Present Perfect Tense
 Form
 I                             I
 You                           You
 We       have                 We     haven’t   finished
 They     ( ‘ve )   Finished   They

 He                            He
 She      has       finished   She    hasn’t    finished
 It       ( ‘s )               It
Examples:
I have met a tourist.
Ali has written a letter.
We have bought a new car.
The boys have broken the window.
He has been to the UK.
Ahmad has eaten all rice.
When to use the present perfect?
   1)Actions that happened in the past but
      which has a result in the present.
     Look! The boy has spilt coffee here.
     Oh! You have drunk the tea. The glass is
      empty.
     I have learned English.
     Ali has played football.
 2) Actions that are completed up to now
  without stating a specific time:
 We have already bought a new car.
 They have called you.


3) Actions that started in the past and continues
  into the present:
I’ve lived in London for three years.
F0R (period)    SINCE(Time point)
 A week           1998
 A year           2001
 Two hours        Last week
 Three days       June
 Five weeks       He was a child
 Three months     They moved to Muscat
 A while
 Three minutes
 A long time
Thanks for listening

Present perfect

  • 1.
    Present Perfect Tense Form I I You You We have We haven’t finished They ( ‘ve ) Finished They He He She has finished She hasn’t finished It ( ‘s ) It
  • 2.
    Examples: I have meta tourist. Ali has written a letter. We have bought a new car. The boys have broken the window. He has been to the UK. Ahmad has eaten all rice.
  • 3.
    When to usethe present perfect?  1)Actions that happened in the past but which has a result in the present.  Look! The boy has spilt coffee here.  Oh! You have drunk the tea. The glass is empty.  I have learned English.  Ali has played football.
  • 4.
     2) Actionsthat are completed up to now without stating a specific time:  We have already bought a new car.  They have called you. 3) Actions that started in the past and continues into the present: I’ve lived in London for three years.
  • 6.
    F0R (period) SINCE(Time point)  A week  1998  A year  2001  Two hours  Last week  Three days  June  Five weeks  He was a child  Three months  They moved to Muscat  A while  Three minutes  A long time
  • 8.