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