Scribd
Upload
334 views3 pages

Present Perfect

The present perfect tense is used to express actions that occurred in the past but are still related to the present. It follows the structure of subject + auxiliary verb have/has + past participle of the main verb. Some examples are "I have done my homework" and "She has eaten her dinner." The present perfect can also express consequences of past events in the present, actions that began in the past and are still ongoing, and asking or stating if something has happened related to the present moment. Important indicators of the present perfect tense include words like ever, never, lately, recently, since, for, and yet.

Uploaded by

Brandy Blackwell
Copyright
© Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
334 views3 pages

Present Perfect

The present perfect tense is used to express actions that occurred in the past but are still related to the present. It follows the structure of subject + auxiliary verb have/has + past participle of the main verb. Some examples are "I have done my homework" and "She has eaten her dinner." The present perfect can also express consequences of past events in the present, actions that began in the past and are still ongoing, and asking or stating if something has happened related to the present moment. Important indicators of the present perfect tense include words like ever, never, lately, recently, since, for, and yet.

Uploaded by

Brandy Blackwell
Copyright
© Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 3

Present Perfect

Este tempo verbal utilizado para expressar algo que aconteceu no passado, mas de alguma forma est ainda relacionado ao presente. A estrutura segue o modelo: pessoa + verbo auxiliar have/has + verbo principal no Past Participle. I have done my homework. He has done his homework. I have eaten my dinner. She has eaten her dinner. Para se ter uma melhor idia de como o Present Perfect se refere ao passado e ao presente ao mesmo tempo, podemos encontrar uma sentena similar no Simple Present na voz passiva, preservando o significado. My homework is done (now). His homework is done (now). Este tempo verbal pode tambm expressar conseqncias de eventos passados, no presente. I've had financial problems since I got fired. She has not called me since our last fight. Podemos utilizar o Present Perfect para expressar alguma ao que teve incio no passado e que est ainda em progresso at o presente momento. They have tried to learn Portuguese for months. He has taught Spanish at the University since 1994. Tambm podemos usar o Present Perfect para afirmar, negar ou perguntar a respeito de algum acontecimento passado relacionado ao presente momento. Have you ever been to Brazil? I haven't been to Brazil yet. She has been to Brazil many times.

We have never been to Brazil. Have they arrived yet? Importante: Observe que existem indicadores deste tempo verbal, que so: ever, never, lately, recently, since, for, yet. Since e for normalmente requerem este tempo verbal, ou tambm o Present Perfect Progressive. They have tried to learn Portuguese for months. => for indica um perodo de tempo. He has taught Spanish at the University since 1994. => since indica uma data especfica. Para formar sentenas no Present Perfect, usamos as seguintes regras: Afirmativa: pessoa + have/has + verbo principal no particpio. => to have + Past Participle I have been to China once. She has worked for that company for 6 years. We have made this same mistake many times. Negativa: Acrescente "not" depois do verbo auxiliar. Has not, Have not I have not seen this movie. She has not forgiven us since that day. Interrogativa: Inverta o sujeito e o verbo auxiliar. Where have you been since the morning? Have you ever done this kind of work?

Use of Present Perfect

puts emphasis on the result Example: She has written five letters. action that is still going on Example: School has not started yet. action that stopped recently Example: She has cooked dinner.

finished action that has an influence on the present Example: I have lost my key. action that has taken place once, never or several times before the moment of speaking Example: I have never been to Australia. Signal Words of Present Perfect already, ever, just, never, not yet, so far, till now, up to now

You might also like