Present Perfect Tense

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ESL Video on the Present Perfect

This lesson is based on the following video:

Present Perfect Grammar Rules

In today’s lesson, you will learn about the present perfect.

We use the present perfect to show a link between the present and the last.

For an action that started before now, but the time isn’t specified.

We use the present perfect to describe something that started in the past and continues in the present.

For example:

She has played soccer since she was five years old.

They have lived here for five years.

An action performed during a period that has not finished.

I haven’t seen her this week.

It has snowed a lot this year.

A repeated action in an unstated time period sometime between the past and now.

I have read that book ten times.

She has traveled there frequently.

An action that was just recently completed.

Expressed by “Just”

I have just finished my work.

I have just eaten. I’m full.

An action when the time is not important.

He has been to Australia.

Have you seen Casablanca?

To perform the present perfect, we use the appropriate form of the auxiliary very “to have” (present tense)

+

The past participle of the main verb.

The past participle of the verb is the base + ed.

For example:

– played

– listened

– watched

*Review the lesson for the past simple regular and irregular for spelling rules, exceptions and general information.

Present Perfect Positive Form

To form the affirmative, it’s:

Subject + to have + past participle

I have eaten.

She has studied English.

Present Perfect Negative Form

For the negative, it’s:

Subject + to have + not + past participle

They have not (haven’t) been to Canada.

Mary has not (hasn’t) played soccer.

Present Perfect Question Form

For the interrogative, it’s: to have + subject + past participle

Have you met Sally?

Have you called her back?

For the negative interrogative, it’s:

To have + not + subject + past participle

Have you not (haven’t you) cleaned the kitchen?

Has she not (hasn’t she) been home yet?

Let’s practice the Present Perfect!

Answer the following questions

Have you ever been to Japan?

Yes, I have been to Japan.

Yes, I’ve been to Japan.

No, I haven’t been to Japan.

Have you ever met a famous person?

Yes, I have met a famous person.

Yes, I’ve met a famous person.

No, I haven’t met a famous person.

Have you ever eaten crocodile meat?

Yes, I have eaten crocodile meat.

Yes, I’ve eaten crocodile meat.

No, I haven’t eaten crocodile meat.

Have you ever climbed a mountain?

Yes, I have climbed a mountain.

Yes, I’ve climbed a mountain.

No, I haven’t climbed a mountain.

Have you ever studied another language?

Yes, I have studied another language.

Yes, I’ve studied another language.

No, I haven’t studied another language.

Have you ever played American football?

Yes, I have played American football.

Yes, I’ve played American football.

No, I haven’t played American football.

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