present perfect

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

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The Present Perfect

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What is a past participle?

Dutch: voltooid deelwoord

regular verbs: ww+ ed     (has) worked

irregular verbs: third column    ( has) eaten

....... you ever ............( to walk) so far?

1. have walk
2. has walk
3. has walked
4. have walked

He ..... just....... ( to decide) to go home.

1. 's decides
2. 's decided
3. has decide
4. has decideed

Make the present perfect:
(I / go / to the library today)

Make the present perfect:
(you / keep a pet for three years)

Make the present perfect:
(you / eat Thai food before?)

Make the present perfect:
(we / not / hear that song already)

When do you use a present perfect? 

- You use the present perfect if something has started in the past but is still going on in the present..

I have lived in Groningen since 1998 (so you still live there)

-To talk about experiences or events of which the result is still noticeable.

I can't find my keys. I have lost them. 

Look! She has broken her leg.

So far, I haven’t heard from him.

I have never been to London.

KEYWORDS PRESENT PERFECT - FIJNE JAS!

If these words are in a sentence you have to use the present perfect

• F   for  (+ time reference)
• Y   yet
• N   never 
• E   ever 

• J   just 
• A   already
• S   since 

When do you use a Present Perfect?

* events which started in the past but the effect is still noticeable in the present

* experiences in the past (date is not important

Examples:

I can't run, I have broken my leg. (your leg is still broken today)

I have known my boyfriend for 5 days. (you still know him)

I have been to London six times. (Date is not important, you might go again)

Keywords:

Present perfect: for, yet, never, ever, just, already, since,

Past simple: last year, yesterday, in 2010, an hour ago etc.

We sang that song yesterday.

1. Past Simple
2. Present Perfect

We have known each other for three years now.

1. Past Simple
2. Present Perfect

I ...... that film yet.

1. didn't see
2. haven't seen

........ to Paris yet?

1. Did they go
2. Have they been

He ..... there yesterday morning.

1. went
2. has gone

....... her for three years.

1. I didn't see
2. I haven't seen