E-Lecture - Uses of the Present Perfect Tense

The present perfect tense can be used:

  • to denote an action or event that happened or started in the past and still has its impact or some connection to the subject in the present;
  • to indicate an action that happened in the past and continues to occur in the present;
  • to connect the events of the present to the events that happened in the past.

Exercise 1: Use the following verbs and form sentences following the structure of the Present Perfect Tense.

  • Work
  • Sleep
  • Eat
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