The Perfect Tenses

Perfect your usage of those "imperfect" tenses:)

Course Outcome

Students will be able to correctly use the past participle as well as time words for the Present Perfect including Never, Already, Just, Still, Yet, Since, and For; they will be able to correctly form Yes/No and WH Questions and differentiate between the Simple Past and the Present Perfect.

Lessons

Never, Already, Just, Still, and Yet

Practice the placement of the adverbs: Never, Already, Just, Still, and Yet in the Present Perfect.

Present Perfect Progressive Grammar Explanation Video

Watch this 30-minute explanation of the Present Perfect Progressive followed by a quick review of the difference between the Present Perfect and the Present Perfect Progressive and their uses of BEEN.

Present Perfect Video Grammar Explanation

Watch this video, which starts with a brief description of the Simple Past, before moving on to the structure and usage rules of the Present Perfect.

Since and For

Practice the use of Since and For with the Present Perfect.

Yes/No Questions in the Present Perfect

Practice Yes/No Questions in the Present Perfect with regular and irregular verbs.

WH Questions in the Present Perfect

Practice turning statements in the Present Perfect into WH Questions with regular and irregular Verbs.

Pronunciation of Reduced Helping Verbs

Practice pronouncing the Present Perfect helping verbs: Have and Has in their reduced forms.

The Simple Past vs. the Present Perfect

Practice the difference between the Simple Past and the Present Perfect using key words.

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