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Chapter 15 of 41

Present Perfect

Connect past experience, unfinished time, duration, and present results.

34 minutes 10 quick checksBy Subha Prasad
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Lesson content

Read, practise, then check your understanding

Form it with have/has plus the past participle. The present perfect links prior events to now: experience at unspecified time, a current result, or activity within unfinished time. Use simple past with a finished past time such as yesterday.

Patterns and examples

  • I have visited Delhi twice.
  • She has lost her keys, so she cannot enter.
  • We have worked here since 2022.

Notice how form and meaning work together. Read examples aloud, identify the controlling word or clause, and compare them with nearby alternatives before applying the pattern in new writing.

Practice sentences

  • Choose: I have seen/saw him yesterday.
  • Write sentences with since and for.

After answering, explain the rule in your own words and create one original sentence using the same structure.

Knowledge check

Answer every question correctly to complete this chapter.

Which explanation correctly describes present perfect?
Which grammar term matches this explanation: Have/has plus past participle connecting past experience/result to now.
Which explanation correctly describes unfinished time?
Which grammar term matches this explanation: A current period such as today that has not ended.
Which explanation correctly describes life experience?
Which grammar term matches this explanation: An event at unspecified past time relevant to the present.
Which explanation correctly describes since?
Which grammar term matches this explanation: A preposition/conjunction marking a starting point.
Which explanation correctly describes for?
Which grammar term matches this explanation: A preposition marking duration.

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