PRESENT PERFECT TENSE - PART 1

Structure

Present perfect – affirmative form
Subject	Have / Has	Past participle
I	have (’ve)	worked
You
He	has (’s)	worked
She
It
We	have (’ve)	worked
You
They

Present perfect – negative form
Subject	Haven’t / Hasn’t	Past participle
I	haven't	worked
You
He	hasn't
She
It
We	haven't
You
They

Present perfect – interrogative form
Have / Has	Subject	Past Participle?
Have	I	worked?
	you
Has	he
	she
	it
Have	we
	you
	they

Past Participle (Passado Particípio)

Regular verbs: VERB-ED

Para formar o particípio dos verbos regulares, acrescente -ED ao final do verbo, como no Simple Past.

I have finished.

He has started.

Irregular verbs: alguns verbos são iguais à forma irregular no passado simples; outros são diferentes.

buy (comprar) - I bought (Simple Past) - I have bought. (Present Perfect)

break (quebrar) - I broke (Simple Past) - I have broken. (Present Perfect)

Uses

An action in the past with a result now.

Uma ação no passado com um resultado no presente.

I have lost my keys. = I've lost my keys.

Eu perdi minha chave.

They have bought a new house.

Eles compraram uma casa nova.

Exercises

A) Choose the correct option according to the Present Perfect Tense.

Escolha a opção correta de acordo com o Present Perfect.

1 - He has closed / close the door.
2 - It stops / has stopped raining.
3 - I have bought / bought a new car.

B) Now match the sentences to their meaning in Portuguese.
Agora relacione as frases com seu significado em Português.

Eu comprei um carro novo. (    )
Parou de chover. (    )
Ele fechou a porta. (    )

C) Usamos o Present Perfect para ações
(     ) que terminaram no passado.
(     ) no passado, que apresentam uma consequência no presente.