present perfect tense

1. PRESENT PERFECT
TENSE

2. Remember?

3. 1. Recent events: It is used to describe recent events
without a definite time.
- Why are they so happy?
- They have just won a jackpot so they
are really pleased.
-Why are you looking so dirty?
- I have repaired my car.

6. 2. Personal experiences: It is used to express
personal experiences.
I have never been to Japan.
Have you ever been there?
I have seen ghosts once.
Have you ever seen any?

8. 3. It is used to express actions that started in the
past and continue to the present, the time
period is not finished.
I haven’t eaten since
yesterday morning. I am
really hungry
I haven’t drunk anything for
two days. I am terribly
thirsty

9. 4. The action can continue to the present, and
probably into the future.
• Huda has lived here for ten years. (she still
lives here)

12. PRESENT RESULTS
• 5. to talk about things that happene a short time
ago and that have results now.
I have made you a cake. 
( Here is the cake.)

13. He has broken his leg.
It is broken now.

15. •6. to introduce new information
( to give more details about these events,we use
the past simple.)
My cousin has come to Ankara. Yay! He travelled 10
hours to come here.
Sertab Erener and Demir Demirkan have broken
up. 0_O They were a nice couple.

16. BEEN TO vs GONE TO
• Been to: has gone and come back
• Gone to: still there now
I have been to Antalya many times.
( I have gone to Antalya and returned.)
I have gone to Antalya. 
( I am still there.)

21. short answers

22. Have you surfed on the sea?
No, I haven´t.

26. TIME EXPRESSIONS
NOW!!!

27. UNSPECIFIC TIME
EXPRESSIONS;
• EVER
• NEVER
• ONCE
• MANY TIMES
• SEVERAL TIMES
• BEFORE
• SO FAR
• ALREADY
• YET
• JUST

28. EVER
• Use ever to ask about past experiences.
• It mean “in your life”.

33. Have you ever eaten snails?

34. Have you ever seen a shark?

35. Have you ever been to Tokyo?

36. How Often?
• We can use before, once, twice, several times etc.
to say how often.
She hasn’t seen Hamamönü before she has been
to Ankara several times.
Gökhan has met up with this girl twice.

37. Yet

39. Have you had lunch yet?

40. Have you talked to your boss yet?

42. yet
Used in negative sentences.

43. I haven´t had vacation yet.

44. I haven´t finished the reporter yet.

45. Already
Used in positive sentences.

46. I have already been to London.

47. We have already done
the cleaning.
Let‘s go out.

48. never
negative meaning

49. I´ve never traveled by train.

50. just
• positive sentences

51. He has just woken up.

52. I’ve just finished cleaning
my room.

53. SUPERLATIVE
• She is the prettiest girl I have ever seen.

54. Superlatives
This is the best movie I
have ever seen.

56. THANK YOU