Present Perfect (always, before, since, for, still, so far)

Present Perfect (always, before, since, for, still, so far)

Other uses of the Present Perfect

• since = to talk about a specific time or date

• for = to describe a period of time

• have/has + always + past participle

• lately, recently, yet come at the end of the sentence

• still + have/has + past participle

• so far = at the beginning OR at the end of the sentence

• have/has + already + past participle OR at the end of the sentence

Let's begin with the PAST PARTICIPLE of some verbs

Multiple Choice

Past participle of EAT

• ate

• eaten

Multiple Choice

Past participle of TAKE

• took

• taked

• taken

Multiple Choice

Past participle of WRITE

• written

• wrote

• wroted

Multiple Choice

Past participle of BE

• been

• was

• were

Multiple Choice

Past participle of SPEAK

• spok

• spoken

• spoke

Multiple Choice

Past participle of GO

• went

• goes

• gone

Now let's practice with other uses of the PRESENT PERFECT

always, recently, yet, still, so far, lately, already, never, ever, before, since, for

Multiple Choice

I have __________ eaten sushi before.

• already

• so far

• since

• for

Multiple Choice

She hasn’t visited Germany __________.

• already

• yet

• since

• always

Multiple Choice

i can't decide. I __________ haven't made a decision.

• for

• yet

• still

• always

Multiple Choice

Have you __________ eaten lobster?

• for

• never

• still

• ever

Multiple Select

I have ___________ been to France.

• for

• never

• so far

• already

Multiple Select

I haven’t seen you SINCE __________.

• Christmas

• 4 years

• five minutes

• last week

Multiple Select

She hasn’t spoken to me FOR __________.

• a few months

• 1999

• five minutes

• last year

Multiple Choice

He has been fishing __________ six o'clock.

• for

• since

Multiple Choice

I've known Tom __________ 2016.

• for

• since

Multiple Choice

We have been waiting for the bus __________ half an hour.

• for

• since