Slide 1

Escola Andorrana de Batxillerat
workshop.

English department. Grammar

Using the Present Perfect
We can distinguish three situations where the present perfect is
used,
although there is a lot of overlap (= coincidences, similarities) between
these situations.

They can be described as:
To describe 'experiences'

To describe the duration of continuing states and actions
To describe a past action with a result in the present

Remember!!

If a time adverb is used with the
present perfect,
it describes a …
time period which is unfinished !!
We use the Present Perfect to say that an action happened at an
unspecified time before now.

I've seen your brother 3 times today.
(I saw your sister last week)

= simple past

To describe 'experiences'
Experiences in the sense that
we are interested in what happened,
and not exactly when it happened.
In this situation we use the present perfect
to describe an action that can still happen,
or can happen again.
For example:
The teacher hasn't arrived yet. (She might still arrive.)
I've spent 20 euros today. (I can still spend money.)
Contrast the above sentences with:

The teacher didn't arrive (The class is over, he can't arrive now)
I've spent 20 euros this morning.
('this morning' is over, I can't spend any more money 'this
morning')

To describe the duration of
continuing states and actions
We use the present perfect simple to describe the duration
('How long...') of a state which is true (it exists) now.
For example, compare:
I've lived in London for eight years. (I live in London now.)
I lived in London for two years. (We don't know where I live now.)
For example, compare:
I have studied at the Andorran school since 1994.
(I still study, I am a student)
I studied at the Andorran school. (I finished school)

To describe a past action with a
result in the present
We can use the present perfect to describe an action in the past
which

has a result in the present.

(She can't see...)
They've been painting the flat. (They're covered in paint...)
She's broken her glasses.

Its formula?
FORMULA for making the Present Perfect

subject + [HAS / HAVE] + [past participle (3rd column)]
EXAMPLES:
I have seen that film many times.
I have never seen that film.

NOTE: When you are using a verb tense with more than one
part such as Present Perfect (have seen), adverbs usually
come between the first part and the second part (have never
seen).


Slide 2

Escola Andorrana de Batxillerat
workshop.

English department. Grammar

Using the Present Perfect
We can distinguish three situations where the present perfect is
used,
although there is a lot of overlap (= coincidences, similarities) between
these situations.

They can be described as:
To describe 'experiences'

To describe the duration of continuing states and actions
To describe a past action with a result in the present

Remember!!

If a time adverb is used with the
present perfect,
it describes a …
time period which is unfinished !!
We use the Present Perfect to say that an action happened at an
unspecified time before now.

I've seen your brother 3 times today.
(I saw your sister last week)

= simple past

To describe 'experiences'
Experiences in the sense that
we are interested in what happened,
and not exactly when it happened.
In this situation we use the present perfect
to describe an action that can still happen,
or can happen again.
For example:
The teacher hasn't arrived yet. (She might still arrive.)
I've spent 20 euros today. (I can still spend money.)
Contrast the above sentences with:

The teacher didn't arrive (The class is over, he can't arrive now)
I've spent 20 euros this morning.
('this morning' is over, I can't spend any more money 'this
morning')

To describe the duration of
continuing states and actions
We use the present perfect simple to describe the duration
('How long...') of a state which is true (it exists) now.
For example, compare:
I've lived in London for eight years. (I live in London now.)
I lived in London for two years. (We don't know where I live now.)
For example, compare:
I have studied at the Andorran school since 1994.
(I still study, I am a student)
I studied at the Andorran school. (I finished school)

To describe a past action with a
result in the present
We can use the present perfect to describe an action in the past
which

has a result in the present.

(She can't see...)
They've been painting the flat. (They're covered in paint...)
She's broken her glasses.

Its formula?
FORMULA for making the Present Perfect

subject + [HAS / HAVE] + [past participle (3rd column)]
EXAMPLES:
I have seen that film many times.
I have never seen that film.

NOTE: When you are using a verb tense with more than one
part such as Present Perfect (have seen), adverbs usually
come between the first part and the second part (have never
seen).


