verb tenses present perfect firstly
let's review the tense past simple we
use past simple to talk about actions or
states of being that started and ended
in the past for example he fell over or
she joined the gym last year each action
took place at a particular point in time
in the past they're not continuing now
let's look at when present perfect tense
is used when referring to events or
states of being that occurred in the
past but are continuing to the present
let's have a look at some examples she
has lived there for years they have been
friends for a long time she still lives
there they are still friends
if we used paths simple the meanings
would be very different she lived there
for years now she must live somewhere
else they were friends for a long time
their friendship began and ended in the
past we also use present perfect to
describe an action that has occurred
during a time period that has not
finished
for example this month so far today
Karel has visited twice this year this
year is not finished yet
she might visit again he has phoned
three times today today is not over so
present perfect is used present perfect
is also used when the time the action
was completed is not important
when we want to emphasize the result of
the action take for example the sentence
they have met before in this sentence
the fact that they met is important not
when they met
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because present perfect emphasizes the
result of the action a follow-up
question someone might ask is when for
example when did they meet here's
another example I have been to Japan I
ate sushi there the first sentence is in
present perfect the second is in past
simple because it's not important when I
went to Japan except that it happened in
the past but it is important when I ate
sushi when I was in Japan now we know
what it's used for let's look at how we
form present perfect we need two things
the present tense of the verb have
conjugated to match our subject and the
past participle of a verb
here's a sentence written in simple
present he sees the movie to form
present perfect we add the verb have and
because our subject is he we will need
to use the conjugated form house then we
just need to add the past participle of
our verb the past participle of C is
seen he has seen the movie let's have
another go I eat dinner we must add the
verb have which we don't need to
conjugate because it already matches our
subject I and then we need the past
participle of the verb eat which is
eaten I have eaten dinner present
perfect can also be used for actions
completed very recently by adding the
word just for example he has just seen
the movie I have just eaten dinner when
we form a question using present perfect
the word order changes the verb have
goes before the subject you have been
here before have you been here before
they have met before have they met
before
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contractions are often used with present
perfect
I have eaten could become I've even he
has been could become he's been for
practice using present perfect check out
our present perfect activity video and
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