Present Perfect Simple

Present Perfect

Mtro. Gonzalo Olivares Oropeza

Lengua Extranjera VI

Main Aim

Hoy aprenderás cómo expresar una acción que se ha realizado en algún punto indeterminado del pasado que tiene un resultado en el presente.  

Y que además no es importante saber en qué momento exacto ocurrió la acción.

Study this situation:

• Tom is looking for his key, he can't find it.

• He has lost his key.

• He has lost his key = He lost it recently, and he still doesn't have it.

• Have/has lost is the present perfect simple.

• I / we / you / they = have

• He / she / it = has

Contractions (We use them just for affirmative statements)

• I have = I've

• You have = You've

• We have = We've

• They have = They've

• He has= He's

• She has= She's

• It has= It's

Present Perfect

• The present perfect simple is have/has + past participle.

• The past participle often ends with "-ed" (finished, decided, played, etc.)

• But, many important verbs are irregular (done, had, lost, gone).

Multiple Choice

What is the auxiliar for talking about present perfect?

• Have / has

• Will

• Must

• Going to

Multiple Choice

What is the use for present perfect?

• For talking about actions that started in the past and continues in the present.

• For actions that will happen on the future.

• For talking about rules and regulations.

Multiple Choice

When we talk about present perfect, are we going to use the verbs in past participle?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

When we use the present perfect, are we going to use the verbs in simple past?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

What is the adverb that we can use only in negative sentences?

• already

• never

Verbs Practice

Complete the sentences and choose the best verb for the following sentences.

Multiple Choice

What is the past participle of "do"?

• Did

• Doing

• Doed

• Done

Multiple Choice

What is the past participle of "watch"?

• watching

• watched

• to watch

• watchied

Multiple Choice

Complete the sentence: "I ______ my English homework"

• have did

• doing

• have done

• have doing

Multiple Choice

What is the past participle of "have"?

• Haved

• Having

• Had

• Haded

Multiple Choice

What is the past participle of "go"?

• went

• gone

• going

• gonna

Multiple Choice

Complete the sentence: I _____ football since I was a kid.

• have finished

• have played

• did

• have had

Multiple Choice

Complete the sentence: "Polo _____ about studying different careers".

• has think

• thinks

• has thought

• thought

Multiple Choice

What is the past participle of "love"?

• loved

• like

• loving

• crushed

Multiple Choice

Complete the sentence: We ____ adopted a dog for one year.

• have

• has

Multiple Choice

"I have never traveled to Brazil", is it correct the sentence in negative form?

• True

• False

Open Ended

Now you do it, answer the question: "Where have you traveled?"

Remember! Use Present Perfect to ask this question...

p.e: I have traveled to... / I have visited to... / I have gone to...

I have gone to Mexico City.

I have visited Veracruz with my family.

I have traveled to Oaxaca and Huatulco.