Present Perfect

Ximena Tiscareño HernándezCarlos Alberto Martínez OrozcoGuadalupe Tiscareño Hernández

Present perfect

Present perfect

Its correct use is necessary to express experiences or memories that occurred a long time ago, but which are still remembered or are important today.

Present perfect structure

Have/Has + Subject + Verb past participle + Complement

Interrogative

Affirmative

Subject + Have/Has + Not + Verb past participle + Complement

Negative

Subject + Have/Has + Verb past participle + Complement

For he,she and it used

HAS

HAVE

For I, you, we, they used

Functions of the present perfect

The purpose of this tense is to link the past with the present. However, the focus is on the result, that is, what has happened or what has not happened. 1. The action began in the past and continues in the present:I have lived in Veracruz since 20002. The time for carrying out the action has not concluded:They have gone to swim twice a week3. The action is constantly repeated in an indeterminate time between the past and the present.She has visited that museum several times 4. The action was recently concluded. Used just.He has just finished his homework5. The time at which the action was performed is not relevant.We haven’t watched Titanic