ten years old- � She has been in Southampton since 2005. Specific time For ( the period of time) � Ex. I have lived in London for a long time- She has � been in Southampton for six months. Unspecific time 4

Ago= before now We use ago with the past (did-went-was-were- started � -ate) Examples: � When did Sara arrive in London? � She arrived in London two days ago � How long has Sara been in London? � She has been in London for three days � 5

How can you form the Present Perfect? 6

Comparison I always study � History with my classmates Present Simple I have already � studied History with my classmates. Present perfect 7

Comparison I am learning � I have been � French now learning French since 2009 Present Continuous Present Perfect Continuous 8

Why don’t you test yourself again? What action can you describe with the � Present Perfect? How do you form it ? � What time expressions can you use with � the Present Perfect? What’s the difference between the Present � Perfect and the Simple Past ? 9

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