Present Perfect

1 Present Perfect

By Teacher Guillermo Guzman

The Present Perfect Tense

It is used to show a relationship between the past and present. This is because the Grammar Tense it´s used to connect the past and the present.

We use this tense to talk about unfinished actions.

How we use the present perfect?

• To talk about unfinished actions.

• To talk about past experiences and finished.

• To talk about recently finished actions.

Multiple Choice

What is the most common use of the present perfect?

• Things that happened in the past.

• A relationship between the past and present.

What we need for the present perfect?

Personal Pronoun + Have / Has + Verb in Past P. + Complement

Poll

What is the verb you use with 3rd Person Pronouns?

• Have

• Has

Remember the usage of EVER and NEVER:

• We use EVER to ask question about any time in the past.

• We use NEVER in a negative answer

Remember the usage of ALREADY and YET:

• We use ALREADY in affirmative statements (at the end or in the middle on the sentence)

• We use YET to make questions and answer in negative.

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Remember the usage of LATELY, RECENTLY AND JUST:

• Lately is for an indefinite time in the near past (Beginning and end) Sentences and questions.

• Recently is more formally (beginning, middle and end) Sentences and questions.

• Just for the action that happened close to the present (Middle and sentences).

Finally when we don´t have specific time we use:

• A lot of ...

• Several ...

• Many ...

• Real Numbers.