Uses Present Perfect Tenses

What is the structure of the present perfect tense?

• have + base form

• has + present participle

• had + past participle

• have/has + past participle

Which auxiliary verb is used in the present perfect tense?

• is

• was

• will

• have/has

How do you form the past participle of regular verbs?

• Add 'ed' to the base form of the verb.

• Change the last letter of the verb to 'y'.

• Use the verb in its infinitive form.

• Add 'ing' to the base form of the verb.

What is the main use of the present perfect tense?

• To indicate future actions

• To describe habitual actions

• To express actions that have relevance to the present or to describe experiences.

• To express actions completed in the past without relevance to the present

Which time expressions are commonly used with the present perfect?

• yesterday

• ever, never, just, already, yet, for, since

• tomorrow

• always

What is the structure of the present perfect continuous tense?

• have/has + being + verb-ing

• have/has + been + verb-ing

• have/has + been + verb

• have/has + verb + ed

Which auxiliary verbs are used in the present perfect continuous tense?

• was, were

• is, are

• have, has

• will, would

How do you form the present participle of verbs?

• Use the verb in its infinitive form.

• Add '-ing' to the base form of the verb.

• Replace the base form with its past tense.

• Add '-ed' to the base form of the verb.

What is the primary use of the present perfect continuous tense?

• To describe actions that will happen in the future.

• To indicate a completed action in the past.

• To express habitual actions that occur regularly.

• To express actions that began in the past and continue to the present or have recently stopped.

Which time expressions are often used with the present perfect continuous?

• yesterday

• next week

• for, since, all day, lately, recently

• tomorrow