Present Perfect

Read an extensive course syllabus that explains what each activity is, how to complete it and how it will help you improve your use and understanding of the present perfect tense.

We set out the key objectives for this course so you can identify what you need to learn. We provide a downloadable checklist that you can print out to check off the points as you go through the course.

Go through this self-paced presentation that explains what tenses are, why we need them and how the tense system works in English.

Watch our present perfect tense video explanation. We also include the slides used in our grammar presentation with notes lines and an interactive worksheet, which you can answer whilst watching the video. We provide the correct answers to this interactive worksheet too and point you to our grammar forum, where you can ask any questions about the correct grammar of the present perfect tense.

There are numerous keywords that can be used in English wiith the present perfect tense. In this video, we review the most common keywords, explain what they mean and demonstrate where they should be used in a present perfect sentence. The presentation in this video is also available as a PDF.

From experience teaching English learners, we have collected the top mistakes made when trying to use the present perfect tense. We have identified 4 of the most common mistakes and explain how you can try and avoid them yourself.

This presentation shows real life examples of the present perfect tense. We show news articles clippings, personal emails and songs that all use the present perfect tense. Here, you can see how native English speakers use this tense on a daily basis.

Access our downloadable document with a list of present perfect verbs. You can practise saying these words to ensure you are pronouncing the present perfect tense correctly. You can also access audios of our native teachers saying these words, so you can repeat after the teacher or at the same time.

Use our flashcards to talk about life experiences in the past. As well as reviewing the present perfect tense, you’ll get to practise your story-telling skills.

You’ll learn in this course that there are numerous keywords and each one has a special meaning and is used in a certain way. Use our flashcards with keywords on them to be creative and make up your own sentences, using each keyword in the correct way.

The present perfect tense is a very common tense used in conversation, especially when talking about life experiences and ongoing events. We provide a list of the most classic conversation questions in the present perfect tense so you can be prepared for a fluent conversation. You can write your answers in our forum and get feedback and corrections from our teachers and you also have access to our private Flipgrid community where you can upload video responses.

You will learn in this grammar topic that the present perfect is a tense used to compare situations from the past to the present. Use our flashcards or online tool to discuss how certain things, such as the economy, the environment and education have all changed over the past 100 years. This is a flexible exercise that can generate discussion.

Use our booklet of pictures where amazing life events have just happened, which requires you to describe them using the present perfect tense. As well as reviewing the present perfect tense, you’ll get to practise important vocabulary about life events.

This activity also reviews your vocabulary about life events. Use our life timelines of fictional characters and celebrities to help you explain what their current situation is, using the present perfect tense. You can apply this activity to yourself and share it on our forum page.

This review page summarises everything you learnt in this course in two pages, including the form, use, structure, keywords and pronunciation rules.

After completing the course, you can review your achievements and analyse what you have learnt.

Check out some of our availiable resources online to help you further expand your knowledge of English.

We always appreciate any feedback from our learners. Here you have the chance to fill in an optional questionnaire telling us what you liked and didn't like so we can keep on improving for our future learners.