PRESENT PERFECT

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PRESENT PERFECT

• JENNIFER PAOLA HURTADO PORRAS

• El Bosque University

LETS LEARN
English
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Let's dig a little deeper into the Present
Perfect!

• How can we use the Present Perfect tense?

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PRESENT PERFECT USES

• To talk about

• Our experiences
• For a change
• To continue with a situation
• Time Expressions

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Present Perfect for Experiences

• We use it to talk about an action that that
  happened at some point in the past, focusing all
  your attention on the action, but not at the
  exact moment.
• Example An experience that I have done in my
  lifetime.
• I have visited South Korea.
• auxiliary verb
  complement
• in past
• participle
• (of verb Visit)

• South Korea

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• Present Perfect for Changes

• Present Perfect for Continue a situation

• If we want to talk about a change, we must ensure
  to provide new information about what has
  happened in a certain period of time.
• Example I want to provide my improvement in
  learning English.
• My English has improved since I moved to United
  Kingdom.

• On the other hand, we also use the Present
  Perfect to talk about a situation from the past
  and what we want to continue in the present. For
  this, we can FOR or SINCE.
• Example I want to talk about a specific
  situation, not an action.
• I have studied at the Harvard University since
  September.

• VS.

Keep in mind which For and Since are used to
highlight specific events, days, or periods of
time.
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Present Perfect for Time Expressions
Time Expressions in Present Perfect allow us to
limit the time (events of the past and the
present itself).
Time Makers Uses
1. FOR period of time
2. SINCE Start a point in a period of time
3. JUST When a something had finished in a short time ago.
4. THIS WEEK/MONTH/YEAR These expressions can be used for periods of time that are not finished.
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• PRESENT PERFECT AND TIME EXPRESSIONS

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THANKS

• Jennifer Paola Hurtado Porras

• jhurtadop_at_unbosque.edu.co

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