Lesson 2.3 Verb Tenses - Present Perfect

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 2,4

 Verb Tenses

At the end of this class, you know..

What different tenses there are.

What a present perfect is.

How to use the present perfect

Summary of the tenses

Present Simple - Regelmaat - Zo simpel mogelijk

I walk to school every day

Present Continuous - Nu aan de gang - To be, verb + ing

I am waiting on the bus right now

Past Simple - In het verleden - Verb + ed

Robert hiked for two hours last night

How do you make the Present Perfect?

1. Verb+ed
2. Have/has + Verb + ed
3. Was/were + verb
4. Am/is/are + verb + ing

Past Simple or Present Perfect?
"Mary won the lottery last year."

1. Simple Past
2. Present Perfect

Past Simple vs Present Perfect

In which sentences can you find the Present Perfect Tense?

1. A
2. B
3. C

In which sentences can you find the Present Perfect Tense?

1. A
2. B
3. C

In which sentences can you find the Present Perfect Tense?

1. A
2. B
3. C

In which sentences can you find the Present Perfect Tense?

1. A
2. B
3. C

Present Perfect:
"Tom has been in Paris for a week."
Is Tom still in Paris?

1. Yes
2. No

I have known him all my life.

1. Present Perfect
2. Past Simple

How do you make the Present Perfect?

1. Verb+ed
2. Have/has + Verb + ed
3. Was/were + verb
4. Am/is/are + verb + ing

I reported it to the police yesterday.

1. Present Perfect
2. Past Simple

Past Simple or Present Perfect?
"Mary won the lottery last year."

1. Simple Past
2. Present Perfect

What courses have you taken so far?

1. Present Perfect
2. Past Simple

Something happened in the past and is still relevant now.

1. Present Perfect
2. Past Simple

Something happened in the past and is finished

1. Present Perfect
2. Past Simple

Past simple

Present perfect

since

just

already

ever

not yet

so far

lately

this morning

in 2016

the other day

last week

yesterday

Past simple

Present perfect

I have lived in Apeldoorn since June

They have hated wine their entire life

She has loved English class so far

I passed my exams in 2016

I saw her at school the other day

He played soccer yesterday

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Goal achieved?

You know what different tenses there are. 

You know what a Present Perfect is. 

You know how to use the Present Perfect

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