Present Perfect Tense
Present Perfect Tense
Made up of :
“ have /has” + past participle form of verb
Form of Present Perfect
Positive Negative Question
I / you / we / they I have spoken. I have not spoken. Have I spoken?
he / she / it He has spoken. He has not spoken. Has he spoken?
When do we use the Present Perfect Tense?
1) puts emphasis on the result
I have cleaned my room.
2) Recently completed action
He has just played handball
3) State beginning in the past and still continuing
We have lived in Yanbu since 1986.
In using the Present Perfect tense:
We cannot include the time of action.
“ He has eaten the bread.”
“ He has eaten the bread yesterday. ×
Affirmative
• I
• You
• He
• She
• It
• We
• They
have swum
have swum
has swum
has swum
has swum
have swum
have swum
Negative
• I
• You
• He
• She
• It
• We
• They
haven’t swum
haven’t swum
hasn’t swum
hasn’t swum
hasn’t swum
haven’t swum
haven’t swum
1.The present perfect tense is made up of ________
a. has/have + present participle
b. had + past participle
c. has/have + past participle form of verb
That’s incorrect
That is correct .
a. the completed action
b. the time in which the action was completed
c. the action
2- In using the Present Perfect Tense, we should not include ____________
That’s incorrect
That is correct .
• Swim• Ring• Sing• Make• Arrive• Go• Catch
• Swim• Ring• Sing• Make• Arrive• Go• Catch
swum
rung
sung
made
arrived
gone
caught
• See• Cut • Work• Leave• Give• Do• Buy
cutworked
seen
left
given
done
bought
I … …... answered the question.
She …..…. opened the window.
They …..… called us.
You ….…. carried a box.
It …….. rained a lot.
We ……... washed the car.
have
have
have
have
has
has