The present perfect tense in English with present perfect examples! Learn the definition and how to form the present perfect tense with useful examples and ESL printable infographics.
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Present Perfect Tense
Present Perfect Definition
In the Present Perfect tense, the action is complete or has ended and hence termed Perfect. The exact time when the action happened is not important and hence, it is not mentioned in this tense.
Forming Present Perfect Tense
Positive Statements | Present Perfect
SUBJECT | HAVE / HAS | VERB (past participle) | REST OF THE SENTENCE |
I | have | seen | this movie. |
You | have | seen | this movie. |
He | has | seen | this movie. |
Tom | has | seen | this movie. |
The boy | has | seen | this movie. |
She | has | seen | this movie. |
Anna | has | seen | this movie. |
The girl | has | seen | this movie. |
We | have | seen | this movie. |
You | have | seen | this movie. |
They | have | seen | this movie. |
The children | have | seen | this movie. |
Notice that we use:
- ‘have’ with the subjects ‘I’, ‘You’, ‘We’ and ‘They’
- ‘has’ with the subjects ‘He’ and ‘She’
The verb form remains the same for all subjects.
Negative Statements | Present Perfect
SUBJECT | HAVE NOT / HAS NOT | VERB (past participle) | REST OF THE SENTENCE |
I | have not | eaten | lunch. |
You | have not | eaten | lunch. |
He | has not | eaten | lunch. |
Tom | has not | eaten | lunch. |
The boy | has not | eaten | lunch. |
She | has not | eaten | lunch. |
Anna | has not | eaten | lunch. |
The girl | has not | eaten | lunch. |
We | have not | eaten | lunch. |
You | have not | eaten | lunch. |
They | have not | eaten | lunch. |
The children | have not | eaten | lunch. |
Notice that we use:
- ‘have not’ with the subjects ‘I’, ‘You’, ‘We’ and ‘They’
- ‘has not’ with the subjects ‘He’ and ‘She’
The verb form remains the same for all subjects.
Interrogative Statements / Questions | Present Perfect
HAVE / HAS | SUBJECT | VERB (past participle) | REST OF THE SENTENCE |
Have | I | finished | the work? |
Have | you | finished | the work? |
Has | he | finished | the work? |
Has | Tom | finished | the work? |
Has | the boy | finished | the work? |
Has | she | finished | the work? |
Has | Anna | finished | the work? |
Has | the girl | finished | the work? |
Have | we | finished | the work? |
Have | you | finished | the work? |
Have | they | finished | the work? |
Have | the men | finished | the work? |
Notice that we use:
- ‘have’ with the subjects ‘I’, ‘You’, ‘We’ and ‘They’
- ‘has’ with the subjects ‘He’ and ‘She’
The verb form remains the same for all subjects.
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