PRESENT PERFECT

Present Simple Present Perfect

I lose my keys I have lost my keys
You are in Australia You have been in Australia
He does my homework He has done my homework
She feeds the horse She has fed the horse
School begins School has begun
We arrive We have arrived
You eat tomatoes You have eaten tomatoes
They find the keys They have found the keys

Formation of the Present Perfect

b) Verb in the past
d) Verb “to have”
Subject + _____________ + ______________
participle (3rd column)+ complements
a) Verb “to be” c) Verb in the past
b) Verb in the past simple (2nd column)
participle (3rd column) d) Verb “to have”

have written
You __________________ (write) a novel
He _________________
has washed (wash) the dishes
 AFFIRMATIVE INTERROGATIVE NEGATIVE

They have closed the Have they closed the They haven’t closed the
door door? door
Yes, they have
No, they haven’t
He has learned Arabic Has he learned Arabic? He hasn’t learned
Yes, he has Arabic
No, he hasn’t

INTERROGATIVE
We have started the competition

Have we started the competition?

__________________________________

NEGATIVE
We have started the competition

We haven’t started the competition

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You’ve always been her friend TIME EXPRESSIONS
Has Lisa talked to you recently? Have _____ verb
Jim hasn’t been to the gym lately.
You still haven’t finished your homework always
They have worked for us several times ever
I have read two of the books in the series so far never
Many children have read that book over the years already
Have you ever travelled abroad? just
I haven’t ever been to New York At the end
She has never called me
We have already finished the exam ____ have verb recently
They have just arrived here lately
He hasn’t found his glases yet several times
still so far
Have you eaten yet? over the years
yet
Affirmative Interrogative Negative
never ever ever
already yet yet
just

The Simpsons have appeared on TV since 1989

The Simpsons have appeared on TV for 30 years

for
To indicate a period of time we use ____________
since
To indicate the moment in which an action began, we use ______