PRESENT

PERFECT

We use the Present Perfect to say that an action

happened at an unspecified time before now.
ever, never, once,
many times, several
times, before, so far,
already, yet

yesterday, one year ago,

last week, when I was a
child, when I lived in
Japan, at that moment,
that day, one day

TIME EXPRESSIONS

IT S NOT
IMPORTANT THE
EXACT TIME

COMPARISON WITH
PAST SIMPLE

When an action started in the past

and continue up to/until now.
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PAST

PRESENT

FUTURE

I have lived in Spain since I was

nine.

CONTRACTIONS

I HAVE = IVE
HE
SHE
HAS
IT
WE
THEY
HAV
E
YOU

HES
SHES
ITS

WEVE
THEYVE
YOUVE

PAST EXPERIENCES
I have the experience of
EXAMPLE: I have been to France (I have the experience of
being in France)
I have been to France three times ( You can add the
number of times at the end of the sentence)
I ve never been to France( you have not had the
experience of going to France)
NEVER is used in (+) sentences

MORE EXAMPLES
I think I have seen that movie before
He has never traveled by train
Johan has studied foreign languages

TO ASK SOMEONE (?)ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCES

WE USE THE PRESENT PERFECT WITH EVER

Have you EVER been to New York?

In your whole life

Yes, I have = Yes, I have been to New

York.times.
No, I havent= No, I havent been to New York= No, I
have never been to Nnew York

EXAMPLES
Have you ever met him?
Have you ever tried SURI?
Have you ever been in love?

COMPLETED ACTIONS
This place has changed (It is different now)
I havent paid yet (The cashier doesnt have the money)
Ive already told you (You know that)

The experience and the present result of the action

is more important than the time it happened

PAST ACTION
Have you stayed here before? = Do you know this place?
He has already read the book= He s finished the book
We ve checked in ! = We are in our hotel room

REMEMBER!

JUST => VERY RECENTLY

+
ALREADY=> BEFORE NOW
SENTENCES
YET => YOU ARE GOING TO DO IT IN
A NER FUTURE

SENTENCES

LIST OF VERBS

BEGIN- BEGAN-BEGUN
BE- WAS WERE-BEEN
BREAK-BROKE-BROKEN
ADD-ADDED-ADDED
SAVE-SAVED-SAVED
BUY-BOUGHT-BOUGHT

LIST OF VERBS

COME-CAME-COME
COST-COST-COST
DO- DID-DONE
DRAW-DREW-DRAWN
DRINK-DRANK-DRUNK
DRIVE-DROVE-DRIVEN

EAT-ATE-EATEN
FALL-FELL-FALLEN
FEED-FED-FED
FORGET-FORGOTTEN
FIND-FOUND-FOUND
GIVE-GAVE-GIVEN

GO-WENT-GONE
GROW-GREW-GROWN
HAVE-HAD-HAD
HEAR-HEARD-HEARD
SLIP-SLIPPED-SLIPPED
KNOW-KNEW-KNOWN

LEARN-LEARNED-LEARNED
LEAVE-LEFT-LEFT
MEET-MET-MET
LOSE-LOST-LOSTMAKE-MADE-MADE
HURT-HURT-HURT

PUT-PUT-PUT
PLAY-PLAYED-PLAYED
RIDE-RODE-RIDDEN
RUN-RAN RUN
SAY-SAID-SAID
SEE-SAW-SEEN
SELL-SOLD--SOLD

 SEND-SENT-SENT
WEAR-WORE-WORN
WIN-WON-WON