PRESENT

Lesson 4 PERFECT

PRESENT PERFECT

PAST RECENT PAST PRESENT FUTURE

Past Simple, Present Present Future

Used to, Perfect Simple, Simple,
Past Present (Be) Going to
Continuous Continuous

Positive

I have ‘ve We use the Present Perfect:

He/She/It has ’s 1. for actions which happened at an

finished
You/We/They have ‘ve unstated time in the past. The exact

LONGFORM SHORTFORM
time is not important
2. for actions that started in the past
Questions and are still continuing
3. for actions which have recently

Have I finished and their results are visible in

finished? the present
Has He/She/It
Have You/We/They 4. with today, this morning/afternoon
etc when these periods of time are not
finished at the time of speaking
Negative

I have not haven’t

He/She/It has not hasn’t finished
You/We/They have not haven’t
LONGFORM SHORTFORM

The following time expressions are used with the Present Perfect Tense:
for, since, already, just, always, recently, ever, never, yet, already, today,
this morning/afternoon/week/month, etc

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