6 Present Perfect (I’ve finished); for, since 1 We form the Present Perfect with have or hhas and a past participle (e.g. finished): POSITIVE Uyoulwelthey have/'ve |g, He/shelit ——has/’s_f Anished Necarive you/weithey haven't | Helshe/it hasn't f finished. questions Have Uyoulwelthey 1 grishea? Has he/she/it J fmished? 2 The past participle of regular verbs is the same as the Past Simple for ‘wash + washed lives lived -y+-ied: reply + replied study 4 studied | -p+-pped: stop + stopped | (For more details, see Table D on page 99.) For the past participles of irregular verbs, see Table E on page 96. 3 We use the Present Perfect to talk about something that happened in the past, but we do not say exactly when it happene I’ve seen this film before. (befor now) fore We often use the Present Perfect in this way for things that happened in the past, and that have a result now: T've seen this fle before. I don’t want to see it again now. She's left the company. She doesn't work there now. We ofien use the Present Perfect with ever (Gat any time) and never (= at no time): Have you ever met a famous person? He has never worked in a factory 4 Wecan use the Present Perfect with for and since, to talk about situations or actions ina period of time from the past until now. We use for with a period of time (eg. three months), sal ice with a Gime (e4. Tuesday): We've lived here for six months. pst 12345 6 Gow [for 6 months Thaven't seen Tom since Tuesday. past Mon © Practice A. Lookat the pictures that show what Jenny has done in her life. Complete the sentences about her, using the Present Perfect form of the verbs in brackets () (work) as a secretary and as a schoolteacher. _— (live) in Paris since 1991 (visit) Canada and the USA. (be) married for 4 years. (write) four books. (climb) Mont Blane twice. PAGE 16B Complete the sentences using the Present Perfect form of the verbs in brackets (). 0 Don’t take my plate away. 1 haven't fisted ___(nov/finish) my meal. 1A: What's that book about? B: Idon’t know. 1 _______{notiread) it. 2 1_______ (lose) my pen. Can I borrow yours, please? 3. My father —______ (buy) an expensive, new car. 4 A: 1__—___ (ook) a room here for tonight. B: Yes madam, what's your name, please? 5 }_________( make) some sandwiches. Would you like one? 6 Fmnot sure what the problem with the car is. It (novhappen) before. : (you/reply) to that letter from the bank? B: No haven't, but I'll do it soon, C_ Write this conversation using the Present Perfect and the words in brackets ( ). Rob: (you/ ever / want / to work in another country?) © Have you ever wanted to workin another country? Brian: (Yes, in fact I work / abroad.) (1 work / in Ireland and in Brazil.) (What about you? / you / ever/ have /# job abroad?) Rob: (No, 1/ never / want / to leave my home town.) (L/live / here for twenty years, and I / never think / of working abroad.) Brian: (Really? Well, I/ apply / for another job abroad.) D_ Make sentences with the Present Perfect and for or since. 0 (/not/ play / tennis / last summer.) haven’: played tennis since last. gummer, 1 (Ly know her / more than ten years.) 2 (I not feat / anything / lunchtime.) 3. (you / live /in this town / a long time?) 4. (lill/ be/ a good friend / we were at school together.) 5 (you / sce / Jack / the party last week?) PAGE 17