present perfect

Have you ever been there?

Lets start!

next, we will answer a set of questions as accordingly...

Open Ended

Have you ever

eaten anything

unusual?

Open Ended

Have you ever given flowers?

Open Ended

Have you ever given flowers?

Present perfect

All of the previous questions were ask using present perfect.

The present perfect is formed from the present tense of the verb have/has and the past participle of a verb.

We use the present perfect:

for something that started in the past and continues in the present:

• They've been married for nearly fifty years. (They got married about 50 years ago)

• She has lived in Liverpool all her life.(she lived in Liverpool all her life)

What's the difference?

• A- They've been married for nearly fifty years.

• B- They got about 50 years ago.

• On A we are saying they're still married, on B we are simply saying they got married but not comfirming if they still married.

What's the difference?

• A- She has lived in Liverpool all her life.

• B- She lived in Liverpool all her life.

• A is telling us she Lives in Liverpool, B is telling us she lived there but not confirming if she still does.

To make the positive present perfect tense, use:

'have' / 'has' + the past participle Make the past participle by adding 'ed' to regular verbs (for example, 'play' becomes 'played') There are a few verbs that change their spelling when you add 'ed' (for example, 'study' becomes 'studied')

Unfinished Actions

 We use this tense when we want to talk about unfinished actions or states or habits that started in the past and continue to the present. Usually we use it to say 'how long' and we need 'since' or 'for'. 

Example:

• I've known Karen since 1994.

• She's lived in London for three years.(notice the contraction "She's"=She has)

• I've worked here for six months.

'Since' and 'For'

We use 'since' with a fixed time in the past (2004, April 23rd, last year). The fixed time can be another action, which is in the past simple (since I was at school, since I arrived).

example:

• I've known Sam since 1992.

• I've liked chocolate since I was a child.

• She's been here since 2 pm.

We use 'for' with a period of time (2 hours, three years, six months).

• I've known Julie for ten years.

• I've been hungry for hours.

• She's had a cold for a week.

Let's practice!

Make positive present perfect sentences: 

Multiple Choice

1.They (look) for their cat since morning.

• a) have been looking

• b) have looked

• c) has looking

Multiple Choice

I _________________ my purse.

• I have lost my purse.

• I has lost my purse.

• I have losted my purse.

Multiple Choice

I _________________ my purse.

• I have lost my purse.

• I has lost my purse.

• I have losted my purse.

Open Ended

(I / study / French)

Open Ended

(She / eat / octopus)

The negative is really simple too. Just put 'not' after 'have' or 'has':

• I have not eaten breakfast today / I haven't eaten

• she has not played tennis / she hasn't played

• we have not slept all night / we haven't slept

• they have not tried the food / they haven't tried

Multiple Choice

Write the sentence correctly
he / have / a computer 

• He have not had a computer
• He not had a computer
• He has not had a computer

Multiple Choice

Write the sentence correctly
she / watch /the movie 

• She have not watched the movie
• She has not watched the movie
• She not has watched the movie

Multiple Choice

Write the sentence correctly
we / open /the door

• We have not opened the door
• We not have opened the door
• We has not  opened the door

Multiple Choice

Mirta __________________(not/ eat) a hamburger.

• haven´t eaten

• hasn´t found

• hasn´t eaten

Multiple Choice

Mirta __________________(not/ eat) a hamburger.

• haven´t eaten

• hasn´t found

• hasn´t eaten

To make a question, put 'have' or 'has' in front of the subject:

• have I missed the bus?

• has he worked as a waiter before?

• has it been cold this week?

• have they studied English grammar before?

As you can imagine, for 'wh' questions, we just put the question word before 'have' or 'has':

• what have you done today?

• why has he gone already?

• what have we done?

• where have they learned English before?

Multiple Choice

-------- you done your homework?

• Has

• Had

• Have

Multiple Choice

Have you played volleyball?

• Yes, I have.

• No, they haven't.

• Yes, I hasn't.

Multiple Select

Has she eaten suri?

• Yes, she is.

• yes, she has

• No, she hasn't

• no she has.

Multiple Choice

_______________ he (call) _______________________ María?

• Have he called María?

• Has he called María?

• Have he call María?

• Have he calling María?

Multiple Choice

_______________ he (call) _______________________ María?

• Have he called María?

• Has he called María?

• Have he call María?

• Have he calling María?