V življenju se zgodi veliko stvari. Če nas zanima, kdaj točno se je kakšen dogodek zgodil, uporabljamo Past Simple Tense - navadni preteklik.

 

V primeru da ne vemo, kdaj se je kaj zgodilo, da nas čas dogodka ne zanima, da je to skrivnost ali nam čas sploh ni pomemben, uporabljamo Present Perfect.

Kaj izraža Present perfect?

Izkušnje: I have visited all European countries.

Sprememba: I can't go skiing. I have broken my leg.

Nedokončana preteklost: I have lived on the Coast all my life.

Kako tvorimo Present Perfect?

Subject	have	past participle	....
I He	have has	seen	all the countries in Europe.

 

 

Past Participle, ali po slovensko pretekli deležnik, ima velikokrat enako obliko kot glagol v pretekliku, če so glagoli pravilni, je to končnica -ed.

Če pa so glagoli nepravilni, potem je to tretja oblika glagola. Ponavadi jo najdemo v tretjem stolpcu na spisku nepravilnih glagolov.

Ko sestavljamo stavke v Present Perfect-u so nam v pomoč besede: JUST, ALREADY, EVER, NEVER, STILL, YET, SINCE IN FOR

Primeri:

I have just seen a ghost.

He has already finished his work.

Have you ever seen a ghost?

I have never been to New York.

I still haven't found the car I 'm looking for.

I have lived on the Coast since I was born.

I have lived on the Coast all my life.