Present Perfect Tense
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What is Present Perfect
Tense?
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started in the past
continued up to
the present
past
present
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What do you need
the Present Perfect for ?
to tell what you have done recently/ lately.
 to tell what you have just or already done.
 to tell what you have never/ ever done.
 to tell what you have done so far/ up to
now.
 to tell what you have done today/ this
week/ this month/ this year.
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How to form the present perfect tense
Has /have + Past participle
Subject+has+ V(past
participle
Subject+have+ V(past
participle))
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I
You
have
We
Past
participle
e.g. gone
They
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He
She
It
has
Past
participle
e.g. gone
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When do we use
Present Perfect Tense?
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Negative statements are formed like this.
I have not/haven’t finished.
not

You have finished.
Negative statements are formed like this.
I have not/haven’t finished.
You have not/haven’t finished.
not

She has finished.
Practice (1)
Present
Past
made
have / has made
1 do
did
have / has done
2 tidy
tidied
have / has tidied
3 eat
ate
have / has eaten
4 draw
drew
have / has drawn
5 take
took
have / has taken
e.g. make
Present perfect
6 paint
painted
have / has painted
7 write
wrote
have / has written
Practice (2)
Present
Past
Present perfect
8 ride
rode
have / has ridden
9 swim
swam
have / has swum
10 sweep
swept
have / has swept
11 move
moved
have / has moved
12 see
saw
have / has seen
13 speak
spoke
have / has spoken
14 cook
cooked
have / has cooked
15 break
broke
have / has broken
Past tense & Present perfect tense
Past Tense
 actions that
happened in
the past
e.g. I sang yesterday.
Present Perfect Tense
 actions that started
in the past and
continue to the present
e.g. I’ve sung for two
hours.
 actions that have just
finished
e.g. I’ve just sung a
famous song.
Past tense & Present perfect tense
Past Tense
 We know the
specific point of
time of the
action.
e.g. I drew a picture
last night.
Present Perfect Tense
 We do not know the
time of the action.
e.g. I’ve drawn a picture
already.
Past tense & Present perfect tense
Past Tense
 verb - 1 word
e.g. I started playing
the violin in 2000.
 Hint words:
yesterday,
last night,
last Sunday,
last year, ago,
in 2000
Present Perfect Tense
 verb - 2 words
e.g. I’ve played the violin
since 2000.
 Hint words:
since, for, already, just,
yet, ever
Practice (2)
e.g. I _______
made a dress two weeks ago. (make)
1 I ______________
have lived
in Hong Kong since 1990.
(live)
bought our house in 2000. (buy)
2 My parents _______
has taught at my school
3 Miss Lee ___________
for two years. (teach)
visited his uncle one month ago. (visit)
4 Tom _______
have been friends
5 Polly and Dolly __________
since last year. (be)
has slept
6 The baby __________
for four hours. (sleep)
She ____
has already
broken three cups.
________
(break)
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1. _____
Have you _____
seen the
London Bridge yet?
(see)
2. I _______
haven’t ________
finished
dinner yet.
(not finish)
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They _____
have ______
lived in
England since 1990.
(live)
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