Present perfect

Present perfect

We often use the present

perfect to talk about the
recent past, not saying
exactly when things
happend.

We often use the present

perfect to talk about past Example:
We often use the present
experiences in our lives Mary´s had a baby
perfect to give news.
when we don´t specify She´s cleaned the kitchen.
time.
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For regulars verbs the past participle is the same as the past simple (+…ed).
For irregulars verbs the past participle is sometimes the same as the past simple (e.g.
buy,bought, bought) and sometimes different (e.g. do, did , done).
IRREGULARS VERBS
INFINITIVE PAST SIMPLE PAST PARTICIPLE have had had
be was/were been hear heard heard
begin began begun
know knew known
break broke broken
learn learnt learnt
bring brought brought
build built built
leave left left
burn burnt burnt lose lost lost
buy bought bought make made made
can could been able to must had to had to
catch caught caught pay paid paid
choose chose chosen put put put
come came come read read read
cost cost cost
run ran run
cut cut cut
say said said
do did done
dream dreamt dreamt
see saw seen
drink drank drunk show showed shown
drive drove driven sing sang sung
eat ate eaten sleep slept slept
fall fell fallen speak spoke spoken
feel felt felt spend spent spent
fight fought fought take took taken
fly flew flown
teach taught taught
forget forgot forgotten
think thought thought
get got got
understand understood understood
give gave given
go went gone win won won
To make the present perfect
use have/has + past participle.

Full form to have contraction Past

participle of
main verb

+ I have I´ve
Youhave You´ve
He/She/It has He/She/It ´s
We have We´ve
They have They´ve
Seen that film.

- I have not I haven´t

You have not You haven´t
He/She/It has not He/She/It hasn´t
we have not We haven´t
They have not They haven´t