Present Perfect

Present Perfect Tense

By Teacher Jessica

Present Perfect Tense

• affirmative +

• negative -

• interrogative ?

• for, since

• just, already, yet​

By Teacher Jessica

Present Perfect

We use present perfect tense to talk about an action that started in the​ past and continues in the present.

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​She has been rock climbing.​

Unit 5 and 6

Multiple Choice

I _________________ my purse.

• have lost

• has lost

• have lose

• have losted

Multiple Choice

 

We _________________ this movie already.

• has seen

• has saw

• have seen

• have saw

Multiple Choice

 

My sister _____________ a motorcycle.

• has ridded

• has ridden

• have ridden

• have ride

Multiple Choice

 

They ____________ bungee jumping.

• have been

• has been

• has go

• have go

Multiple Choice

 

He ___________ chicken feet before.

• have eated

• have eaten

• has eated

• has eaten

Present Perfect

(Negative)​

For negative sentences you add "never" between have/has and the past participle.

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​have/has + never + past participle

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Unit 5 and 6

I have never been to Africa.

​They have never played football.

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Multiple Choice

 

Have you ever been on a blind date?

X

• I has gone on a blind date.

• I have ever go on a blind date.

• I have never been on a blind date.

• I has never been on a blind date.

Multiple Choice

 

He ______________ snowboarding

• has never been

• have never been

• has never go

• have never play

Multiple Choice

 

My brother _____________ a celebrity.

• have never met

• has meet

• has never met

• have meet

Present Perfect

(Interrogative?)​

For questions:

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​Have/has + subject + ever + past participle.....?

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Unit 5 and 6

Have you ever arrived late?​

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Has your sister ever dyed her hair?​​

Multiple Choice

 

Make a Present Perfect question:

you / ever / eat / sushi ?

• Have you eat sushi?

• Have you ever eaten sushi?

• Has you ever eaten sushi?

• Has you ever eat sushi?

Multiple Choice

 

Make a Present Perfect question:

your sister / ever / dye / her hair ?

• Have your sister ever dyed her hair?

• Have your sister dye her hair?

• Has your sister dye her hair?

• Has your sister ever dyed her hair?

Just

Unit 5 and 6

Already

Already goes between have/has and the main verb.​

• used in positive and interrogative sentences. ​

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Yet

Yet goes at the end of the sentence!

• ​ used in negative and interrogative sentences.

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Just goes between have/has and the main verb.​

• used in positive sentences.​

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She hasn't washed the dishes yet.​

​They have already seen the movie.

I am not hungry, I have just finished a sandwich.

Multiple Choice

 

Have you eaten breakfast _______?

• yet

• already

• just

Multiple Choice

 

Justin has ______ won the bike race.

• yet

• already

• just

Multiple Choice

 

I haven't washed the dishes _______.

• yet

• already

• just

Multiple Choice

 

I have _________ decided to go to Bangkok for college.

• yet

• already

• just

Multiple Choice

 

My brother and I have _________ been to see 5 movies this week.

• yet

• already

• just

For

We use for to talk about a period of time up until the present.

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• for twelve years

• for three months

• for two days​

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Unit 5 and 6

Since

We use since to talk about a point of time in the past.

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• since 1995

• since last year

• since she was ten​

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You use both for and since with present perfect sentences.

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Subject + have/has + past participle + ...... + for/since + time expression​

Unit 5 and 6

She has been a doctor for two years.​

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​They have lived in California since 2010.

Present Perfect (for, since)​

Multiple Choice

 

Sam has been in a band _____ 5 years.

• for

• since

Multiple Choice

 

They have been married ______ 2010.

• for

• since

Multiple Choice

 

Claire ________ (be) on the baseball team ____ two years.

• has been / for

• has been / since

• have been / for

• has be / since

Multiple Choice

 

She has written a blog ______ January.

• for

• since

Multiple Choice

 

I __________ German _____2007

• has studied / for

• has study / since

• have studied / since

• have studied / for

Multiple Choice

 

I have had a dog ________ 3 months.

• for

• since