PRESENT PERFECT (INTERROGATIVE)

1st Partial
Week 3
 Authorities

Dra. Margarita Teresa de Jesús García Gasca M. en D. Antonio Pérez Martínez

Rectora Coordinador del Plantel Pedro Escobedo
Dr. Javier Ávila Morales C.P. Gloria Inés Rendón García
Secretario Académico Coordinadora del Plantel Pinal de Amoles
M. en E.D. Jaime Nieves Medrano M. en A. Óscar Uriel Cárdenas Rosas
Director de la Escuela de Bachilleres Coordinador del Plantel Bicentenario
M. en C. Rita Ochoa Cruz M. en LIT. José Cupertino Ramírez Zúñiga
Secretaria Académica de la EBA Coordinador del Plantel Amazcala
M. en C. Lucero Canto Guerrero Ing. Juan Fernando Rocha Mier
Coordinadora del Plantel Sur Coordinador del Plantel Concá
M. en C. Edgar Ulloa Hernández M. en A. Hugo Enrique Suárez Camacho
Coordinador del Plantel Norte Coordinador del Plantel Jalpan
Dra. Cypatly Rojas Miranda Mtra. María de la Luz Ruiz Maqueda
Coordinadora del Plantel San Juan del Río Coordinadora del Plantel Amealco
Lic. María Patricia Pérez Velázquez
M. en A. José Antonio Cárdenas Rosas
Coordinadora del Plantel Colón
Coordinador del Bachillerato Semiescolarizado





 Authors

Lucía Montserrat Pérez Santos Laura Bautista Luis

Team leader Content Designer 6
María del Consuelo Campillo Rubio Leary Oliver Herring González
Content Designer 1 Content Designer 7
Eliza Alejandra Pacheco Mejía
Gabriela Patricia Cinta Collado
Content Designer 2
Content Designer 8
Indira Perusquía de Carlos
Estrella Rocío Landaverde
Content Designer 3
Content Designer 9
Liliana Yáñez Soria
Priscilla Rodríguez Cabrera
Content Designer 4
Content Designer 10
Ana Iris Centeno Ledezma
Content Designer 5

 WELCOME!

We´re about to start the third week of the first period.

Keep up the good work! You can do it!

This week, we will review the present perfect simple tense in

interrogative form, including the auxiliary “ever”.

Are you ready?

 Session 1
PRESENT PERFECT (definition)
Estimated time: 50 minutes
 INTRODUCTION

As we already studied, the present perfect is a time verb tense used to indicate a
link between the present and the past. The time of the action is before now, but it is
not specified. The speaker is often more interested in the result than in the action
itself.

In this unit, we will review this tense, but in the interrogative form, using the
auxiliary “ever”.

Let´s begin!
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 DEFINITION

Present perfect tense is

Referred to a state or action that either happened at an indefinite time
in the past (e.g., we have talked before) or

Began in the past and continued to the present time.

Example: She has worked hard since last week.

This tense is formed by have/has + the past participle.

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Present perfect tense is also used to describe…
●  An action performed during a period of time that has not
finished yet.
•  Example: He has cooked dinner three times in this month.
●  A situation or action that started in the past and continues in the
present.
•  Example: My best friend has lived in Queretaro since 2012.
●  A repeated action that takes place between the past and now.
•  Example: I have visited Rome two times in my life.
●  An action completed in the recent past, expressed with “just”.
•  Example: I have just finished my job.

●  An action which time is not relevant.

•  Example: She has read “Crime and Punishment”.
 Session 2
PRESENT PERFECT (structure)
Estimated time: 50 minutes
 FORMING PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
The present perfect of a verb is formed by two elements: the form of the auxiliary verb "to
have"(present tense), plus the past participle of the main verb. For regular verbs, it is
used the past participle (base+ed). Ex. finished, started, filled. For irregular verbs, rules should be
followed.
The structure for the affirmative form of the present perfect tense is:

Fig. 1. Present perfect (affirmative form).

For the negative form, the structure is as follows:

Fig 2. Present perfect (negative form).

EXAMPLES OF THE AFFIRMATIVE AND NEGATIVE FORMS

AFFIRMATIVE FORM
She has passed the History exam.
They have eaten sushi before.
You have talked to them in the car.

NEGATIVE FORM
We have played the violin at the orchestra.
I have had a happy day today.
You have visited Mexico city in the past.
 Session 3
PRESENT PERFECT IN INTERROGATIVE
FORM (structure)
Estimated time: 50 minutes
Present perfect is used in the interrogative form, in order to ask questions.

