Present Perfect

What are we learning today?

You will learn to use the present perfect. You will talk about experience and about things that continue until now.

Explanation

Present perfect = have or has + past participle.

• Use it when the time is not important: "Have you ever travelled on a tour bus?" Useful words: ever, never, already, yet.
• Use it for something that started in the past and continues now. Use "for" with a period and "since" with a starting point.
• With "yesterday", "last year" or "ago", use the past simple.

Examples

1. "I haven't travelled to any other countries."
2. "We have lived in Almaty for three years."
3. "She has studied English since 2020."
4. "I saw him yesterday."

Remember!

• Do not use the present perfect with a finished time like "yesterday".
• Use "for" for a period and "since" for a starting point.

Check yourself

1. Choose "for" or "since": ___ 2019.
2. Make a question: you / ever / fly / helicopter.