Present perfect with ever /
neéver
Affirmative
I've / You've / We've
/ They've (have)
climbed a mountain.
He's / She's / It’s
(has) eaten
octopus
Questions
Have | / you /we
/they ever done
jude?
Has he / she / it
ever seen snow?
Usage
+ We use the present
never to talk about
lives up to now.
Negative
ve / You've / We've
/ They've never
been skiing.
He's / She's / It's
(has) never swum in
the sea.
Short answers
Yes, |/you/we/
they have.
No, |/you/we/
they haven't.
Yes, he/she / it has.
No, he / she / it
hasn't.
perfect with ever and.
experiences im ourForm
To make the present perfect simple,
we use: present tense of Mave + past
participle.
> Many irregular verbs Have a different
past form and past participle. There is a
list of past participle forms on page 108
of the Students’ Book. You need to learn
these,
+ The verb go has two past participles: gone
and been. They have different meanings.
Common mistake
Fve-never_gonete Paris. x
ve never been to Paris. ¥
Present perfect with just,
already and yet
lve just done my homework.
She's already read that book.
They haven't arrived yet.
Have you written that letter yet?
Usage
+ We use the present perfect with just to
talk about something that happened a very
short time ago.
+ We use the present perfect with already
to emphasise that something has happened
before now.
+ We use the present perfect with yet in
questions and negative sentences to mean
up to now.If | see John, I'll give him your message.
If he wins the competition, he'll get a prize.
If we don’t like the music, we won't buy
the CD.
If | don’t know the answer, I'll ask my sister.
If it's warm, we won't need coats.
If he doesn’t pass his exams, will he do
them again?
If che fails her exams, what will she do?
Usage
~ We use the first conditional to talk about
something that may happen in the future,
as a result of something else.
We use uf + present simple for the
possible future event and will + infinitive
without to for the result,
Common mistakes
HE will work hard ti pass-my-exams: X
If | work hard., "UL pass my exams. /
tf -we-won't-hury; we'll miss-the film: X
If we don’t hurry, we'll miss the film. ¥