The Present Perfect 


The Present Perfect


The Present Perfect is used to connect the past with the present, talking about actions that have relevance now, experiences, or actions that continue from the past.
What is it used for?

The present perfect connects the past with the present. We use it for:
- Actions that continue in the present.
- Life experiences (without specifying the time).
- Past actions with a present result.
- Actions that have just happened.
- Actions in an unfinished period of time.

FORMS:
Affirmative:
Personal noun + auxiliaries have/has + verb in participle + complement

Negative:
Personal noun + auxiliaries have/has + not + verb in participle + complement

Interrogative: 
Auxiliaries have/has + personal noun + verb in participle + complement + 
?

Wh- Question:
Wh-questions + auxiliaries have/has + personal noun + verb in participle + complement + ?

Short Answers:
Yes / No + personal noun + auxiliaries have/has (+ not for negative) 




With "have":
I  
You  
We  
They  

With "has":
He  
She  
It 


Contractions:
have + not = haven't  
has + not = hasn't  


Examples:
1. She has lived in Guadalajara for three years. (Ella ha vivido en Guadalajara durante tres años.)
2. They haven't visited the new museum yet. (Ellos no han visitado el nuevo museo aún.)
3. Have you eaten dinner? (¿Has cenado?)
4. Where has he gone on vacation? (¿A dónde ha ido él de vacaciones?)
5. Have you seen that movie? Yes, I have. (¿Has visto esa película? Sí, la he visto.)


Jesús Mario Ozumbilla Pacheco

Comentarios

  1. MT.E. Susana del Carmen Díaz Cañas, E.T.E25 de mayo de 2025, 8:07 p.m.

    La forma negativa NO tiene contracciones. De las short answers deben separar Yes y No. Y todos los ejemplos NO tienen traducciones. Calif. 8

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  2. MT.E. Susana del Carmen Díaz Cañas, E.T.E25 de mayo de 2025, 8:09 p.m.

    No tienen la estructura GOING TO, por lo que no puedo calificar.

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