Present perfect is combination of past and present.

An
actions in the past has something to do with the
present.

1) Result of an action in the past is important in the

present (It is not important when this action
happened. When we use a specific time in the past -
e.g. yesterday - then we use the Simple Past.)
I have cleaned my room. (It is clean now.)
Has Peggy ever been to Tokyo? (Has Peggy been
there or not?)

2) Recently completed actions

He has just played handball. (It is over now.)
3) Actions beginning in the past and still
continuing - mostly with since (point of time)
or for (period of time)
We have lived in Canada since 1986. (We
still live there.)

4) together with lately, recently, yet

I have been to London recently. (no
specific point of time)
He has not written the e-mail yet.
/ He has not done it /
just, yet, never, already, ever, so far, up to
now, recently, since, for

Form
have/has + past participle
Examples
Affirmative sentences:
I have played football. I've played
football.
You have played football. You've played
football.
Negative sentences:

I have not played football

I've not played football.
You have not played football.
I haven't played football.
You haven't played football.
You've not played football.

Questions : Have I played football?

Have you played football?
We form the Present Perfect with have and the past
participle
have/has + past participle

has: 3rd person singular (he, she, it)

have: all other forms

past participle:
- regular verbs: infinitive + -ed
- irregular verbs: 3rd column of the table of the
irregular verbs
I. Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Use Present Perfect.

Example: I _____________ my father's car. (to wash)

Answer: I have washed my father's car.

1) Karen___________________ me an e-mail. (to send)

2) Dave and Pat__________________ the museum. (to visit)
3) I______________________ at the pet shop. (to be)
4) They____________ already ________________ their rucksacks. (to pack)
5) Marcus__________________ an accident. (to have)
6) We________________ the shopping for our grandmother. (to do)
7) I_________ just____________________ my bike. (to clean)
8) Emily____________________ her room. (to paint)
9) Lisa and Colin__________________ to a concert. (to go)
10) My friends____________________ smoking. (to give up)
II. Write sentences in present perfect
simple.

1. they / ask / a question -

2. he / speak / English -
3. I / be / in my room -
4. we / not / wash / the car -
5. Annie / not / forget / her homework -
III. Write questions in present perfect
simple.

1. they / finish / their homework -

2. Sue / kiss / Ben -
3. the waiter / bring / the tea -
4. Marilyn / pay / the bill -
5. you / ever / write / a poem -
IV. Ask for the information in the bold part
of the sentence.

1. They have talked about art at school. -

2. Jane has got a letter. -
3. Oliver has cooked dinner. -
4. Caron has read seven pages. -
5. You have heard the song 100 times. -