Abstract
The concept of current relevance has been referred to in many discussions of the usage of the present perfect; however it is a difficult idea to teach because it deals with factors outside the present perfect sentence in isolation. In this study the inadequacies of rules governing the present perfect in isolated sentences are first discussed and then two contextual factors which are thought to be connected with current relevance and the use of the present perfect are described. The factors, the existence of a situation to which a present perfect sentence can be related, and the expression of this situation in the present tense are experimentally shown to influence the use of the present perfect to a significant degree.
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