🟡 Present Perfect (Have + Past Participle)

Lesson Goal: Learn how to use present perfect to talk about experiences and actions without saying when.

1️⃣ What is Present Perfect?

We use present perfect for:

  • Life experience
  • Things that happened in the past but are important now
  • When we do NOT say when

Examples:

  • I have seen that movie
  • She has eaten sushi
  • We have visited Toronto

2️⃣ Structure

Subject + have/has + past participle

  • I / You / We / They → have
  • He / She / It → has

3️⃣ Past Participle

BasePastPast Participle
seesawseen
eatateeaten
gowentgone
dodiddone
bewas/werebeen

4️⃣ When Do We Use It?

Life Experience:

  • I have been to Vancouver
  • She has tried sushi

No time (important now):

  • I have lost my keys
  • He has broken his phone

With ever / never:

  • Have you ever seen snow?
  • I have never eaten sushi

5️⃣ Present Perfect vs Past Simple

Present PerfectPast Simple
I have seen that movieI saw that movie yesterday
No timeSpecific time

Rule: If you say WHEN → use past simple


6️⃣ Practice (Click Answer)

1. I ______ that movie before

2. She ______ sushi before

3. We ______ to Vancouver last year


7️⃣ Fix the Sentence

I saw that movie


8️⃣ Speaking Practice


9️⃣ Writing Practice


🔟 Remember

  • No time → present perfect
  • Say when → past simple
  • Use: have/has + past participle