PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

1. The Present Perfect is used to talk about an action that has just happened
or been completed.
2. When we use the present perfect, the exact time of the action is not
mentioned.
3. We use {has/have + the past participle of a verb} to form the present
perfect.
4. Example of the past participle verbs:
- Eat (present) / ate (past) / eaten (past participle)
- Walk (present) / walked (past) / walked (past participle)
- Sing (present) / sang (past) / sung (past participle)

I
You have booked the flight tickets to
Plural
They (‘ve) Singapore.
nouns
We
The visitors

He
She Singular has enjoyed the trip on the luxury train.
It nouns (’s)
The visitor

Use Example
1 Actions that have just finished The students have just completed a
project on the environment
2 Experiences and achievements The scientist has won many prizes
3 Actions that happened in the I can’t show you how to use the camera
past but have results that affect because I haven’t read the instructions
the present
4 Actions that happened at an I have lost my map in of the rainforest
indefinite time in the past
Exercise: Complete the sentences using the present perfect tense of the verbs
in brackets. {has/have + the past participle of a verb}

1. Mr Smith _________________ (speak) to the principal about the matter.

2. Sarah __________________ (write) only two letters home this year.

3. Danny __________________ (cook) a tasty dinner for us.

4. Fairuz ________________ (drive) to Penang a few times.

5. My friend ________________ (inform) me that the road could be

dangerous.

6. None of my relatives ______________________ (come) to Malaysia to stay

with me.

7. The man was disappointed as he __________________ (pay) too much for

the car.

8. Miss Sally _________________ (teach) in Brunei since 2000.

9. Amira __________________ (know) me since we were at primary school.

10. The girls ______________________ (not finish) their homework.

11. Saleh ______________________ (break) his skateboard despite being

very careful.

12. They ______________________ (decide) to go for community meeting.

13. I ____________________ (see) that scary movie with my friends.

14. Ruby ____________________ (go) to the library.

15. We _________________ (book) the family suite in that fancy hotel.