Present perfect simple Have / has + Past participle Bachillerato a distancia Present perfect simple 1. Describe actions which occurred at an unspecified e in the past (Describir una accién en el pasado cuando no incluimos la referencia temporal) - The army has lost control of the situation - My parents have sold the television because they want us to read more - I've read a review of that film (vs. | read a review of that film yesterday) 2, With the adverb ‘just’ to describe actions in the very recent past (Cuando describimos una accién que acaba de terminar) - We have just finished dinner = We've just sold our television 3. With the prepositi points in time) (Con las preposiciones for y since) ns for (periods of time) and since (specific - They haven't had a meeting for four weeks - I haven't eaten anything since breakfast - [haven't read a book since last month - He has worked in this library for four years [FoR —~—“—~*SINES sid Aweek Last night Two months Yesterday Three days 2012 Several years April A few weeks Tuesday Along time4, With time expressions indicating a period of time which is not yet finished (today, this month, this morning, this week...) (Con expresiones que hacen referencia a un periodo de tiempo que no ha terminado todavia — hoy, este mes, esta mariana, esta semana...) - They haven't spoken this week - I have drunk two cups of coffee today - | haven't seen the newspaper headlines today EVER, JUST, YET, STILL AND ALREADY + EVER is used in questions to ask whether an action or situation has taken place at any time. - Have you ever been abroad? (¢Has ido al extranjero alguna vez?) - Have you ever gone trick-or-treating? + JUST is used to describe actions that have recently occurred, - We've just got home. (Acabamos de llegar a casa) - We've just finished our homework. * YET is used in questions and negative sentences. - Have you finished your essay yet? ({Has terminado ya la redaccién?) - [haven't finished it yet. (No Ja he terminado todavia + ALREADY is used in affirmative sentences (between the auxiliary verb and the past participle) - I've already read his autobiography. (Ya he leido su autobiografia) - I've already written the letter + In questions, ALREADY can be used to express surprise about something which has occurred before it was expected to (at the end of the question) - Have you finished the book already? How fast you are! (¢ Ya has terminado el libro? {Qué répida eres!)~ Have you written the report already? + STILL is used in affirmative sentences and questions. - _ I'm still looking for a place to stay in Paris (Todavia estoy buscando un sitio en el que quedarme en Paris) - Do you still write a diary every day? * STILL can also be used before the Present perfect simple in negative sentences to add emphasis. - [still haven't found the library book | lost (Compare: | haven't found the library book | lost yet!) 1.1, Past simple and Past participle - Complete the table. Past Simple Past Participle begin buy. give ‘catch beat mean seek think throw spoil steal 1.2, Complete the sentences with the Present perfect of the verb in brackets - My neighbour. (buy) a new car because his other one was very old. -We (not see) that film yet - Have (you read) any good books recently? - Many people (read) Agatha Christie's mystery novels. - They still (not find) a house they like. - She's an old friend of mine. | (know) her since we were at school. 1.3. Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets and without changing al meanings~ They came to work at the library 5 years ago (for) - The film finished two minutes ago (just) - No thanks, | had a cup of tea earlier (already) - He doesn't understand the homework. The teacher explained it yesterday (still) - My family went to live in London in 1998. They are still there (since) 1.4, Complete the sentences with YET, ALREADY and STILL. -He hasn't understood the task the teacher explained yesterday. - We are not going to watch the film on TV because we have read the book. -We haven't returned the books to the library, - Hasn't the film finished - Haven't you phoned Mark No, 1 haven't had time to do itAnswers 1, Past participle - Complete the table, begin Began Begun buy Bought Bought give Gave Given ‘catch ‘Caught Caught beat Beat Beaten mean Meant Meant seek ‘Sought Sought think Thought Thought throw Threw Thrown spoil Spoil Spoilt steal Stole Stolen 2. Complete the sentences with the Present perfect of the verb in brackets - My neighbour has bought a new car because his other one was very old. -We haven't seen that film yet - Have you read any good books recently? - Many people have read Agatha Christie's mystery novels. - They still haven’t found a house they like. ~ She's an old friend of mine. | have known her since we were at school. 3. Rewrite the sentences using the words i original meanings brackets and without changing their They have worked at the library for 5 years The film has just finished No thanks, | have already had a cup of tea He still doesn't understand the homework My family has lived in London since 1998 4, Complete the sentences with YET, ALREADY and STILL. - He STILL hasn't understood the task the teacher explained yesterday. -We are not going to watch the film on TV because we have ALREADY read the book. "1- We haven't returned the books to the library YET - Hasn't the film finished YET? - Haven't you phoned Mark YET? No, | STILL haven't had time to do it, 1, Complete with for or since - - My parents have been working for this company SINCE they got married - [haven't seen my grandparents FOR ages. - We've been waiting for the bus FOR half an hour. - They haven't retumed to Portugal SINCE 1989, - The kids have been playing in the garden SINCE they finished their homework. - Sheila's been reading FOR an hour or so.