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Grammar: Present Perfect

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What Have You Done?
What Have You Done?
It’s time to get the house in order! In this lesson, students will learn about daily activities and common household chores. The lesson features audio of people describing their day. Students will learn and practice the present perfect tense and expand their vocabulary related to this topic. The lesson includes plenty of engaging discussion activities and worksheets developed for both adults and teenagers, ensuring a fun and interactive learning experience.
A2 Elementary   |   General English, Speaking Lessons   |   Audio   |   Situations   |   45 min   | A2-13
What Happened?
What Happened?

Have you ever felt under the weather or out of sorts? In this lesson, students will discuss health, injuries, and accidents. The lesson features audio describing someone's injury. Students will learn and practice both the simple past tense and the present perfect tense, along with related vocabulary. The lesson includes plenty of engaging discussion activities and worksheets developed specifically for adults and teenagers, ensuring an interactive and effective learning experience.


A2 Elementary   |   General English, Speaking Lessons   |   Audio   |   Health   |   45 min   | A2-10

In English grammar, the Present Perfect tense is essential for discussing actions or situations that have relevance to the present moment or have occurred at an unspecified time before now. This tense is used uniformly in both British and American English. Here's a straightforward guide to using the Present Perfect tense:

  • What is the Present Perfect Tense?: The Present Perfect tense is used to describe actions or events that have happened at an unspecified time in the past and are still relevant or continuing into the present. It's a blend of past and present perspectives.

  • Formation of the Present Perfect Tense: It is formed using the auxiliary verb 'have' or 'has' (depending on the subject) followed by the past participle of the main verb. For example, "I have seen," "She has gone," "We have finished."

  • Usage for Unspecified Time: This tense is perfect for talking about experiences or changes over time, where the exact time is not important. For instance, "I have traveled to Japan" indicates the experience of traveling, without specifying when.

  • Describing Recent Actions with Present Results: The Present Perfect is also used to describe recent actions that have an impact on the present situation. For example, "She has lost her keys" (she doesn't have them now).

  • Ongoing Situations from Past to Present: It's used for situations that started in the past and are still continuing in the present. For example, "They have lived in London since 2010."

  • Questions and Negatives in Present Perfect: Questions and negatives are formed using 'have'/'has'. For example, "Have you finished your homework?" (question) and "He hasn’t called me yet" (negative).

Understanding the Present Perfect tense is crucial for discussing past actions with current relevance, experiences, and changes over time. It's a key aspect of English grammar that enhances the connection between past events and their present implications or effects.