.The Present Perfect Tense
The present perfect tense is used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into the present, or actions that happened at an unspecified time in the past.
Structure:
Examples:
(Action started in the past and continues to the present)
(Action happened at unspecified times in the past)
Common Time Expressions with the Present Perfect:
( Ever - Never - Just - Already - Yet - For - Since)
1 Look back! Tick (✓) the sentence in this picture.
1 I haven’t read the book.✓
2 I’ve seen a blue and white dress somewhere …
3 Bo, have you seen Alice’s costume?
2 Listen and repeat.
3 Listen and point to the correct picture.
1 Girl 1: I’ve seen that play, but I haven’t read the book.
2 Boy 1: I’ve been to the theatre. I haven’t acted in a play.
3 Girl 2: I’ve written a story, but I haven’t written a play.
4 Boy 2: I’ve made a card for my mum. But I haven’t bought a present.
