Present perfect

•Bod and Mary have

visited a lot of tropical
beaches and
•They have swum in the
blue sea.
•How do we form the
present perfect ?
Present perfect
•How do we form the present perfect?
• noun or SP+ _have_ / _has_ + past participle verb

•Examples:
•Bod and Mary have visited a lot of tropical beaches.
•They have swum in the blue sea.
Present perfect simple
• You have cleaned the house. • I have talked to the doctor.
• (Tú has limpiado la casa.) • (He hablado con el doctor.)
Present perfect
• Use
• We use the present perfect
for :
• Actions that happened at an
unstated time in the past.
• The exact time is not
mentioned because it is not
important.
Example:
• Kim has bought a new cell
phone.
Present perfect
•I have bought a laptop. •He has painted it.
Present perfect
•I have been to Brazil.
•You have been to Brazil.
•She has been to Brazil.
•He has been to Brazil.
•We have been to Brazil.
•You have been to Brazil.
•They have been to Brazil.
To complete the blank spaces with a past
participle verb
1 I have ______ a lot of books.
a) red b) reed c) read
2 Then I have _______ the movies
a) saw b) seen c) see
3 and I have _______ them all.
a) love b) lovet c) loved
Present perfect
• Examples:
• I have bought a new dress.
(Yo he comprado un nuevo vestido.)
• You have studied the lesson.
• (Tú has estudiado la lección.)
• He has broken the window.
• (Él ha roto la ventana.)
• She has lost the keys.
• (Ella ha perdido las llaves.)
Create sentences with the pictures in present
perfect
Present perfect

•Bod and Mary have visited a lot of tropical beaches.

•Bod and Mary have not visited a lot of tropical
beaches.
•Have Bod and Mary visited a lot of tropical beaches?
•Yes, they have.
•No, they have not. / No, they haven’t.
The present perfect
•Let’s practice
•I have typed the report.
•The secretary ______________________ .
•We ………………………………………………………….
•I haven’t typed the report.
•The secretary …………………………………………..
•We ……………………………………………………………
Conversation

•A: Have you been to Japan?

•B: Yes, I have. I have been to Tokyo.
•A: Have you been to Toronto?
•B: No, I haven’t. I have been to Cuba.
The present perfect
Regular verb
•I have cooked, You have
cooked, He has cooked, etc.
•Have I cooked? Have you
cooked? Has he cooked?
etc.
•I have not cooked, You have
not cooked, He has not
cooked, etc.
Irregular verb
• I have written, You have
written, He has written, We
have written, They have
written.
• Have I written? , Have you
written? Has he written? etc.
• I have not written, You have
not written, He has not
written, etc.
The present perfect

I have eaten Peruvian

ceviche.
 Conversation
( complete the blank spaces with the present perfect)
• A: ____________ (you/hear) of • B: No, but my brother
John le Carré? _________(see) it. He loves John
• B: Yes, I __________ (read) le Carré.
some of his books.
• A: Really? Which books
______________ (you/ read)?
• B: I ____________ (read) The
Constant Gardener. It was great.
• A: _______________(you/see)
the movie?
Time expressions
•Time expressions used with the present perfect
simple include:
•Ever, never, for, since, always, how long, yet, lately,
etc.
•Have you ever met anybody famous?
•They have never worked abroad.
•I have known them for six years.
•She has been ill since Monday.
For and since
Since is used to state when an action started
For expresses duration
•For example:
•I have known him for a long time.
•He has lived in Trujillo for three years.
•We have lived in Chiclayo since 2002.
•I have not seen Paul since we left school.