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2. How is the Present Perfect Tense Formed?
The present perfect tense
is formed with:
• the appropriate form of
the auxiliary verb to
have (present tense),
plus the past participle
of the main verb.
• The past participle of a
verb is (action)+ed,
e.g. played, arrived,
looked…
Affirmative:
Subject to have past participle
She has visited.
Negative:
Subject to have + not past participle
She has not (hasn't) visited.
Interrogative:
to have subject past participle
Has she visited?
Negative interrogative:
to have + not subject past participle
Hasn't she visited?

3. Present Perfect Tense is Used to Describe…
#1: ACTIONS STARTED IN THE PAST
AND CONTINUING IN THE PRESENT
Examples:
 They haven't lived here for years.
 She has worked in the bank for five
years.
 We have had the same car for ten
years.
 Have you played the piano since you
were a child?

4. #2: WHEN THE TIME PERIOD REFERRED
TO HAS NOT FINISHED
Examples :
 I have worked hard this week.
 It has rained a lot this year.
 We haven't seen her today.

5. #3: ACTIONS REPEATED IN AN UNSPECIFIED
PERIOD BETWEEN THE PAST AND NOW.
Examples:
 They have seen that film six times
 It has happened several times already.
 She has visited them frequently.
 We have eaten at that restaurant many times.

6. #4: ACTIONS COMPLETED IN THE
VERY RECENT PAST (+JUST)
Examples:
 Have you just finished work?
 I have just eaten.
 We have just seen her.
 Has he just left?

7. #5: WHEN THE PRECISE TIME OF
THE ACTION IS NOT IMPORTANT OR
NOT KNOWN
Examples:
• Someone has eaten my soup!
• Have you seen 'Gone with the Wind'?
• She's studied Japanese, Russian, and
English.

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