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Present perfect
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2. Present perfect: Form
It uses the auxiliary HAVE / HAS and the past
participle
Examples:
I have finished my work
She has been to China
Have you seen my pen?
3. Regular and irregular verbs
Regular verbs
The past participle is formed by adding –ed
Examples: I have played
She has watched
They have arrived
Irregular verbs
3rd column of the irregular verb list
See saw seen I have seen my sister
Eat ate eaten She’s already eaten
Put put put I’ve just put on the tv
Read read read I haven’t read the book yet
4. Complete form
Affirmative Negative Interrogative
I have changed
I haven’t changed Have I changed?
You haven’t changed
You have changed Have you changed?
He/She/It has He/She/It hasn’t Has he/she/it
changed changed changed?
We have changed We haven’t changed Have we changed?
They haven’t
They have changed Have they changed?
changed
The auxiliary changes form
I have/You have/ We have
BUT
3rd person singular
He has, She has, It has
5. Long and short forms
I’ve = I have You’ve = You have
He’s = He has She’s = She has
We’ve = We have They’ve = They have
Examples
We have just solved the problem
We’ve just solved the problem
She has eaten rice at school
She’s eaten rice at school
They have been married for five years
They’ve been married for five years
6. Present perfect. Uses
Action starts in Has importance
the past in the present
Continues to the
present
I’ve collected lots of souvenirs The action started in the past and still
(I’m still collecting now) continues in the present
Fame hasn’t changed Messi
(He’s still the same person)
I’ve visited Europe Past experience. We don’t know when. It
is not a specific time in the past.
He’s never travelled by train An experience that has or hasn’t happened.
-Have you ever met him?
-No, I have not met him?
7. Ever and never
We can use ever in questions. It
means ‘at a time in your life?’
Have you ever driven more than 100 km?
Has your best friend ever disappointed
you?
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We use never in affirmative sentences. It
means ‘at no time in your life’.
He’s never forgotten his family
I’ve never been good at running
9. Make positive, negative and interrogative sentences
I ………(see)that film before
+……………… - ………….. ? …………….
We ……(read)three English books in class
+……………… - ………….. ? …………….
My mother …….(be) to London 3 times
+……………… - ………….. ? …………….
You…..(drink) all the coffee
+……………… - ………….. ? …………….
Be quiet! The film …..(start)
+……………… - ………….. ? …………….
My parents …….(have) this house since 2007
+……………….. - ………….. ……..? …………………..
10. Write questions and answers
The family/paint/the walls in their bedroom red?
Have the family painted the walls in their
bedroom red?
No, they haven’t. They have painted them
blue
Sarah/ever/be/to Hawaii?
Has Sarah ever been to Hawaii?
No, she hasn’t. She has been to New York
11. Write questions and answers
Victoria/buy/some chicken?
Has Victoria bought some chicken?
No she hasn´t. She has bought fish
John/make/iced coffee?
Has John made iced coffee?
No he hasn’t. He has made tea.
12. Write questions and answers
The baby / eat / soup in the morning?
Has the baby eaten soup in the morning?
No he hasn’t. He has eaten chocolate
13. Write sentences or questions using the present perfect
I/visit/ Cambridge
…………………………………………………………..
I/not have/breakfast today
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You/ever/buy/books/from that bookshop?
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They/never/be/to that shopping centre
…………………………………………………………..
Where/ you/be?
…………………………………………………………..
John/never/fly/before
…………………………………………………………..
She/send/an email
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