“PRESENT PERFECT TENSE”

We use the Present Perfect Tense to talk about...

An Unfinished action in the past that has connection with the

present.
- I have lived in Paris since 2018. (I continue living in Paris)

An action that begun in the past and they’re repetitive ...

- I have studied from Monday to Sunday.

An action that occur in the past and Finish in the past, but with no
exact time.
- I have seen that movie .(no exact time)
- I have finished my homework.
An action that happened recently in the past. (a short time ago)
- I have just sent an e-mail.
 “Present Perfect Tense”
To form the “Present Perfect Tense” you need:

Subject Auxiliary Past Participle of Verb Complement +

I / You Verb # 3 Since / For
He / she / it “have / has” # 1 = eat.....Simple Present (to enphazise the period of time).
We / They / You # 2 = ate ....Simple Past
# 3 = eaten....Past Participle

Contractions in affirmative form:

Contractions in negative form:
I have = I’ve
I have not = I haven’t
You have = You’ve
You have not = I haven’t
She has = She’s
She has not = She hasn’t
He has = He’s
He has not = He hasn’t
It has = It’s
It has not = It hasn’t
We have = We’ve
We have not = We haven’t
They have = They’ve
They have not = They haven’t
You have = You’ve
You have not = You haven’t
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SUBJECT + HAS/HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE VERB + COMPLEMENT ...SINCE/FOR

Affirmative sentences Negative sentences

HAVE/HA COMPLEMENT Negative COMPLEMENT
SUBJECT P.P. VERB SUBJECT HAVE/HAS P.P. VERB
S ....SINCE/FOR NOT ....SINCE/FOR

I at JEM school I at JEM school since

have studied have studied
You since 2014. You 2014.

He He
French perfume French perfume for
She has bought She has bought
for 8 months. NOT 8 months.
It It

We an interesting We an interesting story

They have written story since They have written these since
You February. You February.
EXAMPLES:
 “Present Perfect Tense”
Questions & Answers

+ SUBJECT + EVER + P.P verb + COMPLEMENT ?

HAVE /HAS

Question
Have
+ you
+ ever + been + in Peru?

Have you ever

been in Peru?
Answers
(+) Yes, I have.
Yes, I have.

(-) No, I haven‘t.

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