Present Perfect Tense
Present Perfect Tense
In the Present Perfect tense, the action is complete or has
ended and hence termed Perfect. The exact time when the action happened is not
important and hence, it is not mentioned in this tense.
POSITIVE STATEMENTS
SUBJECT
|
HAVE / HAS
|
VERB (past participle)
|
REST OF THE SENTENCE
|
I
|
have
|
seen
|
this movie.
|
You
|
have
|
seen
|
this movie.
|
He
|
has
|
seen
|
this movie.
|
Mohan
|
has
|
seen
|
this movie.
|
The boy
|
has
|
seen
|
this movie.
|
She
|
has
|
seen
|
this movie.
|
Pooja
|
has
|
seen
|
this movie.
|
The girl
|
has
|
seen
|
this movie.
|
We
|
have
|
seen
|
this movie.
|
You
|
have
|
seen
|
this movie.
|
They
|
have
|
seen
|
this movie.
|
The children
|
have
|
seen
|
this movie.
|
Notice that we use
‘have’ with the subjects ‘I’, ‘You’, ‘We’ and ‘They’
‘has’ with the subjects ‘He’ and ‘She’
The verb form remains the same for all subjects.
NEGATIVE STATEMENTS
SUBJECT
|
HAVE NOT / HAS NOT
|
VERB (past participle)
|
REST OF THE SENTENCE
|
I
|
have not
|
eaten
|
lunch.
|
You
|
have not
|
eaten
|
lunch.
|
He
|
has not
|
eaten
|
lunch.
|
Mohan
|
has not
|
eaten
|
lunch.
|
The boy
|
has not
|
eaten
|
lunch.
|
She
|
has not
|
eaten
|
lunch.
|
Pooja
|
has not
|
eaten
|
lunch.
|
The girl
|
has not
|
eaten
|
lunch.
|
We
|
have not
|
eaten
|
lunch.
|
You
|
have not
|
eaten
|
lunch.
|
They
|
have not
|
eaten
|
lunch.
|
The children
|
have not
|
eaten
|
lunch.
|
Notice that we use
‘have not’ with the subjects ‘I’, ‘You’, ‘We’ and ‘They’
‘has not’ with the subjects ‘He’ and ‘She’
The verb form remains the same for all subjects.
INTERROGATIVE STATEMENTS / QUESTIONS
HAVE / HAS
|
SUBJECT
|
VERB (past participle)
|
REST OF THE SENTENCE
|
Have
|
I
|
finished
|
the work?
|
Have
|
you
|
finished
|
the work?
|
Has
|
he
|
finished
|
the work?
|
Has
|
Mohan
|
finished
|
the work?
|
Has
|
the boy
|
finished
|
the work?
|
Has
|
she
|
finished
|
the work?
|
Has
|
Pooja
|
finished
|
the work?
|
Has
|
the girl
|
finished
|
the work?
|
Have
|
we
|
finished
|
the work?
|
Have
|
you
|
finished
|
the work?
|
Have
|
they
|
finished
|
the work?
|
Have
|
the men
|
finished
|
the work?
|
Notice that we use
‘have’ with the subjects ‘I’, ‘You’, ‘We’ and ‘They’
‘has’ with the subjects ‘He’ and ‘She’
The verb form remains the same for all subjects.
What is Present Perfect Tense?
PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE
USE: We use PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE to talk about:
Example:
- I
have learned English for three years.
- He
has become a doctor since 2009.
- Jame
has stopped working for two years until now.
Example:
- We
have built a house for our children.
-
Michael has written a letter to his friend in Cambodia
- I
have made a company.
Example:
- John
has just arrived home this morning.
- We
have eaten rice at the moment.
- They
have just finished work now.
Positive
Sentence:
Subject + have/has
+ past participle + object/complement
|
Example:
- They
have gone home now.
- A lot
of people have moved their houses.
- Jany
has arranged his office today.
Sub + have/has +
not + past participle + obj/comp
|
Example:
- They
have not been in Cambodia
- The
global economy has not recovered yet.
- The
environment problems have not completely solved.
Have/Has + sub +
past participle + obj/comp ?
|
Example:
- Has
she gotten married?
- Have
you changed your work?
- Have
you heard the information about our friends?
Related page
What is Tense? Definition of Tense.
What is the type of tense?
What Is the Past Tense?
What Is the Present Tense?
What is the Future Tense?
Structure of All Tense
Simple Present Tense
Present Continuous Tense
Present Perfect Tense
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
Simple Past Tense
Past Continuous Tense
Past Perfect Tense
Past Perfect Continuous Tense
Simple Future Tense
Future Continuous Tense
Future Perfect Tense
Future Perfect Continuous Tense
All Tense with example
Table of English Tenses with example
TENSE CHART
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