PRESENT PERFECT

Hello! I’m Perfect. Did you think there is

nothing perfect? Well, I am. All my actions are
complete, I have perfect results of my work. In
fact, I have everything.
What exactly do I have? I have results –
past participles. They are like adjectives,
but about actions.
For example, made in China.

HAVE + past participle

TO HAVE
HAV
E
WHAT ABOUT WITH HE/ HE
SHE/IT? T S
LT I
E S U
R !! !
HE/SHE/IT + N O W
1PP
He has fought ocean
beasts.
She has seen a handsome
boy.
 WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO HIM
IS WRITTEN ON HIS SKIN
get his magic

ocean
fall into the
hook
meet an
octopus

lift the

ocean
pull the islands out of the
travel with

sky
Moana
catch the
sun

fight with steal Te Fiti’s heart

Teka
 YES, THE RESULT IS NOW
 I moved here 3 years ago. And I’ve  started but not
lived here since 2014. finished
 Rowling has written lots of books and  results that you can have again
can write even more. Dickens wrote
lots of books too, but…  results in the period of time that
 I’ve just washed dishes, gone hasn’t finished
shopping and finished reading a book.
Later today I will go partying and
watch a movie. Yesterday I didn’t do  experience
half that.
 It’s not the first time you’ve learnt  results that are
Present Perfect in your life. important
 gone now
and nor
 I can’t get in the house. I’ve lost my returned
keys.
 Two years ago he went away but then
 TIME IN PRESENT PERFECT
by now, so far
(only) just, recently, this
(week)
ever, never, always
already, not yet
started but not
finished
results that you can
have again
results in the period of
time that hasn’t finished
experience
HAVE YOU EVER?
No, I have NEVER danced
tango.
No, I haven’t EVER danced
tango.
Have you ever danced any dances
at all?
I have never ever danced.
 SINCE VS FOR

They haven’t played chess

since 2003.
They haven’t played chess for
14
We years.
haven’t seen each other since we
quarreled. =
We quarreled. Since then we haven’t seen
each other.
Since indicates time. If we know the time, it’s
 ALREADY VS YET VS SO FAR

He has run enough already, he has

already stretched, but he hasn’t yet swum
and he hasn’t worked out yet.

He hasn’t swum so far = He hasn’t swum

yet.
He has run so far = He has already run
No wonder it’s run away
again. This dog has always
liked freedom.

We’ve read lots of

books recently. And
we’ve recently
written some essays,
too.
I’ve only just woken up!!!