2. Present perfect
DEFINITION
The present perfect tense is used to describe action that
began in the past and continues into the present or has just
been completed
3. • We use Present Perfect for an action in the past with a result
now
• We use Present Perfect when we talk about a time from the
past until now
• In Present Perfect we use HAVE/HAS+V3
The Use
4. The pattern of Present Perfect
POSITIVE (+) NEGATIVE (-)
S + Have/Has + Past Participle (V3)
INTROGATIVE (?)
S + Have/Has + not + Past Participle (V3
Have/Has + S + Past Participle (V3) ?
Have : For Subject ( I , We , You ,They )
Has : For Subject ( He , She , It )
5. Examples
•Positive
- I have seen the film before
- She has seen the film before
•Negative
- They haven’t seen the film before
- He hasn’t seen the film before
•Interrogative
- Have you seen the film before?
- Has she seen the film before?
