Formula

Subject+ auxiliar verb (have-has) + Past Participle (-ed/3rd column) +rest

Auxiliar verbs:
Have: I-You-We-They
Has: He-She-It
Past Participles:
Regular verbs: verb + -ed/-d
Like: liked
Play: played
Study: studied
Stop: stopped
Irregular verbs: 3er column
Buy: bought
Cut: cut
Go: gone
Write: written
Adverbs:
Just: ya (affirmative)
I´ve just bought a new computer.
Already: recién (affirmative)
She’s already finished her homework.
Yet: ya, aún (negative and interrogative)
I haven´t found my glasses yet.
Have you studied English yet?
Still: todavía (negative)
I still haven´t done the shopping.
Ever: alguna vez (interrogative)
Have you ever been to Rome?
No, I´ve never been there.
For: por Since: desde
How long?: ¿Cuánto tiempo?
How long have you lived in Oxford?
I´ve lived in Oxford for two years/since 2017.
A. Complete the sentences.

1.- Richard ____________________ (write) a good book.

2.-Mary ____________________ (not get) up yet.
3.-Walter and Pat ____________________ (finish) their projects.
4.-The teacher ____________________ (not come) today.
5.-Hector ____________________ (break) his left arm.
6.-The driver ____________________ (stop) at the traffic lights.
7.-Lucas ____________________ (pass) his last exams.
8.-Katherine ____________________ (meet) him before.
9.-The girls ____________________ (switch) on the TV.
10.-Alexander ____________________ (have) dinner with me.

B. Complete the sentences with the interrogative form of the verb in brackets

1_____________________ (he/walk) a lot ?

2_____________________ (they/ find) the murderer ?
3_____________________(you/ finish) painting the garden shed?
4. _____________________(it/stop) raining yet?
5. _____________________ (you/ ask) your boss about your pay rise?
6. _____________________ (he/ decide) where he will go on holidays?
7. _____________________ (your father/repair) the lawn mower?
8. _____________________ (Frank/buy) the last I pad?
9. _____________________ (you/ write) your history essay yet?
10. ____________________ (Mum/make) a good chocolate cake for my birthday?

C. Answer the questions

1. How long have you had a cell phone?

____________________________________________________________________________
2. Have you ever shot a gun?
____________________________________________________________________________
3. How long have you studied English?
____________________________________________________________________________
4. What sports have you played up to now?
____________________________________________________________________________
5. Have you ever eaten anything really strange?
____________________________________________________________________________

D. Complete the sentences with : FOR, SINCE, JUST, ALREADY, o YET , NEVER or EVER
1. My sister went to the swimming pool, but she has not come back ____________________
2. Ben has worked in his firm ____________________he finished university.

3. Steve has ____________________done his homework ,but he hasn’t revised for his history test
______________
4. Oh look! Somebody has ____________________broken that shop window, there are pieces of
glass everywhere!
5. Sally has lived in this flat ______________five years, but she hasn’t redecorated all the rooms
________________
6. He has driven that bus ________________this morning , it is 3.00 pm and he hasn’t had lunch
________________
7. They have been best friends _____________ages, ____________________they were at primary
school.
8. There have been many floods in this region ____________________last year.

9. The students have ____________________been on a trip abroad , but they would like to.

10. We haven’t managed to sell our house _______________.

11. “Have you _______________eaten frog legs ?” ” Oh no, but I have
____________________eaten snails.”
12.” Has she ____________________sung in a choir? “ “ No, ____________________, but she
has ____________________acted in a theatre play.
13. Our school has ____________________moved in brand new buildings.

14. I have not decided anything about my next summer holiday ____________________

E. Build sentences in the present perfect with these words, either positive , negative or
interrogative.
1. How long/ you/ be/ in France?
_____________________________________________________________
2. I/ live / this town /
2001_____________________________________________________________
3. How long /you/ work/ in this shop?
_____________________________________________________________
4. They /not be/ to the cinema / weeks
_____________________________________________________________
5. My husband/ just go/ to the supermarket
________________________________________________________
6. You / ever/ meet/ a famous actor?
_____________________________________________________________
7. I/ just receive/ good news/ from /my
son__________________________________________________________
8. Why/ you/ decide/ to move/ to Paris?
_____________________________________________________________
9. They / travel/ all around the world/ visit/ many countries /ten months
now_____________________________________________________________________________
_____
10. How long / you/ learn / a second foreign language?
________________________________________________________
11. She/ ever/ be / arrested for theft?
_____________________________________________________________
12. They/revise/ for their exam/all
day_____________________________________________________________
13. I/ teach/ in this school/ since
September_____________________________________________________________
14. “Star wars” /be/ on/ the cinema/ for months
_____________________________________________________________
15. We/ not see/ our neighbours/ for
weeks_____________________________________________________________
16. Sam / decide/ to start/ studying law / at university/
_____________________________________________________________
17. I / not/ correct/ all the tests /
yet_____________________________________________________________
18. You / ever/ be/ to New York?
_____________________________________________________________
19. She/ just/ buy/ a new
car_____________________________________________________________
20. My sister/ already / break/ an
arm_____________________________________________________________