1. PRESENT PERFECT
T E N S E

2. Look at the following sentences:
1. The men paint the house.
(Present Tense)
2. The men painted the house.
(Past Tense)
3. The men have painted the house.
(Present Perfect Tense)

3. Present Perfect Tense Made up of
“ have /has” + past participle form of verb
Present
eat
write
Past
ate
wrote
Present participle
eating
writing
Past Participle
eaten
written
“has/have” +
eaten  +
“has/have”
ate /eat/eating ×

4. When do we use the Present Perfect Tense?
“Ali has gone to school. ”
- used to describe an action that has been completed.
Isn’t the Past Tense also used to describe completed action?
“Ali went to school.”

5. He went for tuition yesterday.
He has gone for tuition yesterday. ×
In using the Present Perfect tense:
we cannot include the time of action.
“ He has eaten the bread.”

7. ACTIVITY
Pretend that you are a detective investigating a crime that just took place.
You are to come up with a crime scene report using 8 Present Perfect Tenses in your report.
e.g.
1. When we arrived at the scene of the crime, it seemed that the
suspect has just left the building.

8. Worksheet Piggy Bank Goldfish from the fish bowl.
Half eaten chocolate candy
Footprints
Worksheet
Can of blue paint

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10. 1.The present perfect tense is made up of ________
Recap:
1.The present perfect tense is made up of ________
has/have + present participle
b. had + past participle
c. has/have + past participle form of verb √
2. In using the Present Perfect Tense, we should not include ____________
the completed action
the time in which the action was completed
the action √