PRESENT PERFECT

USAGE: USE THE PRESENT PERFECT FOR

PAST EXPERIENCES IN GENERAL.
GRAMMATICAL STRUCTURE:
AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCE
SUBJECT AUXILIARY PAST PARTICIPLE COMPLEMENT
VERB
HE HAS BEEN TO EUROPE.

NEGATIVE SENTENCE
SUBJECT AUXILIARY PAST PARTICIPLE COMPLEMENT
VERB
HASN’T
HE BEEN TO EUROPE.
HAS NEVER

INTERROGATIVE SENTENCE
AUXILIARY SUBJECT PAST PARTICIPLE COMPLEMENT
VERB
HE
HAS BEEN TO EUROPE?
HE EVER
REGULAR VERBS:
SPELLING RULES:
1. ENDING IN THE VOWEL “E” + D
EXAMPLE: LIVED LIKED ARRIVED DANCED

2. ENDING IN A CONSONANT + ED
EXAMPLE: WORKED LISTENED WATCHED VISITED

3. ENDING IN A CONSONANT + “Y”, ERASE Y + IED

EXAMPLE: STUDIED CRIED TRIED CARRIED

4. ENDING IN A VOWEL + “Y”, ADD + ED

EXAMPLE: PLAYED ENJOYED STAYED

5. ENDING IN CONSONANT + VOWEL + CONSONANT, DOUBLE THE LAST CONSONANT + ED

EXAMPLE: PLANNED STOPPED ROBBED
(DON’T DOUBLE WITH W – X – Y – Z) EXAMPLE: FIXED
IRREGULAR VERBS:
INFINITIVE PAST PARTICIPLE
BE BEEN
BRING BROUGHT
DRINK DRUNK
EAT EATEN
FORGET FORGOTTEN
GO GONE
HAVE HAD
KNOW KNOWN
MAKE MADE
READ READ
SEE SEEN

WRITE WRITTEN
SENTENCES USING REGULAR AND IRREGULAR VERBS

REGULAR VERBS IRREGULAR VERBS

AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCE
THEY HAVE LIVED IN ITALY. HE HAS EATEN MEXICAN CHILI PEPPER.

NEGATIVE SENTENCE
THEY HAVEN’T LIVED IN ITALY. HE HASN’T EATEN MEXICAN CHILI PEPPER.

INTERROGATIVE SENTENCE
HAVE THEY LIVED IN ITALY? HAS HE EATEN MEXICAN CHILI PEPPER?
LET’S PRACTICE
WRITE SENTENCES IN THE PRESENT PERFECT IN ( + ) ( - ) AND ( ? )
USING THE VERBS IN PARENTHESIS:

1. (NOT DANCE) …………………………………………………….... ( - )

(ICE-SKATE) ……………………………………………………… ( + )
……………………………………………………… ( ? )

2. (NOT WALK) ………………………..……………………………… ( - )

(RUN) ……………………………………………………… ( + )
……………………….……………………………… ( ? )
WRITE SENTENCES IN THE PRESENT PERFECT IN ( + ) ( - ) AND ( ? ) USING
THE VERBS FROM THE LIST:
GRADUATE – NOT PLAY – WIN – NOT EAT – BE – PLAY – NOT MEET – SEE

1. SHE …………………. A MEDAL IN THE COMPETITION.

2. I ……………………………….PIZZA IN ITALY.

3. ……….HE …………………TENNIS AT WINBLEDON?

4. THEY…………………………….THE PRESIDENT.

5. ……….YOU ……………………A LION IN THE CIRCUS?

6. HE ………………………………ON AN ISLAND.

7. ………SHE ……………………FROM THE UNIVERSITY?

8. THE BOY ………THE SAXOPHONE AT THE FESTIVAL.