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Universidad Técnica de Manabí: Asynchronous Class 9: Present Perfect

The document provides an overview of the present perfect tense in 3 paragraphs. It explains that the present perfect connects the past and present by showing that a past action has present results or effects. It contrasts the present perfect with the simple past tense. The present perfect is used to talk about actions that began in the past and continue now, or experiences up to the present. The structure of the present perfect is given as subject + have/has + past participle. Finally, it discusses the use of for, since, already, still, and yet with the present perfect.

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Universidad Técnica de Manabí: Asynchronous Class 9: Present Perfect

The document provides an overview of the present perfect tense in 3 paragraphs. It explains that the present perfect connects the past and present by showing that a past action has present results or effects. It contrasts the present perfect with the simple past tense. The present perfect is used to talk about actions that began in the past and continue now, or experiences up to the present. The structure of the present perfect is given as subject + have/has + past participle. Finally, it discusses the use of for, since, already, still, and yet with the present perfect.

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UNIVERSIDAD TÉCNICA DE MANABÍ

INSTITUTO DE LENGUAS – DEPARTAMENTO DE LENGUAS MODERNAS


SEMESTER JUNE – OCTOBER 2020
PROFICIENCY ENGLISH IV

ASYNCHRONOUS CLASS 9: PRESENT PERFECT

The Present Perfect is a tense that connects the present with the past. It doesn’t talk about the present
or the past individually, but it links and connect both of them. It is used to show that an action in the
past has a result or an effect in the present.

It is different from the simple past because the simple past talks about something that happened in
the past and it is not true anymore. But, the Present Perfect shows us that something happened in the
past and it is true in the present too. For example:

Simple Past:
I lived in Quito. (I used to live in Quito some years ago, but now I live in other city)

Present Perfect:
I have lived in Quito. (I used to live in Quito and I still continue living there)

Using these examples we have, the PRESENT PERFECT is used to talk about:

 Something that started in the past and continues in the present.

I have lived in Quito all my life


 Experiences up to the present.
I have seen that film before.

STRUCTURE
To form a sentence in Present Perfect we use:
Subject + the auxiliary verb Have / Has + the Past Participle of the verbs + complement.

For negatives, we just add NOT to the auxiliary verb.

I He
We Have She Has
You Have not It Has
not
They

*We can also contract have + not = haven’t, or has + not = hasn’t
Lcda. Martha Castro Quiroz Mg. Eii.
EFL TEACHER 1
Examples:
Subject Auxiliary Verb Main Verb -
Past Participle

I
You Have finished
We Have not lost
They been
visited
bought
He Has worked
She Has not
It

In the present perfect we do not say when something happened; instead of it, we use FOR and
SINCE. And also ALREADY, STILL and YET

 We use FOR to talk about a period of time.


I have lived there for three years.

 We use SINCE to talk about when something started.


I have lived here since 1998.

 Already is used to emphasize that something happened before something else or earlier than
expected.
The bus has left already.
I have already seen that movie.

*Already can come between the auxiliary and the main verb or at the end of the clause.

 Still is used to talk about something that hasn’t happened, especially when we expected the
thing to happen sooner. In this context, still is only used for negative sentences.

She still hasn´t finished her homework.

* Still comes between the subject (the bus, they, etc.) and auxiliary verb (haven't/hasn't).

 Yet is used to talk about something that is expected to happen soon. It is only used in
negative sentences and questions.

I haven’t been paid yet.


Have you washed the dishes yet?

* Yet comes at the end of the sentence or question.

Lcda. Martha Castro Quiroz Mg. Eii.


EFL TEACHER 2

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