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PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

SPELLING RULES

 We use the Present Perfect to talk about our experiences before now.
 We use have/has + past participle.
 Regular past participles end in -ed or -d: ex travel - travelled
 Many past participles are irregular: ex meet - met
 We often use the present perfect with already, ever, never, just, for, since, yet:
- Ever – in questions to say «in your life»
- Never – in statements to say «not ever in life»
- Just – to say that something happened a very short time ago
- Already – in affirmative sentences to say that something happened before now,
often sooner than we expected
- Yet – at the end of questions or negative sentences to ask or talk about time
until now when we expect that something might happen in the future
- Since – to say when the action or situation started
- For – with an amount of time, such as the number of hours, months, years, etc

 PRACTICE

1. Complete the table with the Past Participle form of the verbs.

REGULAR VERBS IRREGULAR VERBS

study Studied meet Met
travel Travelled lose Lost
stop Stopped have Had
enjoy Enjoyed read Read
cry Cried tell Told
watch Watched eat Eaten
arrive Arrived leave Left
call called win Won

2. Complete the sentences with the Present Perfect.

a. Has Diogo bought (Diogo/ buy) a new bike?

b. She has never eaten (never/ eat) sushi.
c. Have you read (you/ read) the newspaper?
d. I have written (write) a postcard.
e. Have you ever travelled (you/ ever/ travel) abroad?
f. Peter has just finished (just/ finish) his homework.
g. We haven´t visited (not visit) India yet.
h. It has just started (just start) raining.
i. We have already been (already be) to Liverpool.
j. My cousins have just arrived (just arrive) from South Africa.
k. Have you sent (you send) her an email yet?

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3. Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box in the Present Perfect.

buy lose not meet receive write

see not read invite

a. I’m looking for Laura. Have you seen her?

b. Jane is having a party. She has invited a lot of people.
c. He hasn´t met his girlfriend’s parents yet.
d. I have received a letter from my Scottish penfriend.
e. She is very worried because she has lost her mobile phone.
f. Haven´t you read today’s newspaper yet?
g. He has written three novels and is working on another.
h. It’s Mark’s birthday. I have bought him a present.

4. Write questions and short answers in the Present Perfect. Use ever, never or already.

a. you/ ever/ see/ a horror film Have you ever saw a horror film?
Yes, X./ No, I never saw a horror film.

b. the doctor/ prescribe/ you/ any pills Have the Doctor already prescribe you any pills?
Yes, X./ No, he never prescribe me any pills.

c. you/ be/ a concert? Have you ever being on a concert

Yes, I have already being on a concert. / No, X.

d. she/ have/ a boyfriend? Has she ever had a boyfriend?

Yes, she has already had a boyfriend./ No, X .

5. Look at the checklist and write sentences. Use already or yet and the Present Perfect.

a. Jane has already called Carol, but she hasn´t

CHECKLIST invited her to the concert yet.

 Phone Carol b. She has already been to the shopping centre,

X Invite her to the concert but hasn´t bought a new CD yet.

 Be to the shopping c. She has already walked with her dog, but she
centre hasn´t swam in the pool yet.
X Buy a new CD

 Walk her dog

Swim in the pool

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6. Fill in the blanks with for or since.

a. We haven’t had a holiday for two years.

b. I haven’t seen Grace since Monday.
c. I’ve known her for a long time.
d. She has lived here for three months.

7. Complete the sentences with ever, for, just, never, since or yet.

a. Have you written to your sister yet?

b. I’ve just finished making the soup, so it’s still hot.
c. Have you ever been to Africa?
d. I’ve been to England, but I’ve never been to Scotland.
e. I haven’t played basketball for a month.
f. I’ve worked at the languages school since 2015.

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