Present Perfect
It describes an action that started in the past and its related to or continue into the present.
It is used to talk about:
- Experiences in your life without saying when they happened, for example: “I have been to New York”
- Recent actions that happened, often with adverbs like “just”, “yet”, “already”, or “recently”. For example: “He has just finished her homework”
- Changes over a period time, for example: “She has grown taller since last year”
- Past actions that have a present consequence, for example: “I have broken my arm, so I can not go to play basketball”.
- Actions repeated multiple times in a unspecified time, for example: “We have seen that movie several times”.
- Unfinished actions, especially in the negative form, for example: “I have not finished my assignment yet”.
Describe una acción que comenzó en el pasado y está relacionada con el presente o continúa en él.
Se usa para hablar de:
- Experiencias de la vida sin especificar cuándo sucedieron, por ejemplo: “He estado en Nueva York”.
- Acciones recientes, a menudo con adverbios como “justo”, “todavía”, “ya” o “recientemente”. Por ejemplo: “Él acaba de terminar su tarea”.
- Cambios a lo largo del tiempo, por ejemplo: “Ha crecido más desde el año pasado”.
- Acciones pasadas con consecuencias presentes, por ejemplo: “Me quebré el brazo, así que no puedo ir a jugar al baloncesto”.
- Acciones repetidas varias veces en un tiempo indeterminado, por ejemplo: “Hemos visto esa película varias veces”.
- Acciones inacabadas, especialmente en forma negativa, por ejemplo: “Aún no he terminado mi tarea”.
Affirmative
Afirmativa
| Subject (Sujeto) | Present perfect (Presente perfecto) | Past participle verb (Verbo pasado participio) | Examples (Ejemplos) |
|---|---|---|---|
| I, you, we, they | Have (I’ve, you’ve, we’ve, they’ve) | Gone Bought | I have gone to the store twice He ido a la tienda dos veces They just have bought a house |
| She, he, it | Has (She’s, he’s, it’s) | Given Rained | She has given me a lot of support Ella me ha dado mucho apoyo It has rained a lot |
Negative
Negativa
| Subject (Sujeto) | Present perfect (Presente perfecto) | Past participle verb (Verbo pasado participio) | Examples (Ejemplos) |
|---|---|---|---|
| I, you, we, they | Have not (Haven’t) | Gone Bought | I haven’t gone to the store today No he ido a la tienda hoy They haven’t bought the house yet |
| She, he, it | Has not (Hasn’t) | Given Rained | She hasn’t given me support Ella no me ha dado apoyo It hasn’t rained since last year |
Interrogative
Interrogativa
| Present perfect (Presente perfecto) | Subject (Sujeto) | Past participle verb (Verbo pasado participio) | Examples (Ejemplos) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Have | I, you, we, they | Gone ? Talked ? | Have you gone to that store? ¿Has ido a esa tienda? Have they talked to you this week? |
| Has | She, he, it | Given ? Rained ? | Has she given you support? ¿Ella te ha dado apoyo? Has it rained this year? |
📘 Present perfect activity