Mastering Present Perfect Verbs in English Grammar
Learn how to use the present perfect form of verbs in contrast to the past tense, understand when to use "have" or "has" with the past participle, and practice forming sentences correctly. Improve your English language skills with examples and exercises provided.
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Year 3 SPAG NCLO: Using the present perfect form of verbs in contrast to the past tense.
Past and Present Decide which column the sentences belong in. Past Present I saw a film. I watch a film. I listen to music. I listened to music. I drove a car. I drive a car. I eat a meal. I ate a meal.
Past and Present Past I saw a film. I listened music. I drove a car. I ate a meal. I have eaten a meal. Present I watch a film. I listen to music. I drive a car. I eat a meal. Where would you place this sentence? I have eaten a meal. What do you notice about it? It is in the past. It is called the Present Perfect tense.
Past and Present Simple Past Present Perfect I saw a film. I listened music. I drove a car. I ate a meal. I kept warm I talked I swam I have watched a film. I have listened to music. I have driven a car. I have eaten a meal. She has walked. He has made the coffee. Where would these sentences be placed? I kept warm. I swam. She has walked He has made the coffee I talked.
The present perfect uses have or has and the past participle of the main verb to show that something is still relevant now. Jade and Jack have finished their work. Past participle of finish Jasmine has always wanted a dog. Past participle of wanted
Can you put the correct form of the present perfect verb in the spaces below? I ________ been hungry for hours! (have/has) I ________ eaten for days! (hasn t/haven t) ________ you got a sore arm? (Has/Have) We _______ all got sore arms! (have/has) Those monkeys _______ stolen our hats! (have/has) That monkey _______ taken my cutlass! (have/has) I _______ dug twenty holes! (has/have) He _______ dug as many as me! (haven t/hasn t)
