PRESENT PERFECT

Express the idea that an action started in the

past and is still connected to the present
 I USE PRESENT PERFERCT TO…
 tell what you have done recently/ lately.
 tell what you have just or already done.
 tell what you have never/ ever done.
 tell what you have done so far/ up to now.
 tell what you have done today/ this week/ this
month/ this year.
POSITIVE
FORM IN PRESENT PERFECT

subject Verb  past  complement

have participle

I, You, we, have  worked As a sales person

they

He, she, it has  written songs all his life.

NEGATIVE
FORM IN PRESENT PERFECT

subject Verb  main  complement

have verb

I,you, we, have not traveled abroad.

they
He, she, it has not  been to Japan.
QUESTION
FORM IN PRESENT PERFECT

Verb Subject Main  complement

have verb

Have I, you, we, they worked In shifts?

Has he, she, it been sick lately?

EXERCISES
 Peter ........never watched Maja bee”.
 A) had
 B) have
 C) has
 D) none of these

 Lidka hasn’t ........to Majorka yet.

 A) had
 B) seen
 C) drove
 D) none of these
 ....you ever smoked?
 A) has
 B) do
 C) have
 D) none of these

 ...........Joan ever...........a shark?

 A) has ... eat
 B) does ... eaten
 C) has ... eaten
 D) none of these

 Tom and Arthur ........................a dog so far.

 A) don’t buy
 B) hasn’t bought
 C) haven’t bought
 D) didn’t buy
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