158 12.1 Present perfect simple ort) 11 They've played in a bard. 2 She's had dance lessons. 3. [haven't eaten sushi 4 She hasn't been to salsa class \We form the present perfect simple with have/as and the past participle, Rewrite the underlined part ofthe sentences using contractions 1. She has become one the best singers in Italy: Shes became You have drawn some good pictures. ehas not opened the café today. Thave not been toa rock concert. ‘We have taken lots of photographs. Write infinitives and the past participles of the Positive () inegular verbs Tiainwartay | kavarve Ss infinkive pastsimple _pastparticiple He/shet hasi's eee es ai drank Negative (-) went Vyeu/warthey [have notihavert [heen grew — heard e/shet Tasnotase't [been suet: — ‘+ Regular verbs have past participles which are the same as their drove _—— past singe terms ea We danced a ight. ss danced al veto wor won ‘She played in a bard four years ago. | haven't played in 2 band, + trregular verbs have irregular past participles. Sometimes the ast participles of irregular verbs are the same as the past. ‘Simple forme He lost the match last week. - She's last al her photos. ‘They had dance lessons last year. ~ We've had singing lessons, + Sometimes the past participle i citferent from the past ‘spe torm 1 spoke to the manager yesterday. ~ Ive spoken tothe manager. ‘She did some exercise tis morning ~ They've done lots of exercise. ‘+ The present perfect connects the past with the present. We use the present perfect simple ta tall about past ‘experiences and events when 11 we don’t know when the event happened or it's not important when it aonened 2 we are imerested in wnar happened more than when It happened, ‘haven't been toa musica, but ve been toa pay. ‘We don’t say when the action happened with the present perfect. 1've boon to Pore, NOT Fve boon to Pore last yoor The verb go has two past participles: been and gone Jacob's been to Algeria. (= He went and now he is back) Jacob's gone lo Algeria, (= He wen and has nol come back yet) ‘Complete the sentences using the present perfect simple form of the verbs in the box. ‘break go notbuy notmade notsee organize repair swim 1 Shel ake. her arm, Shitein hospital nem 21 musical. 3. Lots ofpeople toa salsa class. 4 We in the Pacific Ocean. 5 They ‘a marathon. 61 ‘cake for my mother's birthday. 7 He a present for his wife 8 She lots of broken bicycles. Complete the text using the correct form ofthe present perfect simple. My sister and 1 have alnays lived (always love) music. I play the po and she plays te cums. We bat sing We 2 {have) music lessons for many years and > (olay) im many concerts. 1+ ‘wre three pazes tor mmusicand 5 (write) ots of msi or ms My sister ‘ (Wot win’ any prizes, but she plays ina very famous rock band. She? (give) concerts all ve the world ano tear) quite aor of money” ‘go tolots her concerts. she's fantastic! Our parents are not ‘musicians, but they 1° (not stop) us from playing, music every day.