PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

A. Form

Subject Affirmative Negative Interrogative

I/ You/ We/ They/ Have + S + V3/ V-ed?

S + have + V3/ V-ed S + have + NOT + V3/ V-ed
Plural nouns Wh- +have + S + V3/ V-ed?

He/ She/ It/ Has + S + V3/ V-ed?

S + has + V3/ V-ed S + has + NOT + V3/ V-ed
Singular nouns Wh- + has + S + V3/ V-ed?
I have worked at VLU for 11 years.
I have worked at VLU since 2010

B. Usage

Usage 1
1. They have moved into a new
- Express the idea of that something apartment.
happened (or never happened) at an
2. Have you ever visited Mexico?
unspecified time in the past. The exact
time that it happened is not important. 3. I have already seen that movie.
- If there is a specific mention time, we use 4. Ann started a letter to her
the simple past tense. parents last week, but she hasn’t
finished yet.
- Adverbs used with present perfect: ever,
never, already, yet, just, recently 5. Alex feels bad. He has just heard
some bad news.
Usage 2
- Express the repetition of an activity in 1. We have had 4 tests so far this
the past. The exact time of each repetition semester.
is not important. 2. I have written my wife a letter
- “so far” is usually used with the present every other day for the last two
perfect. weeks.
3. I have flown on an airplane
many times.
Usage 3

- Express a situation that began in the past

1. I have been here since 7 o’clock.
and continues to the present, usually used
with for or since 2. I have liked cowboy movies
since I was a child.
For + a period of time
3. We have been here for 2 weeks.
Since + a point in time/ a past time clause

Exercise1: Use the present perfect of the verbs in parentheses with “for” or “since”
1. I (not, phone) __________________ home ________Christmas.
2. I (work)__________________for International House ________more than eight years.
3. I (not, visit) __________________ my home town ________I left school.
 4. I (not, be) __________________ to the cinema ________ ages.
5. I (study) __________________ non-stop ________ 9.15.
6. I (have) __________________a driving license ________ I was eighteen.
7. She (not, have) __________________ a day off ________ 1999.
8. Johan (be)__________________ in England ________more than two weeks now.
9. Peter (be) __________________ my best friend ________we were nine.
10. She (live) __________________in Paris ________ January.
11. Jim (study) __________________lessons ________ three hours. Now he is tired.
12. My friend (be) __________________ ill ________ a long time.
13. I (not, see) __________________ him ________ Easter.
14. He (not, have) __________________ a holiday ________last summer.
15. He (not, do) __________________ any work ________a month.
16. We (have) __________________ this car ________1998.
17. Things (change)____________________ a lot__________ she's become headmaster.
18. She (not, write) __________________any new novels ________Christmas.
19. Carol (not, eat) __________________ meat ________ ages.
20. I (not, speak) __________________ to her ________our quarrel.

