Present Perfect is used to express actions that happened in an unspecified time in the past Present Perfect
Present Perfect refers to actions in the past that have something to do with the present , or still continue in the present Present Perfect
Present Perfect talks about repeated actions Present Perfect
She has been to Asgard How long have you been married? I have not seen her many times. An unspecified time before ‘ now ’ . Examples…
Form [has/have + past participle (V3)] Example: “ I have been to France ” or “ I ’ve been to France ” This sentence means that you went to France sometime in your life. Present Perfect
I/You/We/They have (‘ ve ) traveled . He/She /It has (‘s) traveled . Positive Form
I/You/We/They have not (haven’t) studied . He/She /It has not (hasn’t) studied . Negative Form
Have Have I/you/we/they eaten? Has Has he/she/it eaten? Question Form (Interrogative)
Positive Yes, I/you/we/they have. ( not Yes, I /you/we/they ’ ve ) Yes, he/she/it has. ( not Yes, he/she/it ’s) Negative No, I/you/we/they have not (or haven’t) No, he/she/it has not (or hasn’t) Short Answer Form
Usage I’ve bought some chocolates. Present Perfect is use to express actions that happened in the past and have resulted in the present. a nd I’m going to eat them…
Present Perfect can be used with today and phrases with this , e.g. this morning, this week, this year . We’ve done quite a good job today Usage
Hurry, SATPOL PP is here !!! When asking or talking about experiences. Have you ever run a marathon? No, I’ve never done it before Usage
With lately and recently meaning “in the last few days/weeks”. Have I told you lately that I love you ? Usage
With just to express an action started / finished a short time ago. It has just started raining… We’ve just lost the champions league… Usage
With yet in negative or interrogative sentences to express that something is not done. I haven’t finished my work yet. Usage
Usage When expressing repetitions of actions. I’ve seen this movie three times. The boy d… SHUT UP!
With for to express how long the period is. With since to say when the period began. I’ve had it since you asked me to pose for this photo! I’ve had the flu for a week now! Usage
Past Perfect
Past Perfect is used to express an action that was completed before another action in the past. Past Perfect
Form [had + past participle (V3)] Example : I was late. The teacher had given the test when I arrived . I felt better after I had taken the medicine. Present Perfect
Action A : Anna left at 9.30 Action B : Elsa arrived at 10.00 Anna had left when Elsa arrived o r When Elsa arrived , Anna had left Past Perfect
Notice the tenses used Anna had left when Elsa Arrived Action A : Anna had left (Past Perfect) Action B : w hen Elsa arrived (Past Tense) Past Perfect
I had slipped before Chelsea scored the winning goal THE - END