Slide 3

Escola Andorrana de Batxillerat
workshop.

English department. Grammar

Using the Present Perfect
We can distinguish three situations where the present perfect is
used,
although there is a lot of overlap (= coincidences, similarities) between
these situations.

They can be described as:
To describe 'experiences'

To describe the duration of continuing states and actions
To describe a past action with a result in the present

Remember!!

If a time adverb is used with the
present perfect,
it describes a …
time period which is unfinished !!
We use the Present Perfect to say that an action happened at an
unspecified time before now.

I've seen your brother 3 times today.
(I saw your sister last week)

= simple past

To describe 'experiences'
Experiences in the sense that
we are interested in what happened,
and not exactly when it happened.
In this situation we use the present perfect
to describe an action that can still happen,
or can happen again.
For example:
The teacher hasn't arrived yet. (She might still arrive.)
I've spent 20 euros today. (I can still spend money.)
Contrast the above sentences with:

The teacher didn't arrive (The class is over, he can't arrive now)
I've spent 20 euros this morning.
('this morning' is over, I can't spend any more money 'this
morning')

To describe the duration of
continuing states and actions
We use the present perfect simple to describe the duration
('How long...') of a state which is true (it exists) now.
For example, compare:
I've lived in London for eight years. (I live in London now.)
I lived in London for two years. (We don't know where I live now.)
For example, compare:
I have studied at the Andorran school since 1994.
(I still study, I am a student)
I studied at the Andorran school. (I finished school)

To describe a past action with a
result in the present
We can use the present perfect to describe an action in the past
which

has a result in the present.

(She can't see...)
They've been painting the flat. (They're covered in paint...)
She's broken her glasses.

Its formula?
FORMULA for making the Present Perfect

subject + [HAS / HAVE] + [past participle (3rd column)]
EXAMPLES:
I have seen that film many times.
I have never seen that film.

NOTE: When you are using a verb tense with more than one
part such as Present Perfect (have seen), adverbs usually
come between the first part and the second part (have never
seen).


Slide 4

Escola Andorrana de Batxillerat
workshop.

English department. Grammar

Using the Present Perfect
We can distinguish three situations where the present perfect is
used,
although there is a lot of overlap (= coincidences, similarities) between
these situations.

They can be described as:
To describe 'experiences'

To describe the duration of continuing states and actions
To describe a past action with a result in the present

Remember!!

If a time adverb is used with the
present perfect,
it describes a …
time period which is unfinished !!
We use the Present Perfect to say that an action happened at an
unspecified time before now.

I've seen your brother 3 times today.
(I saw your sister last week)

= simple past

To describe 'experiences'
Experiences in the sense that
we are interested in what happened,
and not exactly when it happened.
In this situation we use the present perfect
to describe an action that can still happen,
or can happen again.
For example:
The teacher hasn't arrived yet. (She might still arrive.)
I've spent 20 euros today. (I can still spend money.)
Contrast the above sentences with:

The teacher didn't arrive (The class is over, he can't arrive now)
I've spent 20 euros this morning.
('this morning' is over, I can't spend any more money 'this
morning')

To describe the duration of
continuing states and actions
We use the present perfect simple to describe the duration
('How long...') of a state which is true (it exists) now.
For example, compare:
I've lived in London for eight years. (I live in London now.)
I lived in London for two years. (We don't know where I live now.)
For example, compare:
I have studied at the Andorran school since 1994.
(I still study, I am a student)
I studied at the Andorran school. (I finished school)

To describe a past action with a
result in the present
We can use the present perfect to describe an action in the past
which

has a result in the present.

(She can't see...)
They've been painting the flat. (They're covered in paint...)
She's broken her glasses.

Its formula?
FORMULA for making the Present Perfect

subject + [HAS / HAVE] + [past participle (3rd column)]
EXAMPLES:
I have seen that film many times.
I have never seen that film.

NOTE: When you are using a verb tense with more than one
part such as Present Perfect (have seen), adverbs usually
come between the first part and the second part (have never
seen).


