The document discusses the present perfect tense in English. It begins by explaining that the present perfect tense is used for actions that started in the past and continue in the present. It then provides the construction of the present perfect tense using pronouns and examples. Finally, it outlines three main usages of the present perfect tense: for repeated actions, describing experience up to the present, and for completed actions that have an implication in the present.

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PRESENT PERFECT

2. What is it and what do we use it for?
An action happened at an
unspecified time before now
and continues in the present

3. Present Perfect

4. How do we construct it?
Pronoun Positive Negative Question
I / you / we / they I have spoken. I have not spoken. Have I spoken?
he / she / it He has spoken. He has not spoken. Has he spoken?
subject + auxiliary verb + main verb
have past participle

5. Construction
subject auxiliary verb main verb
+ I have seen ET.
+ You have eaten mine.
- She has not been to Rome.
- We have not played football.
? Have you finished?
? Have they done it?

6. The usage of the present perfect
1. For something we have done several times in the past and
continue to do:
Eg. I’ve played the guitar ever since I was a teenager.
*He has written three books
and he is working on another
one.

7. Usage
2. When we are talking about our experience up to the present:
Note: We often use the adverb ever to talk about experience up to the
present:
• My last birthday was the worst day I have ever had.
Note: and we use never for the negative form:
• Have you ever met Billy Bob?
Yes, but I’ve never met his dog.

8. Usage
3. We use the present perfect of be when someone
has gone to a place and returned:
• A: Where have you been?
• B: I’ve just been out to
the supermarket.

9. Exercising our abilities
positive negative question
We have chatted.
The lesson has not
started.
Have we have won?
She has turned around.
They have not arrived.

10. Activity of Creativity