De present perfect bestaat uit: have/has + voltooid deelwoord (past participle).
Het voltooid deelwoord van regelmatige werkwoorden maak je door '-ed' achter het werkwoord te zetten.
De voltooid deelwoorden van de onregelmatige werkwoorden hebben een eigen vorm die je uit je hoofd moet leren.
Je gebruikt de present perfect om te praten over:
Ook in vraagzinnen en ontkennende zinnen gebruik je have/has + voltooid deelwoord (past participle).
| Vraagzin | Ontkenning | |
| I have lived. | Have I lived? | I haven't lived |
| You have lived. | Have you lived? | You haven't lived. |
| He has lived. | Has he lived? | He hasn't lived. |
| We have lived. | Have we lived? | We haven't lived. |
| You have lived. | Have you lived? | You haven't lived. |
| They have lived. | Have they lived? | They haven't lived. |
Er zijn signaalwoorden waaraan je kunt zien dat je de present perfect moet gebruiken.
Signaalwoord Voorbeeld
For She has worked there for three years.
Yet I haven’t met him yet.
Never I have never seen that movie.
Ever Have you ever eaten breadfruit?
Just Delilah has just cleaned her room.
Already He has already paid for it.
Since They have lived in this house since 2020.
(De bovenstaande woorden zijn goed te onthouden met het ezelsbruggetje: ‘Fyne jas’.)
Recently Have you visited your aunt recently?
Up to now What have you done up to now?
So far So far, I have passed all my tests.