Present Perfect Tense

In this course, you will learn about one of the most tricky tenses of the English tense system. This tense denotes a completed action, meaning that the action was carried out in the past, but still, this tense is called “Present.” We also have Past Simple Tense to denote an action that took place in the past, but how do we distinguish between the two tenses? First, we need to study the Present Perfect Tense alone, and, in another course, we will compare the two tenses. Don’t forget to take the course on Past Simple Tense and then the course on Past Simple and Present Perfect Compared.

Present Perfect Definition 1: Why "Present" for a past action? Present Perfect Definition 2: The meaning of “perfect” Present Perfect Usage 0: When we don't use Present Perfect Present Perfect Usage 1: Actions started in the past and continuing in the present Present Perfect Usage 2: In a conversation Present Perfect Usage 3: Moment of action is not specified Present Perfect Usage 4: Actions in unfinished time period: this year Preview Present Perfect Usage 5: Recent action Present Perfect Usage 6: Past action with present consequences (results in the present) Present Perfect Tense Exam