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Present Perfect – Grammar & Verb Tenses

Ellii (formerly ESL Library)

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Warm-up Questions

When do you usually use the present perfect tense in English?
What do you already know about verb tenses (past, present, future)?
Is the present perfect more about a specific time in the past, or about the result/connection to now?

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Present Perfect – Grammar & Verb Tenses

What verb tenses are + two uses of the present perfect (00:00 – 01:03)

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1. What do verb tenses show?

If an action takes place in the past, present, or future
If a speaker is happy or sad
If a sentence is long or short
If a word is a noun or an adjective

2. How many reasons does the speaker give for using the present perfect?

Three
One
Four
Two

3. In the example “I have been to Australia,” what does the present perfect NOT show?

That the action is in the past
When the action took place
That the person traveled
Where the person went

Present Perfect – Grammar & Verb Tenses

How to form the present perfect + regular vs. irregular past participles (01:03 – 03:47)

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1. How is the present perfect formed?

did + base verb
have/has + past participle
will + base verb
am/is/are + -ing

2. With regular verbs, how do we usually form the past participle?

Add -s to the verb
Add -ed to the verb
Change the whole word to a different form
Add -ing to the verb

3. What is the past participle of “eat” in the video?

ate
eaten
eat
eated

Present Perfect – Grammar & Verb Tenses

More examples + practice activity + ending (03:47 – 05:56)

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1. Which example sentence is said in this part of the video?

He has eaten breakfast.
She has worked at this office for 12 years.
My friends have seen that movie.
I have finished my homework.

2. What does the video ask you to do with the picture?

Count the objects in the picture
Translate the picture into your language
Draw a new picture
Say or write a present perfect sentence

3. What is the example sentence for the picture activity?

I have lived in Australia all my life.
I lived in Australia last year.
I am living in Australia now.
I will live in Australia next year.

Present Perfect – Grammar & Verb Tenses

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1. Which situation best matches the present perfect for a finished past action with no time mentioned?

I am visiting Paris now.
I visited Paris yesterday at 3 p.m.
I will visit Paris next year.
I have visited Paris.

2. Which sentence best shows an action that started in the past and continues to the present?

I lived here in 2019.
I have lived here for two years.
I will live here tomorrow.
I am going to live here next week.

3. Choose the correct present perfect form:

She has worked here for 12 years.
She has work here for 12 years.
She worked here for 12 years.
She have worked here for 12 years.

Discussion Questions

Discuss the ideas from this video

Present Perfect – Grammar & Verb Tenses

What are three life experiences you can talk about using the present perfect (without saying when)?
What is something you have done today? What is something you have never done?
What is one thing you have had or have lived with “for” a number of years? Make a sentence.
Which irregular past participles in the video are hardest for you to remember, and what study method helps you?