1. The Present Perfect tense How and when to use it

2. Present Perfect Verb Tense we use to describe:
1) Experiences in the past
2) Completed events
3) Actions that began in the past and continue now, with consequences in the present time

3. Main Uses of the Present Perfect
Something that started in the past and still true now
Example: Spain has been a member of the EU since 1986

4. Main uses of the Present Perfect
Indefinite past action
(the time is unspecified or unknown)
Example: I have seen that person somewhere ?

5. Main uses of the Present Perfect
Repeated action in the past
Example:
I have been to England lots of times

6. Main uses of the Present Perfect
An action that began in the past and has recently finished (we can add “just”)
Example:
My sister has just arrived from holidays, she told me the flight was very nice

7. How to form the Present Perfect
Subject + have / has + past participle
I spoken
You begun
He shown
She come
It gone
We cut
They become
People swum
Everyone won
…..

8. Past Participles What is a past participle?
For regular past tense verbs, the –ed form: liked, walked, worked, talked
For irregular past verbs, memorize:
been, seen, had, eaten, shown, written

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10. Key words for present perfect
Already = (adv.) before now
I have already finished my homework.
Not yet = (adv.) not before now
Scientists have not discovered a cure yet

11. Key words for present perfect
Never = (adv.) not at any time
in the past, including now
I have never seen
such a beautiful sunset!
Ever = (adv.) at any time, including the present
** Used only in questions
Have you ever ridden a horse?

12. Reminder about Adverb Placement
With two verbs (auxiliary and main verb), place the adverb between them
I have never eaten raw fish.

13. Key words for present perfect
Before = at some time in the past behind the present time
I have been to Las Vegas before.
Several times, many times, a few times, a couple of times, a lot of times = for indefinite or repeated past actions

14. Key words for present perfect
Since and for
Since + specific point in the past when the action started
I have lived here since 1987 ( /sIns/ )
For + duration, length of time
I have lived here for 34 years

15. Practice: since or for? _______ 6:00 _______ January _______ Wednesday
_______ a month
_______ two days ago
_______ November 1
_______ 2004
_______ an hour
_______ I was young
_______ January
_______ 10 years
_______ Monday
_______ 12 noon
_______ I got up
_______ 5 minutes
_______ a long time ago
_______ four days

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