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4/11/11
4/12/09
PRESENT PERFECT (EXPLANATION AND ACTIVITIES)
The PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE:
The present perfect simple expresses an action that is still going on or that stopped recently, but has an influence on the present. It puts emphasis on the result.
Form of Present Perfect:
[has/have + past participle]
Examples:
The present perfect simple expresses an action that is still going on or that stopped recently, but has an influence on the present. It puts emphasis on the result.
Form of Present Perfect:
[has/have + past participle]
Examples:
I have seen that movie twenty times.
I think I have met him once before.
There have been many earthquakes in California.
People have traveled to the Moon.
People have not traveled to Mars.
Have you read the book yet?
Nobody has ever climbed that mountain.
A: Has there ever been a war in the United States?B: Yes, there has been a war in the United States.
For irregular verbs, use the participle form (see list of irregular verbs, 3rd column). For regular verbs, just add “ed”.
Use of Present Perfect :
1.Puts emphasis on the result
Example: She has written five letters.
2. Action that is still going on
2. Action that is still going on
Example: School has not started yet.
3. Action that stopped recently
Example: She has cooked dinner.
4. Finished action that has an influence on the present
4. Finished action that has an influence on the present
Example: I have lost my key.
5. Action that has taken place once, never or several times before the moment of speaking
Example: I have never been to Australia
5. Action that has taken place once, never or several times before the moment of speaking
Example: I have never been to Australia
25/11/08
It's pointless learning Slang, Idioms and lots of vocabulary if we don't know the basic verb tenses, we'll revise The Present Perfect Simple
Present Perfect Simple
FORM
[has/have + past participle]
Examples:
You have seen that movie many times.
Have you seen that movie many times?
You have not seen that movie many times.
USE 1:
Unspecified Time Before Now
We use the Present Perfect to say that an action happened at an unspecified time before now. The exact time is not important.
You CANNOT use the Present Perfect with specific time expressions such as: yesterday, one year ago, last week, when I was a child, when I lived in Japan, at that moment, that day, one day, etc.
We CAN use the Present Perfect with unspecific expressions such as: ever, never, once, many times, several times, before, so far, already, yet, etc.
Examples:
Have you read the book yet?
Nobody has ever climbed that mountain.
A: Has there ever been a war in the United States?
Have you read the book yet?
Nobody has ever climbed that mountain.
A: Has there ever been a war in the United States?
USE 2:
Duration From the Past Until Now
Examples:
I have had a cold for two weeks.
She has been in England for six months.
Mary has loved chocolate since she was a little girl.
I have had a cold for two weeks.
She has been in England for six months.
Mary has loved chocolate since she was a little girl.
EXERCISES AND RELATED TOPICS
Verb Tense Exercise 5 Simple Past and Present Perfect
Verb Tense Exercise 6 Simple Past and Present Perfect
Verb Tense Exercise 12 Simple Past, Present Perfect, and Past Perfect 
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