English Tenses: Learn PRESENT PERFECT with a game!

Hello. My name is Emma, and in today's video, I am going to teach you about the present perfect and how we use it when we talk about past experiences.

Now, I know a lot of you probably have learned a little bit about the present perfect before, And maybe you thought it was really boring or really difficult.

Now, I know a lot of you have probably learned a little bit about the present perfect before, and maybe you thought it was really boring or really difficult.

So, just to remember: A "truth" is something that is true and happened. Okay? So, something that is true and happened. A "lie" is something that did not happen. So, how do we play this game? Well, I am going to tell you two

But I promise you, today's lesson is going to be very interesting, because we are going to play a game. Okay? A game that will help you learn the present perfect. So, let's get started. The game is called "Two Truths and a Lie."

I'm going to tell you my first sentence, and I want you to think about it, and guess: Is it true or is it a lie? "I have walked 800 kilometers across Spain." That's a lot of walking. Look at my second... my second statement: "I

So, just to remember: A "truth" is something that is true and happened. Okay? So, something that is true and happened. A "lie" is something that did not happen. So, how do we play this game? Well, I am going to tell you two things that are true about me, and one thing that is a lie. Your job is to guess: "What is the truth? And what is the lie?" We are going to do this by using the grammar: the present perfect. Okay? So, let's get started.

the lie, I want to ask you a couple questions about the present perfect. So, these sentences are all in the present perfect. When we're using the present perfect to talk about experience... Are these talking about the past; are they

I'm going to tell you my first sentence, and I want you to think about it and guess: Is it true or is it a lie? "I have walked 800 kilometers across Spain." That's a lot of walking. Look at my second statement: "I have lived in China." All right. And what about the third? "I have seen a ghost."

confusing for students, because they see the word: "present", so they think that it always is talking about right now. But when we're talking about the "present perfect", we're actually talking about something that happened in the past. Confusing, I know. But the main thing to know is that when you're

So, these three sentences, two of them are true and one of them is not true; one of them is a lie. But before we figure out which is true and which is the lie, I want to ask you a couple of questions about the present perfect. So, these sentences are all in the present perfect. When we're using the present perfect to talk about experience, are these talking about the past, are they talking about right now, the present, or are they talking about the future?

of the present perfect is what I want. So, we use the present perfect when we're talking about a past experience.

So, these sentences are in the present perfect. When we're talking about experience, it's used to talk about something that happened in the past. And this is really confusing for students, because they see the word "present," so they think that it always is talking about right now. But when we're talking about the "present perfect," we're actually talking about something that happened in the past. Confusing, I know. But the main thing to know is that when you're talking about experiences in the past, you can use the present perfect. Okay? I will go over how to use the present perfect in a moment, how it looks, and all that information. But for now, what I want is for you to understand the idea of the present perfect. So, we use the present perfect when we're talking about a past experience.

it happened. It was sometime before. So, when we use the present perfect, we do not have a specific date. No date. Okay? So, I have these three sentences — you know they happen in the past, you know they happen before, but you don't know

Now, do we need to know when that past experience happened? Do we need a specific date, like "July 21st, 1987," or "yesterday," or "last year," or is the date not really important? We don't really have a date; we don't know when it happened. It was sometime before. So, when we use the present perfect, we do not have a specific date. No date. Okay? So, I have these three sentences. You know they happened in the past, you know they happened before, but you don't know when, and the when part isn't really so important. What's important is that I want to tell you about a past experience. So, notice there are no dates here. It doesn't say "yesterday" or "last week"; it doesn't have any of that time information. Okay? So, it's talking about the past, and there's no specific date. Together, if we want to put these together, we can use the present perfect tense. So, now what we're going to do... I know you're really excited to find out what's true and what's false, but before we do that, I'm going to tell you about the structure of the present perfect, how we make it, and then we will have the big reveal where you will find out which is true and which is false.

information. Okay? So, we have it's talking about the past; there's no specific date. Together, if we want to put these together, we can use the present perfect tense. So, now what we're going to do... I know you're really excited to find out what's true and what's false, but before we do that,

Okay. So, how do we make a present perfect sentence when we're talking about experiences of the past, specifically? Well, let's look.

Okay. So, how do we make a present perfect sentence when we're talking about experience... experiences of the past, specifically? Well, let's look.

Okay? So, the first thing you need is your subject. A "subject" is words like "I," "you," "he," "she," "it," "they." It can also be a person's name, for example, "My sister, Audra," or "My dog, Jackson." Okay? So, these are all subjects. After you have your subject picked, in this case, I have three subjects: "I," "I," and "I." They're all the same subject; they're about me. The next thing you need to make a present perfect sentence is the word "have" or "has." We call this the "helping verb" because it helps the main verb. In this case, "I have," so the subject needs to match with "have" or "has." "I have," "you have," "he," "she," or "it has," so to match. And it is not "have"; it's "has" for "he," "she," and "it," and "they have." Okay? So, again, you have your subject, you have the words "have" or "has." Or if you want it to be a negative sentence about something you didn't do, you can use "have not" or "has not." Okay? Those are possible. After you have these two parts, the third part is called the past participle. Okay? That's a really scary-sounding word, I think. It sounds really grammary and very confusing, but it's not. The "past participle" is a verb in a specific form. There are two types of forms of the past participle.

these are all subjects. So, after you have your subject picked, in this case, I have three subjects: "I", "I", and "I" — they're all the same subject; they're about me. The next thing you need to make a present perfect sentence is the

