The Grammar Lab: Present Perfect Simple

Grammar A2

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Present Perfect

ភ្ជាប់អតីតកាលទៅបច្ចុប្បន្ន

The Present Perfect connects the past to the present. We use it for life experiences, recent news, or actions that started in the past and continue today.

Subject + HAVE / HAS + V3 (Past Participle)

(យើងប្រើវាសម្រាប់បទពិសោធន៍ជីវិត លទ្ធផលថ្មីៗ ឬសកម្មភាពដែលនៅបន្តដល់បច្ចុប្បន្ន។ ចំណាំ៖ V3 គឺជាទម្រង់ទី៣ នៃកិរិយាសព្ទ។ ឧទាហរណ៍៖ Go → Went → Gone)

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Life Experience

បទពិសោធន៍ជីវិត (Ever / Never)

Things you have done in your life (the exact time is not important).

(រឿងដែលអ្នកធ្លាប់ធ្វើក្នុងជីវិត។ ពេលវេលាមិនសំខាន់ទេ។)

I have animated a short film.

(ខ្ញុំធ្លាប់ធ្វើគំនូរជីវចលរឿងខ្លីមួយ។)

She has designed a logo.

(នាងធ្លាប់រចនាឡូហ្គោមួយ។)

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Duration

រយៈពេល (For / Since)

Started in the past and is still true right now.

(ចាប់ផ្តើមពីអតីតកាល ហើយនៅតែបន្តរហូតដល់ឥឡូវនេះ។)

He has lived here for 10 years.

(គាត់រស់នៅទីនេះរយៈពេល ១០ឆ្នាំហើយ។)

I have used this software since 2024.

(ខ្ញុំប្រើប្រាស់កម្មវិធីនេះតាំងពីឆ្នាំ ២០២៤។)

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Recent Result

លទ្ធផលថ្មីៗ (Just / Yet)

Happened recently, and the result is important now.

(ទើបតែកើតឡើងថ្មីៗ ហើយលទ្ធផលគឺមានសារៈសំខាន់នៅពេលនេះ។)

We have just published the blog.

(យើងទើបតែបានផុសប្លុកនេះរួចរាល់។)

Have you exported the video yet?

(តើអ្នកនាំចេញវីដេអូនេះហើយឬនៅ?)

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Verb Transformers

បំប្លែងកិរិយាសព្ទទៅជាទម្រង់ V3

Tap the cards to change the Base Verb into the Past Participle (V3).

DrawBase Verb

WriteBase Verb

BuildBase Verb

MakeBase Verb

SeeBase Verb

The Time Trap! ⚠️

Don't mix up "Since" and "For"!

(កុំច្រឡំការប្រើប្រាស់ "Since" និង "For"! Since = ចំណុចចាប់ផ្តើម, For = ចំនួនរយៈពេល។)

I have worked on this animation since 3 months. ❌

I have worked on this animation for 3 months. ✔️

I have worked on this animation since December. ✔️

Connecting to Now 🎬

Watch Teacher Sopheak explain how English tenses carry meaning. When you use the Present Perfect, you are telling the listener that the past action is highly relevant to this exact moment!

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Grammar Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យវេយ្យាករណ៍ ⚡

Fill in the blank

"She ______ to the studio three times."

(តើគួរប្រើកិរិយាសព្ទមួយណា?)

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Fill in the blank

"We have developed this brand ______ 2025."

(តើគួរប្រើពាក្យភ្ជាប់ពេលវេលាមួយណា?)

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Fill in the blank

"I haven't finished the T-shirt design ______."

(តើគួរប្រើពាក្យមួយណាសម្រាប់ការងារមិនទាន់រួចរាល់?)

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THE TRAP CHECK ❌

Which sentence is written correctly?

(តើប្រយោគមួយណាដែលសរសេរបានត្រឹមត្រូវ?)

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Detective Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Speak Clearly 🗣️ Read this sentence out loud: "We have just launched the new collection at Battambang Studio." Focus on saying "have just" smoothly.

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Detective Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Write Updates ✍️ Write one sentence about a project you have finished recently (use "I have just..."). Then write one sentence about a skill you have learned (use "I have learned...").

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Detective Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Apply Real World 📱 Check an app on your phone (like YouTube or an app store). Look at an update log. Can you find a sentence that says something like "The bugs *have been fixed*"?

Ask a Question 🙋‍♂️

តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!

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Recent Questions

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Sovan 1 day ago

Teacher, why can't I just say "I finished the blog" instead of "I have finished the blog"? Aren't they both in the past?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 20 hours ago

Hi Sovan! Great question. Yes, both happened in the past. But if you say "I finished the blog yesterday" (Past Simple), the action is totally dead and gone. If you say "I HAVE finished the blog" (Present Perfect), you are saying: "It is done, AND you can go read it RIGHT NOW." It connects the past action to a present result! ⭐