Slide 5

Escola Andorrana de Batxillerat
workshop.

English department. Grammar

Using the Present Perfect
We can distinguish three situations where the present perfect is
used,
although there is a lot of overlap (= coincidences, similarities) between
these situations.

They can be described as:
To describe 'experiences'

To describe the duration of continuing states and actions
To describe a past action with a result in the present

Remember!!

If a time adverb is used with the
present perfect,
it describes a …
time period which is unfinished !!
We use the Present Perfect to say that an action happened at an
unspecified time before now.

I've seen your brother 3 times today.
(I saw your sister last week)

= simple past

To describe 'experiences'
Experiences in the sense that
we are interested in what happened,
and not exactly when it happened.
In this situation we use the present perfect
to describe an action that can still happen,
or can happen again.
For example:
The teacher hasn't arrived yet. (She might still arrive.)
I've spent 20 euros today. (I can still spend money.)
Contrast the above sentences with:

The teacher didn't arrive (The class is over, he can't arrive now)
I've spent 20 euros this morning.
('this morning' is over, I can't spend any more money 'this
morning')

To describe the duration of
continuing states and actions
We use the present perfect simple to describe the duration
('How long...') of a state which is true (it exists) now.
For example, compare:
I've lived in London for eight years. (I live in London now.)
I lived in London for two years. (We don't know where I live now.)
For example, compare:
I have studied at the Andorran school since 1994.
(I still study, I am a student)
I studied at the Andorran school. (I finished school)

To describe a past action with a
result in the present
We can use the present perfect to describe an action in the past
which

has a result in the present.

(She can't see...)
They've been painting the flat. (They're covered in paint...)
She's broken her glasses.

Its formula?
FORMULA for making the Present Perfect

subject + [HAS / HAVE] + [past participle (3rd column)]
EXAMPLES:
I have seen that film many times.
I have never seen that film.

NOTE: When you are using a verb tense with more than one
part such as Present Perfect (have seen), adverbs usually
come between the first part and the second part (have never
seen).


Slide 6

Escola Andorrana de Batxillerat
workshop.

English department. Grammar

Using the Present Perfect
We can distinguish three situations where the present perfect is
used,
although there is a lot of overlap (= coincidences, similarities) between
these situations.

They can be described as:
To describe 'experiences'

To describe the duration of continuing states and actions
To describe a past action with a result in the present

Remember!!

If a time adverb is used with the
present perfect,
it describes a …
time period which is unfinished !!
We use the Present Perfect to say that an action happened at an
unspecified time before now.

I've seen your brother 3 times today.
(I saw your sister last week)

= simple past

To describe 'experiences'
Experiences in the sense that
we are interested in what happened,
and not exactly when it happened.
In this situation we use the present perfect
to describe an action that can still happen,
or can happen again.
For example:
The teacher hasn't arrived yet. (She might still arrive.)
I've spent 20 euros today. (I can still spend money.)
Contrast the above sentences with:

The teacher didn't arrive (The class is over, he can't arrive now)
I've spent 20 euros this morning.
('this morning' is over, I can't spend any more money 'this
morning')

To describe the duration of
continuing states and actions
We use the present perfect simple to describe the duration
('How long...') of a state which is true (it exists) now.
For example, compare:
I've lived in London for eight years. (I live in London now.)
I lived in London for two years. (We don't know where I live now.)
For example, compare:
I have studied at the Andorran school since 1994.
(I still study, I am a student)
I studied at the Andorran school. (I finished school)

To describe a past action with a
result in the present
We can use the present perfect to describe an action in the past
which

has a result in the present.

(She can't see...)
They've been painting the flat. (They're covered in paint...)
She's broken her glasses.

Its formula?
FORMULA for making the Present Perfect

subject + [HAS / HAVE] + [past participle (3rd column)]
EXAMPLES:
I have seen that film many times.
I have never seen that film.

NOTE: When you are using a verb tense with more than one
part such as Present Perfect (have seen), adverbs usually
come between the first part and the second part (have never
seen).