PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE
PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
 The present perfect simple expresses an action that is still going on or that
stopped recently, but has an influence on the present. It puts emphasis on the
result.
Form of Present Perfect
Positive
I / you / we / they I have spoken.
he / she / it
Negative
Question
I have not spoken.
Have I spoken?
He has spoken. He has not spoken. Has he spoken?
 For irregular verbs, use the participle form. For regular verbs, just add “ed”.
 For those who do not have a clear picture on regular verb…we just add ed to the original verb…
 Meanwhile, for irregular verbs, we use the participle form
USE OF PRESENT PERFECT
 Experience or achievements
 Example: She has written five letters.
 action that is still going on
 Example: School has not started yet.
 action that have just finished
 Example: She has cooked dinner.
 finished action that happened in the past but have results that affect the present
 Example: I have lost my key.
 Actions that happened at an indefinite time in the past
 Example : Mother has just finished cooking.
 The full list of irregular verbs is provided on the close up textbook for form 3 students in
page 174 and 175
TEST YOURSELF!
 Write the participle form of the following verbs.
 go →
 sing →
 be →
 buy →
 do →
TEST YOURSELF!
 Write sentences in present perfect simple.
1. they / ask / a question 2. he / speak / English -