The Present Perfect Tense

[CuuuteGirla]

thanks

[Sean9724]

Can't believe children at the age of 5 actually understood and learnt this... LIKE ME xD

[rimrimz]

hi i was jus wondering if this is considered a past perfect...'When the above- mentioned had been captured and the rest had all disappeared, Mark and his companions we placed in safe custody" - How can i prove that this is a past perfect. I no that three actions took place, one individual was captured in the past, secondly the rest disappeared ..the last action is that mark and his ppl are in safe custody. How do i go about explaining that this sentence is past perfect. plz and thank u

[Mr07reda]

Hi .Why We use the present perfect tense ?

[DoctarRomarIO]

thank you very much, thanks, very good classes!

[Superfortress]

Thanks, this lesson is useful.

[sameerahmedify]

great

[sameerahmedify]

great lecture.

[DeMarkieSade]

I thank God that I am from an english speaking ethnicity. As I see how these foreigners struggle with their speech and with everyday sentences that we Americans and English speaking peoples take for granted, that makes me appreciate being from an english speaking background, which is an element of my life that I had never really weighed on the balances of life before now. Good luck people, English is one of the hardest languages to learn, or so I have been told. 

[LachrymoseMelon]

@DeMarkieSade I agree. It must be so hard to learn English as a second language.

[ringotango2]

I have a question, i don't know who you put has and who you put have like: i have.?

i need to study for an exam

[chicken6000]

"The past is imperfect, the present is tense.

The future is malign and immortality lacks evidence.

Lay down and eat roses."

Charles Bukowski.

[DeMarkieSade]

@chicken6000 You sure that isnt----"Lie down and eat roses"---?

[chicken6000]

@DeMarkieSade yep, I'm sure

[rosysweet123]

You are a very teacher, I can understand, because I was very confused about present perfect, past perfect, now it is more clear for me.

Thanks

Rosa

[aaronious1971]

The form of this verb is not the challenge for learners, but rather when they should use it and why. 

[SauronsEye]

Does the present perfect tense work differently in American English compared to all other ways of speaking English?.....I'm referring to the channel name!

[learnamericanenglish]

@SauronsEye -- Good question. There are some slight differences in the choice of past participles. For example, Americans choose "gotten" and the British choose "got" as the past participle for "get." The pronunciation, of course, is different. The application of the present perfect tense should be about the same.

[N30NBLu3]

Thank You!

[kabinasaker]

good job , thanks

[kabinasaker]

thanks , good jop

[MRFREUDXERO]

You're amazing , really good

thanks a lot , because for tomorrow , i'm going to have my final exam of presente perfect .

please would you like to do more videos ? please XD

Saludos desde Peru :)

[Ferssh97]

Gracias :)

[usman8606]

u are great teacher and i hope ur way of teaching is so nice,

[believer5547]

you r the best teacher dude i have a exam tommorow on it

[marimar8693]

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[bluerose922]

Hello. Thank you for your teaching . Your explanation is very easy to understand .

But i confuse what is difference between "i have been in Peru" and "i have been to Peru" ? which one is correct ? thank you !

[learnamericanenglish]

@bluerose922 - Hi. There both okay and just about the same. Using "in" might sound a little like a longer-term visit compared to "to."

[stehenallein]

@bluerose922 Where have you been? I have been in __________________. Have you been to Peru? Yes, I have been to Peru.

[merrillms1]

I am from Somalia and i am interesting to learn English

this video help to me a lot

[blackerthanebony100]

It's nice to see people helping each other on a website full of hate comments!

[smellytoilet1996]

please help me I'm confused: on what it depends to use the present perfect or past simple?

[anera28]

Teacher you enlighten my confusion! I love you very much please keep uploading! UP UP UP!

[lokuazaz]

Hi, Mr. Teacher. I have a question about the "FUTURE SI,PLE PERFECT" can you tell me if one or any of my sentences are wrong?

THE FILL WILL HAVE STARTED BY THE TIME WE GET THERE

THE FILL WON'T HAVE STARTED BY THE TIME WE GET THERE.

WILL THE FILM HAVE STARTED BY THE TIME WE GET THERE?

THE GUY WILL HAVE DIED IF WE DONT' GET THERE SOON.

THE COMPUTER WON'T HAVE CRASHED IF WE RUSH TO FIX IT.

WILL THE LIGHT Have COME BACK BY THE TIME WE GET HOME?

[DeMarkieSade]

@lokuazaz The first sentence is in the future perfect tense.

The second, also, is in the future perfect tense.

The third, a question, is future perfect, also.

The fourth, if it were constructed properly, would be a past perfect tense, "The guy would have died if we had not arrived when we did."

The fourth is past perfect.

The fifth is in the form of a question and is in the future tense. 

[tvmxo5]

beautiful job.



[XxMADrummerxX]

English is different................

[murillogds]

thank you for your video.

[Siasio]

Thank you very much for the lesson.

[richdad1234789]

Good job. Bravo.

[tanomah99]

thank u soooooooooooooooo much

[maxedebby]

thank you so much!! thank you for spend your time learning english here to us.

ps: my english is bad but will be better with your class!!

[rayan47]

thanks a lot

[KimiWarrior]

thanks a bunch!

i love this, very helpful one day b4 exam:)

[neutronguitar]

Thanks man for your explanation........

[GUISHUNA89]

muchas gracias.

me ayudo un monton.

[thulungsystems]

Very Important Tutorials.

[tweetyist]

Thank you for the answer

[tweetyist]

when do we use this tense? Is it now or past?

[infinityshot]

generally we use this tense in 3 situations:

1: an action done in the past with NO definite time.

2: an action started in the past and this action is still happening in the present

3: an action finished recently and the result(s) of the action can be seen in the present

[sergiors28]

estaria bien si lo pudieras explicar en español.tengo unas dudas

[lucasla0206]

Thank you very much sir, i am learning a lot...my english teacher is really surprised

[Errorcode44]

Hi, these videos are very good for me. I´m from Slovakia, and I´m learning english. (But I´m interesting about american english:) ) But We have learned in the school this - Example: ,,She has ate breakfast.,, And here is ,,She has eaten breakfast" Why?

[learnamericanenglish]

"She has ate breakfast" is totally wrong. "Ate" is the past tense form of "eat." You have to use the past participle: "eaten."

[Errorcode44]

Thank you!

[jabtemmie]

why u didnt say present perfect usage?

[khalids24]

you are good teacher Allah bless on you mr paul

[nyamka3208]

Thank you (*_*)!!! I usually see that lessons.

[locelove]

thank you

[missalejandra]

nicely explained

thank you

[learnamericanenglish]

Swytek,

There are three possible uses for the present perfect: 1. to describe the passage of time from a moment in the past up to the present; 2. to describe something that happened many times in the past; 3. to describe something that happened in the past but without identifying exactly when the event occurred.

Yes, this is confusing, but the present perfect is one of the most important tenses to master. Go to my website for more practice (Yellow Level) I'm out of space here.

[Swytek]

Thank you

[Swytek]

What about the time period for Present Perfect?

One website says the Present Perfect takes place between the past and now

This is confusing.