WE USE THE PRESENT PERFECT TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED IN THE
PAST AT AN UNSPECIFIED TIME.
WE FORM THE PRESENT PERFECT WITH THE AUXILIARY VERB HAS/HAVE + THE PAST PARTICIPLE OF THE MAIN VERB EXAMPLE: I HAVE JUST EATEN A SANDWICH. TIME MARKERS JUST: WE USE JUST IN AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES ALREADY: WE USE ALREADY IN AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES. YET: WE USE YET IN NEGATIVE SENTENCES AND IN QUESTIONS. EVER: WE USE EVER IN QUESTIONS NEVER: WE USE NEVER IN AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES FOR AND SINCE: WE USE FOR AND SINCE TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING THAT STARTED IN THE PAST AND CONTINUES IN THE PRESENT FOR+PERIOD OF TIME: FOR A WEEK, FOR TWO HOURS, FOR THREE HOURS COMPLETE THE CHART
INFINITIVE PAST SIMPLE PAST PARTICIPLE
BE WAS-WERE BUY BOUGHT CUT CUT DRINK DRANK EAT EATEN GO GONE MAKE MADE READ READ RUN RUN WRITE WROTE
COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH EVER OR NEVER
1-HAVE YOU ________ EATEN SUSHI?
2-HAS SHE _________ WORN SKIRTS? 3-I HAVE ________ DONE YOGA 4-SHE HAS_________ PLAYED TENNIS 5-THEY HAVE ________ DRUNK TEA 6-HAS HE _________ TRAVELLED ABROAD? 7-THEY HAVE ________ WRITTEN A LETTER 8-HE HAS ________ GONE DANDING
COMPLETE WITH ALREADY OR YET
1-IM NOT HUNGRY. I HAVE ....... EATEN A SANDWICH.
2-HE HASNT FINISHED HIS HOMEWORK............ 3-A:HAVE YOU SENT THE E-MAIL ...........? B: YES, I HAVE .......... SENT IT. 4-THEY HAVENT HAD A TEST.......... 5-I HAVE SEEN THIS FILM. 6-THEY HAVE PHONED HIS FRIENDS 7-HAVE YOU BOUGHT THE MILK ?
COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH FOR OR SINCE
1-HE HAS HAD HIS JOB...........2001.
2-I HAVENT SEEN PAUL ......... AGES 3-HE HAS WAITED FOR THE BUS ..........15MINUTES 4-THEY HAVENT VISITED THEIR PARENTS .......... MARCH 5-I HAVENT EATEN .........MIDDAY 6-SHE HAS BEEN ILL ......... TUESDAY 7-THEY HAVENT MET THEIR FRIENDS HOLIDAYS
COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE RIGHT FORM OF THE VERB IN BRACKETS
1- HE ______________(JUST READ) THE LETTER.
2- THEY ____________ (NOT MEET) SALLY YET. 3- THE TEACHER _____________ (GIVE) US A LOT OF HOMEWORK. 4- ________YOU________ (BUY) HER A PRESENT FOR HER BIRTHDAY? 5- HE ______________ (NOT INVITE) HER TO THE PARTY YET. 6- _________ HE__________ (WRITE) THE LETTERS YET? 7- MY FRIEND _________(JUST PHONE) FROM PARIS 8- THEY ___________(ALREADY/HAVE BREAKFAST).
WRITE SENTENCES IN AFFIRMATIVE (A) NEGATIVE (N) AND INTERROGATIVE (?) FORM
1. YOU / MAKE / A CAKE (?)
2-WE / SEE THIS FILM (A) 3-HE / PASS / HIS DRIVING TEST (N) 4- SHE / LOSE / HER KEYS (A) 5- YOU / SEE / MY BOOKS (?) 6- I / BREAK / THE NEW VASE (A) 7-THE DOG / EAT / ALL THE FOOD (N)
COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT VERB FROM THE BOX.
STUDY GIVE BUY SPEND
UNDERSTAND PAINT MADE SWIM
1- SHE HAS JUST.............. A LOT OF SANDWICHES.
2- THEY HAVE ............ THE WALLS YELLOW. 3- HAS SHE............. THE LESSON? 4- YOU HAVENT ............. GEOGRAPHY FOR TODAY. 5- SHE HAS ........... ALL HER MONEY ON CLOTHES. 6- THEY HAVENT ............ IN THE POOL YET. 7- MY MOTHER HAS . A CAKE FOR MY BIRTHDAY 8- MY FATHER HAS .. ME A CAR AFTER PASSING MY DRIVING TEST CHOOSE THE RIGHT OPTION
1. I HAVENT WATCHED A FILM SINCE / FOR JANUARY.
2- SHE HAVENT/ HASNT BOUGHT A NEW DRESS FOR THE PARTY. 3- THEY HAVE ALREADY / YET SWUM IN THE SEA. 4- HAS /HAVE SHE INVITED ALL HER FRIENDS TO THE PARTY? 5- HE HAS DRANK/ DRUNK ALL THE COFFEE. 6- I HAVENT WATERED THE PLANTS ALREADY/ YET. 7- SHE HAS TAUGHT THE SAME SUBJECT SINCE / FOR TEN YEARS.
(Cambridge Studies in Linguistics) Barbara Dancygier-Conditionals and Prediction - Time, Knowledge and Causation in Conditional Constructions-Cambridge University Press (1999)