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Here are the corrections: b. They haven't finished work yet. c. When did you buy that umbrella? d. Look! I have bought a new umbrella. e. I bought three CDs last week. f. She didn't see that film. g. She has never seen that film.

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Present Perfect Simple

Here are the corrections: b. They haven't finished work yet. c. When did you buy that umbrella? d. Look! I have bought a new umbrella. e. I bought three CDs last week. f. She didn't see that film. g. She has never seen that film.

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So…let’s talk about the FORM of the

PRESENT PERFECT TENSE first…OK?

The Present Perfect Tense is formed by 2 things:


• the auxiliary verb HAVE and HAS
(in all form: Affirmative, Negative and Interrogative)
• the PAST PARTICIPLE

For Example…
She has worked in that office for six years.

auxiliary
past participle
Here are some more examples!

I have already eaten breakfast. In these examples the


past participle has an
She has seen that movie before. irregular form. Just
like the lists you’ve
We have dealt with customers for been studying
many years.

She has used a cash register before.


In these examples
He has worked for that company since the past participle
has a regular form
May. and looks just like
the simple past
We have already served their food. tense, but it’s not.
AFFIRMATIVE
She has used a cash register before.
Subj + has / have + past participle

NEGATIVE
Salim and Ali haven’t finished their project yet.
Subj + has / have + not + past participle

CLOSE-ENDED QUESTIONS
Have you heard from Sara lately? “Yes, I have.” / “No, I haven’t.”
has / have + subj + past participle

OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS
How many times have you been to Dubai?
WH q + has / have + subj + past participle
USES OF PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE

to describe and event in the past without a definite time


I have met that girl before.

to describe what someone has completed or achieved


in a period of time.

Suleiman has written two essays and has typed


three reports so far.

to describe how many things someone has done


We have played six games.
USES OF PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE

to describe someone’s experiences, what he or she has


done in life
I have visited India, but I haven’t been to Nepal.

to describe changes, comparing past and present

The students have become more hardworking.

Action verb happening in a period of time up to te


present, exact time not known
Someone has broken a window.
When exactly???
We often use TIME
WORDS and PHRASES
with present perfect
simple to make the meaning
clear
We often use time words such as
just, yet, recently and already with the present
perfect because they are related to the present
moment.
JUST RECENTLY
USED WITH THE PRESENT PERFECT

Just used with the present perfect Recently used with the
means 'a short time before'. present perfect means 'a
short time before'.
I've just seen Susan coming out of the
cinema. Jason has recently finished
I have just started an Arabic speaking his project. He's preparing
course. for his presentation.
Ever or never?
EVER NEVER
USED WITH THE PRESENT PERFECT

Ever means 'at any time', the specific time is Never is originally a contraction
unknown or unnecessary, and is used in of 'not ever'.
questions.
Example –

Have you ever met a famous person ?


(Did you meet a famous person at any time in
the past.)
Ever is also used with nothing, nobody for Never means the subject
things that haven't happened before. hasn't had a certain
Example experience before.
Ex –ample
- Nobody has ever travelled through time.
Have you ever been abroad?
No, I've never been abroad.
(I've never had that experience
before.)
Ever is also used with 'the first time' for first
experiences.
Example- This is the first time I've ever eaten
snake soup.
Already or yet?
ALREADY YET
USED WITH THE PRESENT PERFECT

Already means that something happened Yet means that something that we
earlier than we expected. With Present expected has happened or hasn't
Perfect already usually goes after have happened. We usually put it at the
or has and before the main verb. end of a sentence.

Examples Examples

- We've already had our breakfast. - Has the post arrived yet?

- When are you going to do your - Have you done your homework?
homework? - Not yet.
- But I've already done it!
- Haven't you got ready yet? Look
- Do you want a cup of coffee? at the time!
- No, thanks. I've already had one."
NOT….YET
Used for things that have not
happened so far
I haven’t cleaned my room yet. I
will do it later.
For and Since
FOR SINCE
USED WITH THE PRESENT PERFECT

We use for to talk about a period of We use since to talk about a


time (how long?) (a few days, half specific point in time, or a
an hour, two years...) time when the action started
(last year, June 8, 9 o'clock...)
Examples
Examples
- He has studied in Dublin for 5
months. - He has studied in
Dublin since February.
- I have taught at this school for a
long time. - I have taught at this
school since 2013.
Been and Gone
BEEN GONE
USED WITH THE PRESENT PERFECT

We use “been” to describe a “Gone” is used to indicate


completed visit of a place. activities which have been
We visited the place in the past but completed in the immediate
in the present we are no longer past. Indicates “hasn’t returned
there. yet”

Examples
Examples
Andrew: Hi Jane. Is Mark here?
Jane: No, he’s not here. He Mark: I’m sorry, I came home
has gone to the supermarket. just now. I have been to the
supermarket.
Write affirmative and negative sentences
using the Present Perfect tense using the
words given.

a. He / lose / his passport. He’s lost his passport.


b. We / not / finish / our work.
c. They / buy / a new house.
d. I / visit / New York / five times.
e. They / go / to the cinema.
f. You / eat / four bananas!
g. She / not / travel / far.
h. I / not / do / any homework / this week.
i. We / not / study / French.
Write questions and answer them. Make
the answers true for YOU

a. She / see / her sister? Has she seen her sister?


b. They / phone / the doctor?
c. You / take / any photographs?
d. He / make / any mistakes?
e. We / watch / any television today?
3. Complete the following sentences with since
Complete the following sentences with
since or for.

a. She has worked as a secretary since 1991.


b. They have been married ________ a few years.
c. They have lived in Manchester ________ a long time.
d. He’s written 5 books ________ I met him.
e. We haven’t seen them ________ several weeks.
f. I haven’t been to the beach ________ last summer.
g. Have you used the phone ________ you arrived?
h. We haven’t heard any noise ________ many hours.
i. Has she studied hard ________ yesterday?
Write sentences using the Present Perfect
form and since or for.

a. I / not / play / tennis / last summer. I haven’t played tennis since


last summer.
b. I / know / her / more than ten years.
c. I / not / eat / anything / lunchtime.
d. You / live / in this town / a long time?
e. Jill / be / a good friend / we were at school together.
f. You / see / Jack / the party last week?
Complete the text using the Past Simple
or the Present Perfect tense
London has had (have) an underground train system since the
19th century. The London Underground ________ (start) in
1863, when engineers and workers ________ (build) the
Metropolitan railway. This railway line ________ (go) from
Paddington Station to Farringdon Street Station. It ________
(be) a very short line. Eight more lines ________ (open) since
then. The world’s first electric railway ________ (open) in
1890. This line ________ (go) from the city centre to South
London. The most modern line is the Jubilee line. It ________
(open) in 1977. Since the London Underground ________
(begin), many other cities, like New York and Moscow,
________ (build) their own systems.
Correct the following sentences:

a. I have played tennis last week. I played tennis last


week.
b. They have finished work yet.
c. When you bought that umbrella?
d. Look! I have buy a new umbrella.
e. I have bought three CDs last week.
f. She didn’t saw that film.
g. She hasn’t never seen that film.

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