For irregular verbs, see the Table of irregular verbs in the section called 'Verbs'. The past participle of a regular verb is base+ed, e.g. The present perfect of any verb is composed of two elements : the appropriate form of the auxiliary verb to have (present tense), plus the past participle of the main verb. Read more about using the present perfect with the words 'ever', 'never', 'already', and 'yet', and about using the present perfect with the words 'for' and 'since'. When the precise time of the action is not important or not known When the time period referred to has not finishedĪctions repeated in an unspecified period between the past and now. Present tense is a verb tense that expresses actions or states that are at the time of speaking.
She has worked in the bank for five years. A brief description of each tense being used in the table.Actions started in the past and continuing in the present
