Present perfect

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

This lesson

- Grammar

- Newsround

- Exercises

Goals

After this lesson, you

- can explain when to use the present perfect

- are able to use the present perfect

Present perfect

I have walked to school.

She has lived here since 2013.

They have worked for six hours.

Have / has + verb + -ed

Irregular verbs in the present perfect

Third row (past participle)

They have spoken about this.

I have bought a new chair.

Leon has written three books.

Present perfect - when?

1. When something happened and it is NOT important when (past simple?)

2. When something happened in the past and is still going on (I have lived in London since 2017)

3. When something happened in the past and you can see the results now (She has painted the walls)

4. When something has just happened or hasn't happened yet (I have just called her. I haven't received an answer yet.) (signal words: just, yet, lately, recently)

Present perfect - how?

Present perfect - how?

Have / has + verb + -ed

Have / has + irregular verb (3rd row)

Present perfect - when?

Present perfect - when?

1. When something happened and it is NOT important when 

(I have watched that film.) 

2. When something happened in the past and is still going on 

(I have lived in London since 2017.)

3. When something happened in the past and you can see the results now (She has painted the walls red.)

4. When something has just happened or hasn't happened yet 

(I have just called her. I haven't received an answer yet.) 

(signal words: just, yet, lately, recently)

Present perfect - ?-

I have worked at this school since 2018.

She has watched that series twice.

Present perfect - ?-

I have worked at this school since 2018.

Have I worked at this school since 2018?

I have not / haven't worked at this school since 2018.

She has watched that series twice.

Has she watched that series twice?

She has not / hasn't watched that series twice.

Present perfect - irregular verbs ?-

She has recently hit 2 million subscribers.

Has she recently hit two million subscribers?

She has not recently hit two million subscribers.

I have hidden your Christmas presents.

Have I hidden your Christmas presents?

I have not hidden your Christmas presents.

How do you make the present perfect?

When do you use the present perfect?

The people ... this house. (to build)

1. Has build
2. Built
3. Have built
4. Have build

... here long? (she/not/to work)

1. Has she worked
2. Has worked she
3. Have she worked
4. She have worked

You use the present perfect when it is important when something happened.

1. True
2. False

You use the present perfect when something has just happened.

1. True
2. False

You use the present perfect when something happened and you can see the results now.

1. True
2. False

You use the present perfect when something has not happened yet.

1. True
2. False

Do exercise 1-3

Do exercise A and C (4.2)