5B Present Perfect

5B Present Perfect

I can talk about recent events

Read the email

Has Alice bought a present for:

a) her mom?

b) herself?

c) Kayla?

d) Joe?

Fill in the Blanks

Read the email again. Complete the examples.

Affirmative

1 We've ______ in Manchester since 9.30 this morning.

2 Mum ______ tried on a million pairs of shoes.

Negative

3 She hasn't _____ any.

Interrogative

4 ___ Joe ______ for my email address?

We use the Present Perfect

• to talk about recent events and to give news.

• with for or since to say how long a situation has existed.

Open Ended

Complete the text messages. Use present perfect form of the verbs in brackets.

The verb "go" has two past participles: gone and been.

• We use gone when somebody has gone away and not returned.

• We use been when somebody has gone and returned.

Multiple Choice

"Where is everybody?"

"They've _____ home. The party's finished!"

• been

• gone

Multiple Choice

"Do you like London?"

"Yes, I've _______ there twice and I love it."

• been

• gone

Multiple Choice

I've ______ to three shops, but I still can't find a present for Harry.

• been

• gone

Multiple Choice

"Is Tom at the sports centre?"

"No. He's _______ to his grandparents."

• been

• gone

Fill in the Blanks

Complete the sentence with for or since.

I've been awake

five o'clock this morning.

Fill in the Blanks

Complete the sentence with for or since.

My aunt has lived in that house

40 years.

Fill in the Blanks

Complete the sentence with for or since.

It hasn't rained in this part of the desert

1936.

Fill in the Blanks

Complete the sentence with for or since.

I haven't played this game

a week.

Fill in the Blanks

Complete the sentence with for or since.

They've only known each other

last summer.

How long ... ?

We use How long ... ? to ask about the length of time of a current situation.

How long have you been here?