Exercise 2: Give the correct tense of verbs in brackets (Present Perfect or Simple Past )
1. A: Did you like the movie "Star Wars?"
B: I don't know. I (see, never) ____________________ have never seen that movie.
2. Sam (arrive) ____________________ in San Diego a week ago.
3. My best friend and I (know) ____________________each other for over fifteen years. We still get together
once a week.
4. Stinson is a fantastic writer. He (write) _____________________ten very creative short stories in the last
year. One day, he'll be as famous as Hemingway.
5. I (have, not) ____________________this much fun since I (be)_________________ a kid.
6. Things (change) ____________________a great deal at Coltech, Inc. When we first (start)
_____________________working here three years ago, the company (have, only) ____________________six
employees. Since then, we (expand) ______________________to include more than 2000 full-time workers.
7. Sam is from Colorado, which is hundreds of miles from the coast, so he (see, never)
_________________________the ocean. He should come with us to Miami.
8. I (attend, not)_______________________any parties since I (come) ________________________here.
9. Al (go) ________________________to a party at Sally’s apartment last Saturday night.
10. Bill (arrive) ______________________here three days ago.
11. Try not to be absent from class again for the rest of the term. You (miss, already) _______________________
too many classes. You (miss) ________________________two classes last week.
12. So far this week, I (have) ________________________two tests and a quiz.
13. Alex is an artist. He (draw) ________________________many beautiful pictures in his lifetime. Last week, he
(draw) ______________________a beautiful mountain scene.
14. Jack really needs to get in touch with you. Since this morning, he (call) __________________________ here 4
times trying to reach you. He (call) ______________________at 9:10, 10:25, 12:15, and 1:45.
15. Janet (wear) __________________________her new blue dress only once since she (buy) ______________________ it.
She (wear) _______________________it to her brother’s wedding last month.
16. Last January, I (see) _________________________snow for the first time in my life.
17. Fatima (see, never) _________________________snow in her entire life.
18. I (know) __________________________Greg Adams for 10 years.
19. A: Is Ahmed here? B: Yes. He (arrive, just) __________________________
20. A: I (be, not) _____________________able to reach Mr. Chang yet. So far he (respond, not) ____________________
to any of my attempts to reach him. I (start) _______________________trying to reach him 3 days ago. Since
then, I (fax) _____________________him twice. I (phone) _______________________him 4 times. And I (send)
_____________________at least 6 e-mails.
21. Three weeks ago Jack (go) _______________________to Madrid.
22. She (wash) _______________________ her bike. Look, now it is really clean und looks like new!  
23. Mr Clinton (work) _______________________ for the company since 1997.
 24. I (get) _______________________ my bike in November. So I (have) _______________________ it for five months.
25. Jenny (go) _______________________ to India last summer.  (You, ever, be) __________________________ to India?
26. (She, ever, be) _______________________ to Dallas? She (go) _______________________ there in 2001 and 2003.
27. I (learn) _______________________ English for six years.
28. Yesterday our cat (have) _______________________ a fight with the neighbour’s dog.
29. Where (he, go) _______________________ in 2006? – He (visit) _______________________ his uncle in Canada.
30. My mum (buy) _______________________ a video game last Saturday.
31. The dog (just, eat) _______________________ the dog food. Its bowl is empty.
32. Patrick (have) _______________________ his snowboard since Christmas.
33. They (be) _______________________married since 2003.
34. Last summer we (visit) _______________________ our friends in Chile.
35. Sally and Mary (ride) _______________________ their bikes for 3 hours. They are really tired now.
36. It (rain) _______________________ since 5 o’clock. The streets are still wet.
37. (You, ever, see) _______________________ the Empire State Building?
38. He (clean) _______________________ the shoes. They look like new now.
39. Last night I (not find)___________________the keys. I (cannot open)___________________the door to our house.
40. Last spring we (travel) _______________________ to Italy. We (like) _______________________ it there, because the
weather (be) _______________________ nice and the people (be) _______________________ very friendly.
41. George (be) _______________________ here for three days. He’s going to stay another five days.
42. Mike (be) _______________________ collecting stamps since 1999. He’s got really nice stamps. Would you like
to see his collection?
43. Some weeks ago my brother (read) _______________________ “Twilight”. – Really?
44. My family (have) _______________________ a dog when I was a baby.
45. (You, already, do) _______________________your homework?

Exercise4 : Listen and fill in the blank with correct word(s)

HAVE YOU EVER – S Club 7
Sometimes it's wrong ………………………………… away, though you think it's over
Knowing there's so much more ………………………………
Suddenly the moment's ………………………….
And all your dreams are upside down, and you just wanna change the way the world goes round
Chorus Tell me, ……………………………………………… and ………………….. somebody
Wished there was a chance to say I'm sorry
Can't you see, that's the way I feel about you and me, Baby
…………………………………………… your heart was breaking
Looking down the road you should be taking
I should know, ‘cos I loved and lost the day I let you go
…………………………………………… but think that this is wrong, we should be together
Back in your arms where I ……………………….
Now I've finally ……………………. it was forever that I've ……………………….
I'd give it all …………………………………….. the way the world goes round

Chorus
I really wanna hear you say that you know just how it feels
To have it all and let it ………………………… away, can't you see
Even though the moment's gone, I'm still holding on somehow
Wishing I could change the way the world goes round
Chorus
Yes I loved and lost the day I let
Yes I loved and lost the day I let you go