Inter 1: Review Present Perfect Tense

Mastering the Present Perfect Tense

A comprehensive guide to understanding and using the Present Perfect Tense in English grammar. Learn how to form and use this tense correctly to express actions or states that started in the past and continue into the present.

Present Perfect Tense

The present perfect tense is used to indicate that an action has happened before now. It describes a past experience with NO time reference.

Examples: 'I have been to Europe twice. '
'Have you been to Disney?'

Using 'yet', 'already' and 'just'

• 'yet' is used in questions and negative sentences.

  • For example: 'Have you finished your homework yet?'

    'No, I haven't done it yet.'

• 'already' is used in affirmative sentences.

  • For example: 'I have already seen this movie.'

• 'just' is used to say something happend recently.

  • For example: 'I have just eaten dinner, I'm not hungry.'

Present Perfect Tense

The present perfect tense is also used for actions and events that started in the past and continue into the present.

Examples: 'I have lived in Sao Paulo for all my life. '
'I have been at school since 7 am.'

Multiple Choice

Donna ___ a mountain bike.

• have bought

• has bought

• has buy

Multiple Choice

I ___ to the beach twice this year.

• have traveled

• has traveled

• 've travel

Multiple Choice

I ___ my bags for the trip.

• haven't gone

• hasn't gone

• has gone

Multiple Choice

Mario has known Josh ___ two years.

• for

• since

• already

Multiple Choice

We have studied here ___ 2005.

• for

• since

• just

Multiple Choice

I ___ my bags for the trip.

• haven't packed yet

• already have packed

• have already packed