Present Perfect

Present Perfect

by Nelson

Multiple Choice

I have studied at UTP for 3 years

• Unfinished action

• Finished action

• I don't know

• This question isvery difficul

​Present Perfect

​We use the present perfect when we want to talk about UNFINISHED actions. That is actions that started in the past but continue in the present. In the example: I have studied at UTP for 3 years; I started 3 years ago and today continue to study.

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Another example is: We have had classes of English for one week. In this example, we started classes on Monday and continue today.

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​The grammatical structure is: have/has + verb (past participle)

Fill in the Blanks

Nelson

been a teacher for many years

Multiple Choice

This class _____ _____ very hard

• have jumped

• has loved

• has worked

• have worked

Present Perfect

​We can also use the present perfect to talk about our EXPERIENCES. That means that things we have done in the past, we can connect to the present. We can talk about things we've done, things we've seen, things we've learned, places we've visited, etc. Here are some examples about my personal experiences. Remember the structure: have/has + verb (past participle)

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​I have been to Manchester

​I have lived in Medellín

​I have never eaten cuy

​I have learned to speak English

Fill in the Blanks

Aura _____ _____ sushi

Multiple Choice

Nelson _____ ______ to Europe

• have travelled

• is travel

• was travel

• has travelled

​Past Simple

​In contrast, we use the past simple to talk about FINISHED actions. That is actions that started in the past and finished in the past; they DO NOT have a connection with the present

Multiple Choice

The students ____ their presentations this morning

• did

• do

• was do

• have done