Present Perfect

Present Perfect

Use the present perfect in affirmative, negative and interrogative.

Have you heard the news?

• Woman in Madrid wins 5 million dollars in lottery. (win ) She only buys one ticket.(buy) She loses ticket.(lose) She finds it in rubbish bin. (find) She claims the prize. (claim)

• Woman in Madrid has won 5 million dollars in lottery. She only bought one ticket. She lost the ticket and found it in a rubbish bin. Then, she claimed the prize.

Have you heard the news?

• President has heart attack (have). He collapses during a debate in Parliament. (collapse) He rushed to hospital. (rush)

• The president has had a heart attack. He collapsed during a debate in the Parliament and rushed to hospital.

Have you heard the news?

•  Canadian woman is the first person to cross the Pacific Ocean Solo on a raft. (be) It is only one small sail. (be) She builds it herself (build). The Journey lasts six months. (last)

• A Canadian woman has been the first to cross the Pacific Ocean solo on a raft. It was only one small sail that she built it herself. The journey lasted six months.

Multiple Select

When do you use the Present Perfect?

• To talk about actions that started in the past and continue into the present.

• To talk about actions that finished in the past.

• To talk about actions that happened in a specific time in the past.

• To talk about past experiences with consequences in the past.

Multiple Select

Mark the adverbs used with the Present Perfect.

• just, ever

• already, yet

• ever, never

• yesterday

• since, for

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