Present Perfect Tense

of
Active and Passive
Voice
Contents
01 Definition of Present 05 Saying
Perfect Tense
02 Present Perfect Tense 06 Activity
Check
03 Active and Passive Voice
Converting Active To
04 Passive Voice of the
Present Perfect Tense
What is Present Perfect Tense?
The present perfect tense, is a verb tense used
to express actions or events that occurred in
the past and have a connection to the present.
It is often used to describe experiences, actions
that started in the past and continue into the
present, or actions that have just been
completed.

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Example of Sentences that are in
Present Perfect Tense
Examples:

I have studied for my exams.

We have traveled to many countries

She has seen that movie before

Determine if a Sentence is in the
Present Perfect Tense
To determine if a sentence is in the present perfect tense, you need
to check for two key elements: the auxiliary verb “have” and the
past participle form of the main verb.

The present perfect tense requires the use of the auxiliary verb “have” in its
Auxiliary Verb present tense forms: “have” for the pronouns “I,” “you,” “we,” and “they,” and
“has” for the pronouns “he,” “she,” and “it.”
The main verb in the present perfect tense is expressed in its past participle
Past Participle of form. Regular English verbs typically form their past participles by adding “-
the Main Verb ed” to the base verb, but there are also many irregular verbs that have
different forms.
“They have finished their work.” (auxiliary verb “have” + past participle
Example
“finished”)
Active and Passive Voice
Active
● The subject of the sentence
performs the action.
● Emphasizes the doer or agent of
the action.
● Common structure: Subject +
Verb + Object
Passive
● The subject of the sentence
receives the action.
● Can be used to focus on the
result rather than the doer.
● Common structure:
Object/Receiver + Verb (in
passive form) + Agent (optional).
How to convert Active to Passive Voice
of the Present Perfect tense?
Identify the subject, object, and auxiliary verb (have/has) in the active sentence.
Move the object of the active sentence to the subject position in the passive
sentence.
Use “has been” or “have been” (according to the subject) + past participle of the
main verb.
Add the preposition “by” if the doer of the action needs to be mentioned.
Example conversion from active to passive voice in the present perfect tense:
Active: I have written the report.
● Passive: The report has been written by me.
Saying
In words of Dr. Seuss,

“The more that you read, the more

things you will know. The more that
you learn, the more places you’ll go.”

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Write it down:
read and travel, you will learn.
Activity

Change the following sentences into passive voice

in the present perfect tense.
Sam has never liked me.

Your love has changed me completely.

The teacher has started the lecture.

 Thanks!
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