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Present perfect
The present perfect simple expresses an action that is still going on or that stopped recently, but has an influence on the present. It puts emphasis on the result. Form of Present Perfect Positive I / you / we / they I have spoken. he / she / it Negative I have not spoken. Question Have I spoken?
For irregular verbs, use the participle form (see list of irregular verbs, 3rd column). For regular verbs, just add ed. Exceptions in Spelling when Adding ed Exceptions in spelling when adding ed after a final e only add d Example love loved
final consonant after a short, stressed vowel admit admitted or l as final consonant after a vowel is doubled travel travelled final y after a consonant becomes i Use of Present Perfect puts emphasis on the result Example: She has written five letters.
hurry hurried
action that is still going on Example: School has not started yet.
finished action that has an influence on the present Example: I have lost my key.
action that has taken place once, never or several times before the moment of speaking
Signal Words of Present Perfect already, ever, just, never, not yet, so far, till now, up to now
Exercise on Present Perfect Simple have or has Fill the gaps with 'have' or 'has'.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
I answered the question. She opened the window. They called us. You carried a box. It rained a lot. We washed the car. He closed the window. Jenny locked the door. The girls visited the museum. John and Sophie helped in the garden.
Positive Sentences in Present Perfect Simple Write positive sentences in present perfect simple Example: The following people have just completed an action.
1. Bob / visit / his grandma _bod has visited his grandma 2. Jimmy / play / on the computer ____Jimmy has played on the computer
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3. Sue and Walter / wash / their car ______Sue an Walter have washed their car
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4. Andrew / repair / his bike _________andrew has repaired his bike
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5. Phil / help / Anne with maths
7. Tamara / talk to / her best friend __tamara has talked to her best friend
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8. Bridgette / draw / a picture _____bridgette has drawn a picture
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9. Carol / read / a computer magazine ______carol has read a computer
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10. Tom and Alice / be / to a restaurant ____tom an alice have beed to a restaurant
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Negative Sentences in Present Perfect Simple Write negative sentences in present perfect simple. Example: The weather was wonderful today. So the children were in the park all afternoon and have not done their household chores:
1. Sarah / not / wash the dishes sarah has not washed the dishes
2. Anita / not / clean the kitchen Anita has not cleaned the kitchen 3. Maureen and Gavin / not / water the plants Maureen and gavin have not watered the plants 4. Joey / not / make his bed Joey has not made his bed
5. David / not / buy milk David has not bought milk 6. Lisa / not / be to the baker's Lisa has not beed to the baker`s 7. Aran and Jack / not / do their homework Aran and jack have not done their homework 8. Jane and Ben / not / tidy up their rooms Jane and ben have not tidyed up their rooms
9. Alex / not / feed the hamster Alex has not fed the hamster 10. Hazel / not / empty the bin Hazel has not emptyed the bin
1. you / answer / the question: 2. Jenny / lock / the door 3. Walter / call / us 4. you / see / the picture
Have you answered the question? has jenny locked the door?
5. your parents / get / the letter Have your parents got the letter? 6. it / rain / a lot
7. how often / we / sing / the song 8. Maureen / watch / the film 9. how many books / Bob / read
has Maureen watched the film ? how many has bob read books?
Questions with Interrogative Particles in Present Perfect Simple Ask for the information in the bold part of the sentence.
1. I have been in the garden. - Where have you been? 2. My sister has cooked dinner. Who has cooked dinner? 3. Sue has read the book twice. - How many has Sue read the book? 4. My computer has crashed. - What has crashed? 5. Jeane has been on holiday for eight days. How long has Jeane been on
holiday?
6. Fred has done his homework. What has Fred done? 7. Gavin has stopped at the corner. Where has Gavin stopped? 8. Sarah has bought five books. - How books have Sarah bought? 9. Jason has talked to his teacher. Who has Jason talked with? 10. Catherine has cleaned the house because she is having a party tonight. Why
Adverbs
Fill in all the gaps with the correct sentence. Remember to include the adverbs in it.
1. He / meet / his friend. (just) He has just met his friend. 2. You / not drink / your glass of Coke. (yet) You havent your glass of coke yet. 3. I / make / my bed. (already) I have already made my bed 4. We / not arrive. (yet) We / leave / the motorway. (just) We havent arrived yet. We have just leaved the motorway.
5. The director / talk / to him. (already) The director has already talked to him. 6. I / write / the e-mail you asked me. (just) I have just written the e-mail you asked me. 7. She / not buy / the flat. (yet) But she wants to buy it soon. She hasnt bought the flat yet. But she wants to buy it soon 8. He / be / really lucky. (just) He / win / the lottery. (just) He has just been really lucky .He has just won the lottery. 9. We / hear / the news. (already) It's horrible. We have already heard the news. Its horrible 10. Paul / not pay / for the dinner. (yet) Paul hasnt paid for the dinner yet.