The structure of the perfect tense, in the interrogative form, is as follows:

Have + subject + past participle + …?

Have/has: Don´t forget the third person of the singular.

Regular past participles: Formed by adding -d or -ed to the base form of the verb
used.
Irregular past participles: According to their own rules.
Example: Have you visited Norma recently?
 SHORT ANSWERS FOR PRESENT PERFECT QUESTIONS

Questions in present perfect are followed by short answers (yes/no) and the verb
have/ has.

Example: Have you changed the motor oil of your car?

Yes, I have/ No, I haven´t.

Example: Has he cleaned the bathroom?

Yes, he has/ No, he hasn´t.

 WH-QUESTIONS IN PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
These kinds of questions require more information in their answers.
Wh- questions are who, when, where, what, why, how, how many and
how much.
The structure of these questions is:
Wh- question +have/has+subject (person or object)+Past participle +Complement ?

Who has she met at the party? Martin Henson

How many people have come to ask for information? Only 3 came.
ACTIVITY 3
Instructions: Fill in the gaps in the following exercise. (Questions with present perfect).

1.- (speak/she) to her husband?

2.- (do/they) the homework?
3.- (write/you) the History essay for tomorrow?
4.- (understand/he) his job at the company?
5.- (phone/he) his father?
6.- (consider/I) this new idea? I'm not sure!
7.- (play/we) football in this court? I don´t know!
 Session 4
PRESENT PERFECT IN INTERROGATIVE
FORM (use of “ever”)
Estimated time: 50 minutes
 In English, the present perfect is often used to introduce past experiences. The
adverb “ever” expresses the idea of an unidentified time before now and is
always placed before the main verb (past participle) of the sentence.
Ever is used:
Has she ever been to France?
•  In questions:
Have they ever met the Mexican president?

•  In negative questions: Hasn't he ever been to Asia?

Haven’t you ever eaten Thai food?

. The present perfect with “ever” is a more specific sentence structure to talk about
something that has or has not happened at any time.

Ever is used to
ask questions Have/ Has + Subject + ever + verb
about doubtful or phrase
uncommon
Situations. Have you ever visited Croatia?
•  In negative questions:
Have you ever eaten Thai food?
ACTIVITIES
ACTIVITY 1
Instructions: Fill in the gaps of the following exercise with present perfect tense. You can
also use the auxiliary “just”.

1.- She __________ (speak) in the last three meetings.

2.- They ____________(watch) television for the last two hours.
3.- I___________ (have) hot cakes for breakfast today.
4.- Lola _____________ (phone) her father a few minutes ago.
5.- You ________________ (consider) this new idea, right?
6.- We ________________(understand) his job at the new company.
7.- You ____________ (play) football in this court.
ACTIVITY 2
Instructions: Fill in the gaps of the following exercise with present perfect tense in affirmative and
negative form, according to your own experience.

1.- I ______________________ (eat) Taiwanese food before.

2.- I_______________________(play) backgammon at a casino.
3.- I________________________ (have) hot cakes for breakfast today.
4.- I ________________________(visit) Cancun in the past.
5.- I ________________________ (play) Fortnite.
6.- I ________________________ (get marry) before.
7.- I _______________________(be) a Youtube vlogger.
ACTIVITY 3

Instructions: Ask for the information in the bold part of the sentence, and give personal answers to these
questions.
1.- Niles has been on holiday for a week. .
2.- She has been in the school. .
3.- Maxwell has talked to his teacher. .
4.- Our computer has crashed. .
5.--Cecily has bought three apples. .
6.- Lucy has done her homework. .
7.- Valery has stopped at the corner. ________________________________________________________.
ACTIVITY 4

Instructions: Look at the picture and make 5 questions in present perfect using
“ever”.

1.- ?

2.- ?

3.- ?
4.- ?

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 SEE YOU SOON!

We are at the end of the unit.

I hope you have had a great time learning and

working!

Thanks for your effort and attention!

 REFERENCES
Present perfect + ever, never, already, yet. (2020). Education First.
https://www.ef.com/wwen/english-resources/english-grammar/present-perfect-
ever-never-already-yet/
Present Perfect Interrogative. (2018). Books for Languages.
https://open.books4languages.com/english-a2-grammar/chapter/present-perfect-
interrogative/#:~:text=The present perfect is a,is used to ask questions.
The Present Perfect Simple Verb Tense. (2020). Ginger Software.
https://www.gingersoftware.com/content/grammar-rules/verbs/the-present-
perfect-simple-tense/