Present Perfect Tense

Present Perfect Tense

How and When to Use?

When do we use present perfect tense?

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We use the present perfect tense:

• for something that started in the past and continues in the present

• Example: They have been married for nearly fifty years.

We use the present perfect tense:

• when we are talking about our experience up to the present

• Example: I have played the guitar ever since I was a child.

We can use 'ever' and 'never' to talk about our experience up to the present:

Have you ever been to Japan?

No, I've never been to Japan.

We use the present perfect tense:

• for something that happened in the past but is important in the present

• Example: I can't get in the house. I have lost my keys.

​The Formula:

Time expressions used with present perfect simple

1) for
This gives a period of time.

Examples:
I've worked at this company for two years.

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2) since
This gives a starting point.

Examples:
I've had this car since 2015.

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3) just
This shows that something finished a short time ago.

Examples:
We've just eaten lunch.

4) already
This shows that something was finished earlier than expected.

Examples:
She's already gone home.

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5) never
These expression means "not any time"n

Examples:
He has never called me.

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6) yet
This is used for negatives and questions about situations that were expected to happen.

Examples:
Have you cooked dinner yet?

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7) ever
These expression means "any time"

Examples:

Have you ever been to Korea?

Can you give me some examples of Verb 1, Verb 2 and Verb 3?

​For Example:
V1 V2 V3
Speak Spoke Spoken
Walk Walked Walked

Multiple Choice

How long ______ the children slept?

• did

• have

• has

• was

Multiple Choice

That tree __________ there for five hundred years.

• does

• have been

• is been

• has been

Multiple Choice

Have you __________ left a restaurant without paying the bill?

• never

• still

• ever

• yet

Multiple Choice

Einstein ______ the theory of relativity, one of the two pillars of modern physics.

• have developed

• has developed

• developed

• is developing

Multiple Select

Time expression of present perfect, except...

• Already

• Yet

• From

• Recently

• For

Multiple Choice

I ...... in Karawang

• has lived

• had lived

• have lived

• lived

Poll

Out of 5, how confident are you in knowing how and when to use present perfect tense? (1=lowest, 5=highest)

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