ies cleaning his shoes, He has cleaned his shoes. ls shoes are clea _ y have gone out they are not at home no. are at hore, ‘They are goi has cleaned have gone etc the present perfect (have + past participle): cleaned | | leaned? | have (‘ve) finished | | paye | © | finished? || regular verbs have not (haven't) | started you | started? || lost hey | lost? . done he | doner | | inegular has(s) been fer te bwent = pees hasnot (hasn't) | gone hee Uigonat Regular verbs The past participle ised (the same as the past simple): clean | have cleaned finish > we have finished + she has started (regular verbs The past participle is not -ed. Sometimes the past simple and past participle ae the same: buy bought /have bought have > he had / he has had Sometimes the past simple and past participle are different: break + broke / have broken see —> you saw fall > ic fell / ic has fallen gO they went. you have seen they have gone B We use the present perfect for an action in the past with a result now: I"ve lost my passport. (= I can't find my passport now) “Where's Rebecca? ‘She's gone to bed’ (= she isin bed now) ‘We've bought a new car. (= we have a new car now) Its Rachel’ birthday for her now) Bob is away on holiday’ ‘Oh, where has he gone? (= where is he now?) Can | rake this newspaper? Have you finished with it? (= do you need it now?) row and | haven't bought her a present. (= | don't have a presen perf present perfect and past simy regular verbs =>Exercises 3 BD (00k ar the pictures. What has happened? Choose from the box. goto bed cleanhisshoes- stop raining close the door _ fall down havea shower He has cleaned his shoes. BD comple the sentences with avr frm the box. break buy decide finish — forget. gogo invite lose see not/see take —tell_not/tell 1 vel y keys. I dontt know where they are. 21 some new shoes, Do you want to see them? 3 ‘Where isHelen2’ ‘Shesnot here, She out: 4 Im looking for Paula you her? 5. Look! Somebody that window 6 ‘Does Lisa know that you're going away? _ "Yes, 1 her 7 Ican'tfind my umbrella, Somebody it 8 ‘Where are my glasses?” ‘I don't know. | them! 9. tm looking for Sarah, Where she ? 10 I know thet woman, but | her name. 11 Sue is having a party tonight. She a lot of people. nat are you going to do? you ? 3. A: Does Ben know about the meeting tomorrow? ®: I don't chink so, him 41 with this magazine. Do you want it?