2. FORM OF THE PRESENT
PERFECT
THE PRESENT PERFECT USES THE
AUXILIARY HAVE AND THE PAST
PARTICIPLE
I HAVE FINISHED MY WORK
SHE HAS BEEN TO CHINA.
HAVE YOU SEEN MY PEN?

3. FORM: THINGS TO NOTE
 THE AUXILIARY HAVE CHANGES
FORM:
 I HAVE, YOU HAVE, WE HAVE
BUT
 HE HAS, SHE HAS, JOHN HAS

4. USING CONTRACTIONS
IN THE PRESENT PERFECT
I’VE = I HAVE YOU’VE= YOU HAVE
HE’S = HE HAS SHE’S = SHE HAS
WE’VE = WE HAVE THEY’VE = THEY HAVE

5. PRACTICE USING
CONTRACTIONS
• WE HAVE JUST SOLVED THE
PROBLEM.
We’ve just solved the problem.
SHE HAS NEVER BEEN TO FRANCE.
She’s never been to France.
THEY HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR 5 YEARS.
They’ve been married for 5 years.
YOU HAVE SEEN THAT MOVIE.
You’ve seen that movie.

6. THINGS TO NOTE
• THE PAST PARTICIPLE IS FORMED
 IN REGULAR VERBS BY ADDING
-ED
 IN IRREGULAR VERBS THE WHOLE
FORM CHANGES
SEE, SAW, SEEN
DO, DID, DONE
EAT, ATE, EATEN

7. INDEFINITE TIME IN THE
PAST
FOR
DURATION OF AN ACTION OR
STATE FROM PRESENT TO SINCE
PAST

8. TIME SIGNALS FOR
INDEFINITE TIME
JUST NO TIME SIGNAL
recently
ALREADY
ever
YET
LATELY

9. EXAMPLES OF
INDEFINITE TIME
You have seen that movie.
He has just finished his project.
The books have not arrived yet.
They have already eaten lunch.
I have never met her husband.
Have you ever tasted sushi?

10. EXTRA PRACTICE WITH
INDEFINITE TIME
• Excuse me, but have we met (we
meet) ? You look familiar.
• I’m not hungry. I ‘ve just had(just
have) lunch.
How many people have you (you
invite) to the party?
Can you let me in? I ‘ve forgotten
(forget) my key.

11. DURATION OF TIME
• Use for an action, event, or state that
started in the past but continues (or
can continue) into the present
 Used most often with
 for I’ve been on the phone for 10
minutes.
 since I’ve been on the phone since 8
o’clock.
How long have I been on the phone?
 how long

12. DURATION OF TIME –
TIME SIGNALS
10 o’clock this
for morning
since
Tuesday
years
A long time
…the past year
so far
…many years

13. USING FOR AND SINCE
• Use for
o With an amount (length) of time
…for a year …for 3 hours
…for 2 days …for a long time
• Use since
o With a specific moment in time
…since 1995 …since I woke up
…since last Tuesday …since 8 a.m.

14. DURATION OF TIME EXAMPLES
I’ve known her for many years.
She has been waiting here for over
an hour.
 They have been in Canada for the
past ten years.
He has owned his home since 1995.
She has taught here for many
years.
She has not seen him in ages.

15. PRACTICING THE PRESENT PERFECT
I have been (wait) for the bus for 20
waiting minutes!
have you
What done
(do) to my hair? It’s awful!
haven’t
I can’t go to the party with you. I finished
( finish) my homework.
Where is Marc? He ‘s gone (go) shopping for
Food.
have you
How long worked (you work) here?

16. PRACTICE PRESENT PERFECT
WITH FOR AND SINCE
James has not seen his brother for ten
years.
We have had an Internet connection since
last September.
She has had that cough for 2 weeks.
Louis has played the piano since he was a
child.
I haven’t seen Claire since she
graduated.
I have not slept well since last Friday.