Present perfect tense or the most confusing tense you have ever tried to understand

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What do you need the Present Perfect for ? to tell

What do you need the Present Perfect for ?
to tell what

you have done recently/ lately.
to tell what you have just or already done.
to tell what you have never/ ever done.
to tell what you have done so far/ up to now.
to tell what you have done today/ this week/ this month/ this year.
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What is so confusing about it ? It can describe either

What is so confusing about it ?

It can describe either present

or past activities !
There is no similar grammatical item in Polish !
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How can you form the Present Perfect?

How can you form the Present Perfect?

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Why don’t you try some exercises?

Why don’t you try some exercises?

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Choose the correct answer. Peter ........never watched „Maja bee”. A) had

Choose the correct answer.
Peter ........never watched „Maja bee”.
A) had
B) have
C) has
D)

none of these
Peter ........ has never watched „Maja Bee”.
Congratulations!
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How about this? Lidka hasn’t ........to Majorka yet. A) had B)

How about this?
Lidka hasn’t ........to Majorka yet.
A) had
B) seen
C) drove
D) none

of these
None of these
Lidka hasn’t been to Majorka .
Precisely!
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Try the next question. ....you ever smoked? A) has B) do

Try the next question.
....you ever smoked?
A) has
B) do
C) have
D) none of

these
Have you ever smoked?
Good!
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Choose the correct answer again. She hasn’t ..........the dinner already. A)

Choose the correct answer again.
She hasn’t ..........the dinner already.
A) cooks
B) cooked
C)

make
D) none of these
She hasn’t cooked the dinner already
Very well!
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Can you do this one ? He hasn’t ........ a shower

Can you do this one ?
He hasn’t ........ a shower today.
A)

take
B) took
C) taked
D) none of these
None of these
He hasn’t taken a shower today.
Well done!
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Try this one ! ...........Joan ever...........a shark? A) has J. eat

Try this one !
...........Joan ever...........a shark?
A) has J. eat
B) does

J. eaten
C) has J. eaten
D) none of these
Has Joan ever eaten a shark?
Not bad! Keep on trying
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Choose the correct answer one more time. She has ........ a

Choose the correct answer one more time.
She has ........ a man.
A)

never kiss
B) ever kissed
C) just kisses
D) none of these

None of these
She has never kissed a man.
Of course, you are right !

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Choose the correct answer. ..........you ever ......... your head ? A)

Choose the correct answer.

..........you ever ......... your head ?
A) have..........lost
B) do............lose
C)

did...........lose
D) none of these
Have you ever lost your head ?
Right again!
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Choose the best answer again ! Tom and Arthur ........................a dog

Choose the best answer again !
Tom and Arthur ........................a dog so

far.
A) don’t buy
B) hasn’t bought
C) haven’t bought
D) didn’t buy
Tom and Arthur haven’t bought a dog so far.
Excellent!
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What’s the right answer now? .................Peter and Mat ............... abroad before?

What’s the right answer now?

.................Peter and Mat ............... abroad before?
Has..............been
Have............seen
Have............been
None of

these

Have Peter and Mat been abroad before ?
You are absolutely right !

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Why don’t you test yourself again? What action can you describe

Why don’t you test yourself again?

What action can you describe with

the Present Perfect?
How do you form it ?
What time expressions can you use with the Present Perfect?
What’s the difference between the Present Perfect and the Simple Past ?