Present Perfect Tense (positive)

These are tenses that describe an action that began in the past but is related to or continues in the present. These tenses are recognized by the presence of auxiliary verbs such as “have” and “has.”

Examples of present perfect tenses are:

• Sarah has taken her father’s advice.
• The company has decided to take legal action against their competitor.
• I have chosen the wrong class.
• Frank has become close friends with Cindy.
• They have just arrived.

These examples show that an action was taken in the past but will continue in the future. In the first example, for instance, Sarah took her father’s advice, and the action will continue into the present. In the same light, if you took the wrong class, the event will continue into the present, even though it happened in the past.

To form the present perfect tense, the subject should be linked with “has” or “have,” and the past participle.

So, you will have: SUBJECT + HAVE/HAS + PAST PARTICIPLE.

For example:

• Steve has made John’s acquaintance.
• She has cooked.
• He has worked.

Present perfect tense: positive, negative and question forms

Present perfect tense: adverbs

Present perfect tense vs. past simplle tense