Present Perfect Tense Part 1 - English with Sound and Light

[ObamaEnglishBaby]

THIS IS AWESOME. I LOVE THIS VIDEO. I AM USING IT IN MY CLASS!!

[sapphirezobi]

My God great job guys very well done I realy luved it I had little confusion about it but now it's all gone oops sry yeah it was with my present perfect tenses thanks keep up da good work xoxo

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[cslider35]

Great video. Very interactive. My students really got into it. I like all the English with Sound and Light stuff. Post more please..

[3rdfFloorVideos]

Quite right. This video does not show all aspects of the present perfect tense. The focus of the video is on the more immediate use of the tense, as it would be difficult to show the more long range or non-specific past use of the present perfect. The goal of the video is for students to learn vocabulary and how to conjugate this verb tense.

[dobrov1]

That's because the PP is properly 'Present Tense, Perfect Aspect. The PP always is talking about NOW.

For example, if I come into your flat and see you standing with a knife in your hand covered in blood I would probably say "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE YOU HORRIBLE MONSTER???" What I mean is "Why are you standing there with a knife and covered in blood NOW?" If someone just ordered a pizza I would be much more likely to say 'What did I just order?" See?

[dobrov1]

It seems like you're going to have a problem here. There doesn't seem to be any explaination of the difference between the PP and Simple Past.

For example, if I say 'I have fed the ducks," I would be far more likely to be telling you that at some time in the non-specified past I fed the ducks and now that action has some bearing on present events.