Present Perfect

Complete the rule.

We use the present perfect to ____________ and ____________.

• talk about experiences or things that have happened before now. The time is not specified or important.

• talk about recent events, or an action which started in the past and continues now.

• talk about a specific event in the past.

• talk about an action which started and finished at a specific time in the past.

The following sentence is an example of which rule.

From these films we’ve learnt about the difficult lives of some of the biggest music legends.

• Use the present perfect to talk about experiences or things that have happened before now. The time is not specified or important.

• Use the present perfect to talk about recent events, or an action which started in the past and continues now.

The following sentence is an example of which rule.

Hollywood has always used true stories in its films.

• Use the present perfect to talk about experiences or things that have happened before now. The time is not specified or important.

• Use the present perfect to talk about recent events, or an action which started in the past and continues now.

The following sentence is an example of which rule.

Many of these actors have won Oscars for their roles.

• Use the present perfect to talk about experiences or things that have happened before now. The time is not specified or important.

• Use the present perfect to talk about recent events, or an action which started in the past and continues now.

The following sentence is an example of which rule.

Some of the best films in recent years have been based on real events.

• Use the present perfect to talk about experiences or things that have happened before now. The time is not specified or important.

• Use the present perfect to talk about recent events, or an action which started in the past and continues now.

Complete the rule.

We form the present perfect with _______ (+) the past participle.

• has

• is / are

• have

• was / were

• have / has

The verbs below are examples of _______ verbs.

Create, post, use, and look.

• regular

• irregular

Regular verbs end in _________ when we convert them to the past participle.

• -ed

• -s

• -es

• -ing

Write the past participle of the verb below.

Use

Write the past participle of the verb below.

Create