PRESENT PERFECT

  PRESENT PERFECT

 

1. THE FORM

 

Note: if you need to  check the irregular verbs click here

2. THE USES

     Check these comic strip

 

   

He began waiting 60 years ago, 

and he is still waiting today.

        Did you get it? If you're still unsure when to use it, the following information might  be useful.

 

    As in this comic strip: 

The doctor has never seen something that bad in the past until just now. You see? 

It's a past related to the present.

    A few more examples: 

Click on the following links  to practise the present perfect form (pretty easy):

 - Exercise 1.

 - Exercise 2.

 - Exercise 3.

 - Exercise 4.

 - Exercise 5.

 - Exercise 6.

 - Exercise 7.

 - Exercise 8.

 - Exercise 9.

 - Exercise 10.

 - Exercise 11.

 - Exercise 12.

 - Exercise 13.

 - Exercise 14.

 - Exercise 15.

 - Exercise 16.

 - Exercise 17.

 - Exercise 18.

 - Exercise 19.

 - Exercise 20.

     

3. TIME EXPRESSIONS WITH PRESENT PERFECT

      We usually use the following words such as since, for, already etc with present perfect. Learn how to use them with this interactive picture:

      

Now, try these exercises:

- Present perfect with just. 
- Word order 
- Questions in present perfect with ever
- Mixed time words 
- Present perfect with for since and ago 
- With just, never, ever etc. 
- With never 
- Mixed time words 2 (more difficult) 
- Word order 2 
- Mixed time words 3
- Mixed time words 4
- Mixed time words 5 
- Mixed time words 6
- Mixed time words 7
- Mixed time words 8 
- Mixed time words 9 
- Mixed time words 10 
- Mixed time words 11
- Mixed time words 12 
- Mixed time words 13 
- Mixed time words 14
- Mixed time words 15  
- Mixed time words 16 
- Mixed time words 17       
- Mixed time words 18

 

3. PRESENT PERFECT OR PAST SIMPLE

 As you can see, the past simple is used for finished actions 

that happend in the past. We often use time words like yesterday, 

a few years ago, last week etc. these actions aren't connected 

to the present.

  A few exercises:

 - Exercise 1

- Exercise 2

- Exercise 3

- Exercise 4

- Exercise 5

- Exercise 6

- Exercise 7

- Exercise 8

- Exercise 9

- Exercise 10

- Exercise 11

- Exercise 12

- Exercise 13

- Exercise 14

- Exercise 15

- Exercise 16

- Exercise 17

- Exercise 18

- Exercise 19

- Exercise 20

 

4. GAMES FOR PRESENT PERFECT PRACTICE  

 - Present perfect voley

- Spin the wheel, present perfect vs past simple

- Present perfect moonshot

- Volley. Already and yet.  

- Present perfect Fling the Teacher

- Present perfect Jeopardy