You can have regular past participle words. For example, "play": the past participle of "play" is "played," where you add an "ed." Another example of a regular past participle is the word "travel." Now, if you want the past participle of the word "travel," again, you add "ed." We call this "regular" because it follows a specific rule: You add "ed" to make it the past participle form. If we look over here at my three sentences, "I have walked" is an example of a regular past participle. The verb is the word "walk," and I've added "ed" to make it a past participle. My second sentence is also an example of this: "I have lived." So, I've taken the verb "live" and just added "d" to make it "lived." So, those are both examples of regular past participles.

is not: "have"; it's: "has" and "they have". Okay? So, again, you have your subject, you have the words: "have" or "has". Or if you want it to be a negative sentence about something you didn't do, you can use: "have not" or

Now, English can be a confusing language, and that's because we have so many exceptions to the rules. For past participles, we call these exceptions "irregular," because they're not the norm. Some examples of irregular past participles are words like "eaten," the past participle of "eat." So, in the present, we say "eat"; in the past, we say "ate"; and with the past participle we say "eaten." Okay? Or the same with the word "make": "make" in the present, "made" in the past, and the past participle of "make" is "made." It's the same with the word "see": the past participle of "see" is "seen," or "do," where the past participle is "done." Or "drink": I "drink" water, I "drank" water, "I have drunk water." So, "drunk" is the past participle. So, how do you learn the past participles? If they're not regular, then a lot of the time you just have to memorize them. Okay? And you'll start noticing some patterns. But the best advice I can give you is to think about the words you use a lot, and start there. So, if you like to talk about food, and experiences with food, memorizing the word "eaten" is probably a good idea for you. Okay? So, start with the words you use a lot.

verb in a specific form. There are two types of forms of the past participle.

Okay. So, if we look at my example up here, we have an example of an irregular past participle: "I have seen a ghost." All right. So, this is how you create the form of a present perfect sentence. You have the subject, you have "have" or "has," and you have the verb, and then you have the rest of the information. But the main thing we're focusing on is this part. Okay. So, we've talked a lot about the present perfect, and we've talked about when we use it to talk about past experiences. There are other times we use it, but in this lesson, we're only focusing on talking about past experiences. We've talked about the form of the present perfect, and now we are going to do the big reveal. We're going to find out what is true and what is false. Okay? What are my two truths,

want the past participle of the word "travel", again, you add "ed". We call this "regular" because it has a specific rule: You add "ed" to make it the past participle form. If we look over here, in my three sentences: "I have walked".

This is an example of a regular past participle. The verb is the word "walk", and I've added "ed" to make it a past participle. My second sentence is also an example of this: "I have lived". So, I've taken the verb "live", and I've

just added "ed" to make it "lived". So, that's... those are both examples of regular past participles.

Now, English can be a confusing language, and that's because we have so many exceptions to the rules. For past participles, we call these exceptions, "irregular", because they're not the norm. So, some examples of irregular past participles are words like: "eaten", so this is the past participle

of "eat". So, in the present, we say: "eat"; in the past, we say: "ate"; and with the past participle we say: "eaten". Okay? Or same with the word: "make". "Make", we say: "make" in the present, "made" in the past, and the

past participle of "make" is "made". It's the same with the word "see"; the past participle of "see" is "seen"; or "do", the past participle is "done". Or "drink" — I "drink" water, I "drank" water, "I have drunk water". So, "drunk"

is the past participle. So, how do you learn the past participles? If they're not irregular... Or, sorry. If they are not regular, then a lot of the times you just have to memorize them. Okay? And you'll start noticing some patterns. But

the best advice I can give you is: Think about the words you use a lot, and start there. So, if you like to talk about food, and experiences with food, memorizing the word "eaten" is probably a good idea for you. Okay? So, start

with the words you use a lot. Okay. So, if we look at my example, up here, we have an example of an irregular past participle: "I have seen a ghost." All right. So, this is how you create the form of a present perfect sentence. So, you have the subject, you have

"have" or "has", and you have the verb, and then you have the rest of the information. But the main thing we're focusing on is this part. Okay. So, we've talked a lot about the present perfect, we've talked about when we use

it to talk about past experiences. There are other times we use it. But in this lesson, we're only focusing on talking about past experiences. We've talked about the form of the present perfect, and now we are going to do the big

reveal. We're going to find out what is true and what is false. Okay? What are my two truths, and what is my lie? "I have walked 800 kilometers across Spain." What do you think? This is true. I can say: "I have walked 800 kilometers

across Spain." Very crazy, I know. It took 33 days; a very long time. Another thing I can do is I can, instead of saying: "I have walked", I can change this to: "I've walked". It means the exact same thing. The only difference is

this is... We can shorten "have" to "I've", instead of "I have". So, you have a choice. But this is true. What about number two? "I have lived in China" or "I've lived in China." Is this true or false? Is this the truth or a

lie? This is true. I spent one year living in China. True. So, what is my lie, then? "I have seen a ghost." So, no, I have not. I have not seen a ghost.

But my brother, my older brother, when he was 25 years old, he saw a ghost. So, my brother has seen a ghost, or at least he believes he has.

So, there you have it, you found out what's true, what's a lie, and you've learned about the present perfect. So, like I said, the present perfect can be fun. And it's something I really want you to practice because we use it all

the time in English. And a lot of you have interesting stories or interesting lives. So, here is your homework: In the comment section, what I want you to do is I want you to write three sentences. I want you to write two sentences that

are true about yourself, using the present perfect. Okay? So, two sentences about a past experience that is true. And then I want you to write one sentence about a past experience that is not true; it's a lie. Okay? And I want

you to interact with each other. You can guess: What sentences of people are true and which ones are not true? But the main thing is: When you do this in the comments, it's very important you're talking about a past experience, and

you're using the present perfect. Okay? So, thank you so much for watching. I hope you have enjoyed today's lesson. I invite you to check out our quiz at www.engvid.com. There, you can actually practice everything we've learned. Even before you write in the comments, maybe you want to practice the form of the

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