PRESENT PERFECT 2º ESO

FORM
We form the present perfect with Have/has + past participle.
NEGATIVE
AFFIRMATIVE

I have I have not

You have You have not

He has He has not

She has worked / She has not worked /

It has eaten It has not eaten

We have We have not
You have You have not
They have They have not
Short forms:
have=´ve Short forms:
has = ´s have not = haven´t
has not = hasn´t

INTERROGATIVE

Have I

Have you SHORT ANSWERS

Has he Yes. I/you/we/they have

Has she worked ? /
Yes. He/she/it has
Has it eaten ?
No. I/you/we/they haven´t
Have we
No. He/she/it hasn´t
Have you

Have they

USE
We use the present perfect:

►To talk about something that started in the past and continues up to the present.
How long have you lived here? → ¿Cuánto tiempo has vivido aquí?
She has worked in England for two years. → Ella ha trabajado en Inglaterra desde hace 2 años
I have had my computer since 2002 → He tenido mi ordenador desde el 2002
►We also use the present perfect to talk about experiences in our lives, up to now.

I have been to Japan. → He estado en Japón He hasn´t seen that movie. → Él no ha visto esa
película.

►We often use ever (= alguna vez) and never (= nunca) with the present perfect to talk about
our experiences.

Have you ever met a famous person? → ¿Has conocido alguna vez a algun famoso?
I have never been to Japan. → Nunca he estado en Japón

►We also use the present perfect when the result of a past action is connected to the present.
I have broken my leg → He roto my pierna. We´ve cleaned the house → Hemos limpiado la
casa.
Peter has grown a beard → Peter ha dejado crecer la barba

FOR & SINCE

►We often use for (= desde hace) + period of time (2 hours, 5 days, years, a long time, …) and
since (= desde) + the start of a period (Monday, April, 2001, Christmas, 8 o’clock, lunch time, I
got up) with the present perfect to say how long something has continued:

We have been married for 8 years. → Estamos casados desde hace 8 años
We have been married since 2002. → Estamos casdos desde 2002.

**For + a period of time.

**Since + start a period of time