What is the present perfect tense? | Examples & information about the present perfect in English

Want to find more resources for learning English, including the present perfect tense? Check out these articles on my blog: https://eslspeaking.org/category/learn-english/ The present perfect verb tense in English is a classic grammar point. It appears in almost every conversation so you definitely need to learn more about this verb tense! In this video I describe two ways to use it and have all the information you need to learn about the present perfect tense, so keep watching! Want to find the perfect Vocabulary Builder Workbook for Adults? Check out my book: https://amzn.to/3MwTUmS https://www.facebook.com/eslspeaking https://www.pinterest.ca/eslspeaking/ https://www.instagram.com/jackie.bolen/ https://www.tiktok.com/@englishwithjackie?lang=en #esl #learningEnglish #presentperfecttense Timestamp 0:00 Intro 0:14 2 Situations (present perfect tense) 0:23 Indefinite time in the past 1:00 Something started in the past, continues until now 1:35 Present perfect forms 2:05 Forms with contractions 2:25 Conclusion Transcript: Hi everybody this is Jackie from eslspeaking.org. A question that lots of people have is "what is the present perfect tense". The present perfect tense is used to describe two situations The first situation it's used to talk about an indefinite time in the past, so for example: "I've been bungee jumping". You went bungee jumping sometime in the past, but it's not clear when it could be, could be yesterday, it could be one year ago, 10 years ago, 30 years ago. We don't know the time in the past. Another example is "I've read Harry Potter". That means you've read the Harry Potter books at some time in the past, but it's unclear when it could have been. Last week, last winter vacation, ten years ago when you were middle in middle school, etc. The second situation the present perfect tense is used when you talk about something that started in the past and continues until now, the present. So for example "she's studied for hours", so she began studying in the past and then is studying up until now, the present time. Another example is "I've played soccer for years", which means you started playing soccer many, many years ago and you are still playing soccer today. Alright, so how do you make the present perfect tense? 1. Subject: I, she, he, we, etc. 2. has and have, depending on the subjects (she has, I have) 3. past participle verb: eat, ate, eaten, etc. There are some tricky ones for example: "read, red, read" they are all spelled the same, it's the third verb in that in that series. It's a little bit tricky in writing and in speaking because it's often made with contractions, so for example "she's played soccer for years" she apostrophe "S." It could be "she is" or "she has" so be careful with that. All right, so that's all from me. If you need some more help with your English vocabulary, grammar and other things check out the vocabulary workbook for adults. I'll put the link right up there in the corner. -------- Tags: esl, teaching esl, english, learning english, english teacher, learning language, ESL adults, TEFL classroom, classroom tips, TEFL, efl, tefl, teaching English, teaching teenagers english, teaching adults english, esl ideas, Study, study tips, learning English easy, present perfect tense, grammar, grammar tips, adults learning English, how to learn English, learning a language, Perfect tense, Correct grammar, easy English, Grammar tips, English grammar, English grammar tips,