Present Perfect Tense

📖 Explanation

🗓️ Day 9: Present Perfect Tense

📘 Used to talk about experiences, recent actions, and unfinished time periods.

🔰 Beginner Level

What is Present Perfect Tense?
It connects the past and the present. Something happened before now, but the exact time is not important.

🔹 Structure:

• Positive: Subject + have/has + past participle
  Example: I have finished my work.
• Negative: Subject + have/has not + past participle
  Example: She has not eaten breakfast.
• Question: Have/Has + subject + past participle
  Example: Have you seen that movie?

🧠 Use “have” with: I, you, we, they

🧠 Use “has” with: he, she, it

✍️ Fill in the blanks:

1. I ___ (finish) my homework. → have finished
2. She ___ (not see) the film. → has not seen
3. ___ you ever ___ (try) sushi? → Have you ever tried sushi?

🟡 Intermediate Level

When do we use Present Perfect?

✅ Life experience:

• I’ve visited France.
• Have you ever ridden a horse?

✅ Unfinished time:

• She has worked here for 5 years.
• We haven’t seen him today.

✅ Recent actions (with result now):

• I’ve lost my keys. (I can’t open the door now)
• He’s just finished lunch.

🔹 Time Expressions:

• already, yet, just, ever, never, since, for, recently, so far, this week

🧪 Error Fixing:

1. ❌ I have eat lunch. → ✅ I have eaten lunch
2. ❌ She has do her homework. → ✅ She has done her homework

🗣️ Mini Conversation:

A: Have you ever been to London?
B: Yes, I’ve been there twice.

🔵 Advanced Level

Subtle Differences

🔹 Advanced Uses

• With just/already/yet:
  She has just arrived.
  I’ve already done that.
  Have you eaten yet?
• With since/for:
  We’ve lived here since 2010.
  I’ve worked here for 3 months.

✍️ Writing Challenge

Prompt:
Write 6 sentences using present perfect:

• 2 with “have”
• 2 with “has”
• 1 with “ever”
• 1 with “just”

Example:
I’ve traveled to five countries.
She has never tried pizza.
We have just arrived.
Have you ever met a celebrity?

🧠 Summary