Lesson 25 – Present Perfect Tense | آموزش زبان انگلیسی – حال کامل

What is the Present Perfect?

We use the present perfect to talk about:
• life experiences
• actions that happened at an unknown time
• actions that started in the past and continue now
• recent actions with a result now



Form (Structure)

Subject + have / has + past participle (V3)

Examples:
• I have finished my work.
• She has visited London.
• They have lived here for years.



Past Participle (V3)
• work → worked
• go → gone
• eat → eaten
• see → seen


Positive Sentences
• I have studied English.
• He has changed his job.
• We have moved house.



Negative Sentences

Subject + have / has + not + V3
• I haven’t finished yet.
• She hasn’t called me.
• They haven’t been there.



Questions

Have / Has + subject + V3?
• Have you ever been to the UK?
• Has she finished her homework?
• What have you done today?



⭐ Ever / Never
• ever → at any time in your life (question)
• never → no time in your life

Examples:
• Have you ever travelled abroad?
• I have never flown before.



⭐ Already / Yet / Just
• already → earlier than expected
• yet → until now (questions & negatives)
• just → very recently

Examples:
• I have already eaten.
• Have you finished yet?
• She has just arrived.



⭐ For / Since (Very Important)
• for → period of time
• since → starting point

Examples:
• I have lived here for five years.
• She has worked here since 2020.



⭐ Present Perfect vs Simple Past (Key Point)

Simple Past
• finished time
• specific time

I went to London in 2019.

Present Perfect
• no specific time
• experience / result now

I have been to London.



Unfinished Time Expressions
• today
• this week
• this year
• recently

Examples:
• I have had three meetings today.
• She has worked a lot this week.



Present Perfect in Real Life
• I have lost my keys.
• We have changed our address.
• He has applied for a job.



Common Mistakes

❌ I have seen him yesterday.
✅ I saw him yesterday.

❌ She has went there.
✅ She has gone there.

❌ I live here since 2020.
✅ I have lived here since 2020.



Full Example

I have lived in the UK for three years. I have worked in different jobs and I have improved my English.



By the end of this lesson, learners can talk about experiences confidently, use time expressions correctly, and clearly understand the difference between present perfect and simple past.



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