Verb Tenses Intermediate · 10 min

Present Perfect

Connect past actions and experiences to the present.

Rule Example · Practice
Grammar lesson

Present Perfect

Form the present perfect with have or has plus the past participle.

Use it for life experience, unfinished time, recent events, and past actions with a present result.

Example

I have visited Singapore twice.
Example: She has just finished her report.

Do not normally use the present perfect with a finished past time such as yesterday or last year.

Quick review

Before you continue

  • Understand when the structure is used.
  • Recognise the sentence pattern.
  • Create your own example.
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