PRESENT PERFECT

• You can use the Present Perfect to say

that an action happened at an
unspecified time before now.

• You can use Present perfect with

1. Experience
2. Change Over Time
3. An Uncompleted Action You Are Expecting
4. Time Expressions with Present Perfect
 Present Perfect
FORM

has/have + past participle

Time Expressions with
Present Perfect

• this week , year , month

• before
• many times
• Once
• Twice / three times / four times
• Never – ever
 Examples:

• People have traveled to the Moon.

• Tom has eaten makis many times.
• I have been to Brazil before.
• I have seen that movie before.
• Tati has visited France.
• Rosa has drunk pisco twice.
• Mario Vargas has writing many books.
 Examples

• Bill has still not arrived.

• The rain hasn't stopped yet.
• Have you ever met him?
I have never visited Italy.
• I have already eaten the lunch.
 Questions

• Have- has + subject + past participle

Examples Have you ever slept in a hotel?

Has he eaten the pizza?
Have you read the book yet?
 Negative form

• Subject + have-has + not + past participle

• I have not( haven’t) been there .

Examples
• The students haven’t studied the
lesson.
• Mark has not (hasn’t) came home.
• Dona and Mark hasn’t found the
letter.