Present Perfect tense examples - English Grammar Lessons Guide

Present Perfect tense examples - English Grammar Lessons Guide

Present Perfect tense examples

Definition of the present perfect tense

The present perfect is used to indicate a link between the present and the past. The time of the action is before now but not specified, and we are often more interested in the result than in the action itself.

Actions started in the past and continuing in the present

• They haven't lived here for years.
• She has worked in the bank for five years.
• We have had the same car for ten years.
• Have you played the piano since you were a child?

When the time period referred to has not finished

• I have worked hard this week.
• It has rained a lot this year.
• We haven't seen her today.

Actions repeated in an unspecified period between the past and now.

• They have seen that film six times
• It has happened several times already.
• She has visited them frequently.
• We have eaten at that restaurant many times.

Actions completed in the very recent past (+just)

• Have you just finished work?
• I have just eaten.
• We have just seen her.
• Has he just left?

When the precise time of the action is not important or not known

• Someone has eaten my soup!
• Have you seen 'Gone with the Wind'?
• She's studied Japanese, Russian, and English.

To Walk, present perfect

Affirmative	Negative	Interrogative
I have walked	I haven't walked	Have I walked?
You have walked	You haven't walked	Have you walked?
He, she, it has walked	He, she, hasn't walked	Has he, she, it walked?
We have walked	We haven't walked	Have we walked?
You have walked	You haven't walked	Have you walked?
They have walked	They haven't walked	Have they walked?

Present Perfect Tense Examples

Present perfect tense can be used with expressions that are unspecific in time:

• I have lost my purse.
• We have seen this movie already.
• He has broken his leg.
• There has been an accident.

Some examples of present perfect tense used to express an unfinished period of time are:

• We haven't seen her today.
• They have been to the mall twice this month.
• She has watched that show three times this week.

Examples of using present perfect in talking about events that happened in the recent past but the effect of the recent event is still felt in the present include:

• The children have made a mess in the kitchen.
• He has started a new job.
• She has finished her chores.

Present perfect tense can be used in questions as well. Here are some examples:

• Where have I left my sandals?
• Have you visited England?
• Has she met John?

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