Present perfect tense

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PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

BY
MANISHA VAGHLA

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BY: manisha vaghela vaghela_manisha13@yahoo.com

CONTENT

 Introduction
 Meaning
 Definition
 A present perfect in positive form
 A present perfect in Negative form
 Present perfect on the verb “go”
 Interrogative Sentences

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CONTINUE…

 Use of “FOR” and “SINCE”
 Structure of Active - Passive Voice

 Examples of Active – Passive voice

 Past participle of the verbs

 Examples

 Bibliography

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INTRODUCTION
 The present perfect tense is a rather
important tense in English, but it gives
speakers of some languages a difficult
time. That is because it uses concepts or
ideas that do not exist in those languages.
In fact, the structure of the present
perfect tense is very simple. The problems
come with the use of the tense. In
addition, there are some differences in
usage between British and American
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WHAT IS THE PRESENT PERFECT ?

 We use the present perfect to describe
an action that happened just before now.
 You can not use the present perfect to
say things like: Yesterday, One year
ago, When I lived in Japan, that
day, One day, etc.

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DEFINITION

 An aspect of the verb expressing an action
that began in the past and which has been
completed or continues into the present. The
present perfect is formed by combining has
or have with a past participle.

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THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE IN
POSITIVE FORM

I/YOU/WE/THEY Have Spoken

HE/SHE/IT Has spoken

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THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE IN NEGATIVE
FORM
I/YOU/WE/THEY Haven’t spoken

HE/SHE/IT Hasn’t spoken

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PRESENT PERFECT OF THE VERB “GO”.
POSITIVE NEGATIVE

I have gone. I haven’t gone.

You have gone. You haven’t gone

We have gone. We haven’t gone

He/She/It has gone. He/She/It hasn’t gone.

They have gone. They haven’t gone.
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INTERROGATIVE

Have I eaten?

Have you eaten?

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Has he eaten?

Has she eaten?

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Has it eaten?

Have we eaten?

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Have they eaten?

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WHEN DO WE USE “FOR” AND “SINCE”?

 We use “FOR” with a period of time,
For example:-
 For a few days,
 For half an hour.
 For two years.
 For a year.
 For three hours.

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 We use “SINCE” with the time when
the action standard,
For example:-
 Since last year
 Since June 8th
 Since I met you
 Since last Week

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STRUCTURE OF ACTIVE – PASSIVE VOICE

Active Voice:-
SUBJECT + HAD + PAST PARTICIPLE +
OBJECT.

Passive voice:-
OBJECT + HAD BEEN +PAST PARTICIPLE
+ BY + SUBJECT.

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EXAMPLES OF ACTIVE VOICE - PASSIVE
1) I had eaten an apple. – Active
An apple had been eaten by
me.- Passive
2) Swati had finished her
homework.- Active
Her homework had been finished by
Swati.- Passive
3) Namin had bought a car.- Active
A car had been bought by
Namin.- Passive
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SAY THE PAST PARTICIPLES OF THE VERBS

See Seen teach taught
Cut Cut ring rung
Work Worked do done
Leave Left eat eaten
Feed fed catch caught
Bring brought sing sung
Swim swum buy bought

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COMPLETE THE BLANKS WITH THE PRESENT
PERFECT TENSE.
1. I …have…seen..( seen) that film
before.
2. We…have..read…(read) three English
books in class.
3. My mother…has..been…(be) to London
twice this year.
4. The children…have..eaten…(eat)
breakfast.
5. You…have..drunk…(drink) all the coffee.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

 Objective English for Competitive
Examinations
- Hari Mohan Prasad
- Uma Rani sinha
 Business Communication Concepts, Cases
and Applications
- P.D. Chaturvedi
- Mukesh Chaturvedi
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Thank you

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