Present and Past Perfect

Present and Past Perfect

by Jana Osif Valešová

​Present Perfect: Structure

​I have finished the thesis.

​He has lived here for many years.

​We haven't seen him yet.

​

​Yes, I have.

​No, I haven't.

Multiple Select

Present perfect is used to talk

• about situations that started in the past and are still true

• about completed actions at a time in the past which is not mentioned

• about past habits which are no longer true

• about completed actions where the important thing is the present result

• a series of actions continuing up to now

Draw

Draw a typical situation where you would use present perfect tense.

Multiple Select

Which time expressions are typical for present perfect?

• when

• ever

• always

• how long

• last night

​Time expressions

PRESENT PERFECT​

never, ever, for, since, always, yet, lately, recently, how long, just, still, already

​​today, this morning, tonight, this year

​

​PAST TENSE

​yesterday, last night, ago, on Monday, in 1999

Multiple Choice

......................... (you/meet) anyone interesting at the party?

• Have you met

• Has you met

• Did you meet

• Did you met

Multiple Choice

I haven't seen Gerry ....... a long time.

• since

• already

• for

• recently

• yet

Multiple Choice

Sean ..................................... a table for tonight.

• already books

• is already booking

• have already booked

• has already booked

​Past Perfect: structure

​​I had finished the thesis before I went to the pub.

​He was sad because had lived here for many years.

​When I came, I realised, I hadn't seen him like that.

​

​Yes, I had.

​No, I hadn't.

Multiple Select

We use past perfect to talk about

• completed actions before a moment in the past

• completed actions in the past

• situations and states before hte past

• completed actions where the important thing is the result at a moment in the past

• general truths in the past

Multiple Choice

By the time he died, Beethoven ........................................ nine symphonies

• has written

• wrote

• had written

• has been writing

Multiple Choice

I ...................... my homework as soon as I got home from school.

• had done

• was doing

• did

• had been doing