Present perfect

Das present perfect ist eine Zeitform (engl. tense). Es wird verwendet, wenn es um Ereignisse geht, die in der Vergangenheit begonnen haben, aber noch Auswirkungen auf die Gegenwart haben.

Have you ever been to an Asian country?

No, I haven't been there yet. Have you?

Yes, I have already been to India and South Korea.

Aussagesätze bildest du im present perfect, indem du das Hilfsverb to have und das Partizip/past participle bzw. die dritte Form des Verbs nimmst.

has/have + dritte Form

She has already eaten. She doesn't want to order pizza.

I have finished my housework. I can relax now.

We have started a high school band and we're getting better and better.

Verneinte Sätze bildest du mit einem not nach dem Hilfsverb to have.

have/has + not + dritte Form

She has not eaten yet. She is so hungry, she could eat a horse.

I have not finished my housework yet. It takes sooo long.

Du kannst auch die verkürzten Formen haven't und hasn't verwenden.

She hasn't eaten yet. She is so hungry, she could eat a horse.

I haven't finished my housework yet. It takes sooo long.

Ja-Nein-Fragen im present perfect werden mit Have/Has begonnen. Im Gegenteil zum simple past muss das Verb in der Frage im past participle/dritte Form sein. Man bildet Ja-Nein-Fragen also so:

Have + I/you/we/they + dritte Form

Has + he/she/it + dritte Form

Have they played soccer yet?

Has he written an e-mail to his boss?

Have you ever been to New York?

Wenn du Fragewörter (Wer? Wann? Warum?…) benutzt, dann bildest du die Frage so:

when/why/how… + have/has + you/I/he/she/they + dritte Form

Who has she called? 📞

Why have you eaten all the cookies? 😱😠