The Present Perfect tense

How and when to use it

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في عالقة وله الماضي في بدا ما عمل على تدل عام وبشكل كثيرة استخدامات له.الحاضر

حتى (1 مستمرا أثره زال ما ولكن الماضي في وانتهى الماضي في بدأ ما عمل.االن

He has broken his leg. : . ولم مكسورة ساقه زالت ما »األثر ساقه كسر قد هوبعد .«تعالج

I have bought a new car. : . على حصلت »األثر جديدة سيارة اشتريت قد أناجديدة .«سيارة

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ومستمر (2 بالماضي بدأ ما عملاالن .حتى

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How to form the Present Perfect?

IWeYouThey

have V3

They have moved into a new apartment.

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HeShe

Ithas V3

He has moved into a new apartment.

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Past Participles

What is V3?

• For regular past tense verbs, the –ed form: liked, walked, worked, talked

• For irregular past verbs, memorize:

been, seen, had, eaten, shown, written

(p.205)

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Key words for present perfect

• Already = (adv.) before now

I have already finished my homework.

• Not yet = (adv.) not before now

Scientists have not discovered a cure yet

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Key words for present perfect

• Never = (adv.) not at any time

in the past, including now

I have never seen

such a beautiful sunset!

• Ever = (adv.) at any time, including the present

** Used only in questions

Have you ever ridden a horse?

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Reminder about Adverb Placement

• With two verbs (auxiliary and main verb), place the adverb between them

I have never eaten raw fish.

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Key words for present perfect

• Before = at some time in the past behind the present time

I have been to Las Vegas before.

• Several times, many times, a few times, a couple of times, a lot of times = for indefinite or repeated past actions

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Key words for present perfect• Since and for

• Since + specific point in the past when the action started

I have lived here since 1987.

• For + duration, length of time

• I have lived here for 34 years

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Practice: since or for?

_______ January

_______ 10 years

_______ Monday

_______ 12 noon

_______ I got up

_______ 5 minutes

_______ four days

_______ 6:00

_______ Wednesday

_______ a month

_______ November 1

_______ 2004

_______ an hour

_______ I was young

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