Present Perfect Tense

PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

 

It's used to state the activities which have happened in the past (indefinite time).

 

Let's see the samples in the POSITIVE SENTENCES.

	have / has	Verb 3
I	have	closed	the door
You		done	the work well
They		given	their job sheet
We		watched	that film
He	has	sold	his car
She		written	a letter to her mom
It (SLANK)		released	its new album recently
Doni		won	the English Speech Contest

 

here are the NEGATIVE SENTENCES.

	have / has + not	Verb 3
I	have not (haven't)	closed	the door
You		done	the work well
They		given	their job sheet
We		watched	that film
He	has not (hasn't)	sold	his car
She		written	a letter to her mom
SLANK		released	its new album recently
Doni		won	the English Speech Contest

 

Below are the INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES (yes or no question)

have / has		Verb 3
Have	I	closed	the door ?	Yes, you have
	You	done	the work well ?	No, I haven't
	They	given	their job sheet ?	Yes, they have
	We	watched	that film ?	No, we haven't
Has	He	sold	his car ?	No, he hasn't
	She	written	a letter to her mom ?	Yes, she has
	SLANK	released	its new album recently ?	Yes, it has
	Doni	won	the English Speech Contest ?	No, he hasn't

 

If you want to make the questions using QUESTION WORDS, here are the samples.

	have / has		Verb 3
What	Have	I	closed	?	the door
How		You	done	the work ?	well
What		They	given	?	their job sheet
What		We	watched	?	that film
What	Has	He	sold	?	his car
To whom		She	written	a letter ?	to her mom
When		SLANK	released	its new album ?	recently
What		Doni	won	?	the English Speech Contest

 

 

Notes:

• Adverbs of time used in present perfect tense are recently, lately, just, since.

            e.g:

                - SLANK has released its new album recently.

                - I have just closed the door.

                - Lately, he has spent much money for useless things.

                - She has lived in this city since she was ten years old.

• Present perfect tense = indefinite time, but simple past tense = definite time

                Let's see the difference,

                - I closed the door twenty minutes ago (simple past tense)

                - I have closed the door.