This document summarizes the present perfect tense in Portuguese. It discusses: 1) Formation of the present perfect using "have/has" plus the past participle of the main verb. 2) How the past participle is formed for regular and irregular verbs. 3) Uses of "have" and "has" depending on the subject. 4) The difference between the simple past (definite time) and present perfect (indefinite time). 5) Examples contrasting the simple past and present perfect tenses.

1. Present Perfect – parte 1 Formação: Have / Has + Particípio do verbo principal

2. Particípio Verbo Regular = (ed) Verbo Irregular = 3ª coluna chamada particípio

3. Particípio Infinitivo Passado Particípio pay payed payed travel traveled traveled love loved loved see saw seen do did done eat ate eaten

4. Have / Has I – YOU – WE – THEY = HAVE SHE – HE – IT = HAS

5. Simple Past & Present Perfect Simple Past = Tempo Definido exemplos: yesterday last week, year, night two days ago last vocation in 1998.

6. Present Perfect = Tempo Indefinido exemplos: lately (ultimamente) since 1998 (desde) for two hours (por) already (já) yet (ainda)

7. Exemplos I visited my relatives last week SP TD I have visited my relatives lately PP TI

8. She ate chinese food two days ago . SP TD She has already eaten chinese food. PP TI PP

9. Negative form: HAVE / HAS + NOT They have not watched movies lately. (haven’t) Mary has not been at home. (hasn’t)

10. Interrogative form Have / Has antes do sujeito Have you played soccer with them? Has your father driven that car? What have you done recently?