Present Perfect Tense

Present Perfect Tense

or the most confusing tense you have ever tried to understand !

What do you need
 the Present Perfect for ?

to tell what you have done recently/ lately.

to tell what you have just or already done.

to tell what you have never/ ever done.

to tell what you have done so far/ up to now.

to tell what you have done today/ this week/ this month/ this year.

What is so confusing about it ?

It can describe either     present or past activities !

There is no similar grammatical item in Polish !

How can you form
the Present Perfect?

Why don’t you try some exercises?

Choose the correct answer.

Peter ........never watched  „Maja bee”.

A) had

B) have

C) has

D) none of these

Peter ........ has never watched „Maja Bee”.

Congratulations!

How about this?

Lidka hasn’t ........to Majorka yet.

A) had

B) seen

C) drove

D) none of these

None of these

Lidka hasn’t been to Majorka .

Precisely!

Try the next question.

....you ever smoked?

A) has

B) do

C) have

D) none of these

Have you ever smoked?

Good!

Choose the correct answer again.

She hasn’t ..........the dinner already.

A) cooks

B) cooked

C) make

D) none of these

She hasn’t cooked the dinner already

Very well!

Can you do this one ?

He hasn’t ........ a shower today.

A) take

B) took

C) taked

D) none of these

None of these

He hasn’t taken a shower today.

Well done!

Try this one !

...........Joan ever...........a shark?

A) has J. eat

B) does J. eaten

C) has J. eaten

D) none of these

Has Joan ever  eaten a shark?

Not bad! Keep on trying

Choose the correct answer one more time.

She has ........ a man.

A) never kiss

B) ever kissed

C) just kisses

D) none of these

None of these

She  has never kissed a man.

Of course, you are right !

Choose the correct answer.

..........you ever ......... your head ?

A) have..........lost

B) do............lose

C) did...........lose

D) none of these

Have you  ever lost your head ?

Right again!

Choose the best answer again !

Tom and Arthur ........................a dog so far.

A) don’t buy

B) hasn’t bought

C) haven’t bought

D) didn’t buy

Tom and Arthur haven’t bought a dog so far.

Excellent!

What’s the right answer now?

.................Peter and Mat ............... abroad before?

Has..............been

Have............seen

Have............been

None of these

Have Peter and  Mat been abroad before ?

You are absolutely right !

Why don’t you
test yourself again?

What action can you describe with the Present Perfect?

How do you form it ?

What time expressions can you use with the Present Perfect?

What’s the difference between the Present Perfect and the Simple Past ?