Verb Tenses: Present Perfect
This video provides activities to practice using present perfect. For an introduction to this tense, check out our Learning Present Perfect video.
Let’s quickly review how we form present perfect: we use the verb ‘have’, conjugated to match our subject. Then we add the past participle of our verb.
‘I have seen the movie.’ ‘She has lived in England.’
Complete the following sentences using present perfect.
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Let’s see how you went.
Now let’s practice using present perfect to form questions. Remember the subject is placed between the verb ‘have’ and the past participle.
Use the sentence parts to build questions in present perfect. Pause the video here.
Let’s see how you went.
In the next activity, complete the sentences, deciding which should be written in past simple and which should be written in present perfect.
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The first should be past simple because it specifies ‘last week’. We don’t use present perfect if we are specific about when the action happened.
Number two is present perfect. The action occurred during a time period that has not yet finished… ‘this week’.
Number three is present perfect. The action has occurred in the past and is continuing into the present.
Number 4 is present perfect because the time the action was completed isn’t important. The emphasis is on the result of the action- losing her number.
The last is past simple because it specifies a specific time in the past.
We can use present perfect to talk about experiences; things we have or have not done, places we have or have not been.
Write a paragraph about your own experiences using present perfect. Use the following questions to help guide you.
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Here's an example.
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