1. Present Perfect Tense

2. Examples of using present perfect tense After looking at Shirley’s dairy, have you noticed any use of Present Perfect Tense? If you have noticed, can you remember what they are? Let’s look at it again: Shirley’s Diary Shirley’s Diary

3. Shirley’s use of present perfect tense 1.have gone 2.have been 3.have arrived 4.have visited 5.have had 6.have taken 7.have shopped 8.have seen 9.has bought 10.has played 11.have ridden 12.have imagined Do they look alike? Can you tell me how they look alike? Has / have + p.p (past participle)

4. Present Perfect Tense When do we use present perfect tense? a short time ago 1.Things that were completed a short time ago. e.g. Razi has brushed her teeth. continued up to now 2.An action which started in the past and has continued up to now. e.g. Rain has lived in Ngau Tau Kok for 13 years.

5. Present Perfect Tense I, We, You, They: have + p.p. (past participle) e.g. I have finished my homework He, She, It: has + p.p. e.g. Mr Cheng has taught in this school for 10 years.

6. Present Perfect Tense present perfect tenseWhen you see the words below, you may have to use present perfect tense: 1.Already 2.Yet 3.Just 4.Since 5.For 6.*Never