1. Asst. Instructor :Rash Tareq Awad
Present Perfect Tense
1st lecture
Asst. Instructor :Rash Tareq Awad
2nd year / Evening Class

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 Present Perfect Tense
1 An action or event completed at some unspecified past time , sentences include , just , already , recently .
I have already talked to him .
She has seen him in the class .
I have jut read a book .
2 An action which began some time in the past and has continued to the moment of speaking , usually include since and for .
Miss Liu has lived in Paris for six months .
Mr . Baker has taught English since 2014.

5. Please Students
Look at the Exercises on Page 188