Present Perfect: explanation and example sentences
- 1. The ENGLISH TENSES The The PRESENT PRESENT PERFECT PERFECT tense tense
- 4. 1) to express a 1) to express a present present RESULT RESULT of the of the past past actions : actions : “ “He He hasn’t done hasn’t done his his homework”. homework”.
- 5. RESULT RESULT She She has picked has picked a lot of apples. a lot of apples.
- 6. 2) to express 2) to express life experience life experience ( (ever, never ever, never) ): : “ “Have Have you you ever ever been been a a child child?” ?”
- 7. 3) to express 3) to express unfinished past unfinished past ( (since, recently, for since, recently, for) ): : They They have been have been friends friends for for 20 20 years. years.
- 8. 4) 4) to express a to express a PAST action PAST action, , period of period of time isn’t finished time isn’t finished ( (already, just, yet, this year already, just, yet, this year): ): “ “You You have have already already had had six six cakes!”. cakes!”.
- 9. PAST PAST action action, , time isn’t finished time isn’t finished “ “I I have been have been to the circus twice to the circus twice this week this week”. ”.
- 10. 5) to present 5) to present new information new information: : “ “Wow! I’ Wow! I’ve ve got got a 5!” a 5!”
- 11. new information new information “The police have arrested two men”
- 12. 6). “ 6). “It is the (first) time It is the (first) time smth. smth. has happened has happened” ” “ “It is the It is the (first) time (first) time I I have won have won a a lotery!” lotery!”
- 13. 7). With 7). With state state verbs instead of verbs instead of Continuous: Continuous: be, dislike, enjoy, feel, hate, be, dislike, enjoy, feel, hate, hear, know, like, prefer, hear, know, like, prefer, remember, see, smell, taste, remember, see, smell, taste, etc etc. . « «I I have have always always liked liked this film this film» ». .
- 14. The Present Perfect is used with The Present Perfect is used with the following the following time expressions time expressions: : • just just • always always • already (+)/ yet (-;?) already (+)/ yet (-;?) • ever/ never ever/ never • since since • for for • lately/ recently lately/ recently