Past Perfect

​Present perfect

​Presente perfecto

Description

The Present perfect tense describes actions that happened at some undetermined time in the past.

The action can o can't be finished.

Grammar

Grammar rules

Para formar el presente perfecto, se usa el verbo auxiliar "to have" en el presente y el participio del verbo principal.

​I, you, we, they + have + past participle

She, he, It + has + past participle

Structure

​Afirmative sentences (oraciones afirmativas)

Sujeto + Have/Has + Verbo pasado participio + complemento.

Ejemplos:

• I have talked to Peter

• We have been in London

• She has gone to work

• They have learned English

Fill in the Blanks

Complete this sentence

I ____ _____ (play) basketball

Fill in the Blanks

Complete this sentence

We ____ ____ (be) in Huesca

Fill in the Blanks

Complete the sentence

She ___ ______ (buy) clothes.

Structure

​Negative sentences (oraciones negativas)

Sujeto + Have/Has + not + Verbo pasado participio + complemento.

Ejemplos:

• I haven't talked to Peter

• We have not been in London

• She hasn't gone to work

• They have not learned English

Open Ended

Translate the sentence:

"Ella no ha estado en Zaragoza"

Open Ended

Translate the sentence:

"Nosotros no hemos ido al colegio"

Structure

​Interrogative sentences (oraciones interrogativas)

+ Have/Has + Sujeto + Verbo pasado participio + complemento + ?

Ejemplos:

• Have I talked to Peter ?

• Have We been in London ?

• Has She gone to work ?

• Have They learned English ?

Multiple Choice

Complete the Question

____ You _____ (be) in Madrid ?

• Has/Are

• Have/Were

• Have/Been

• Has/Been

Open Ended

Make a interrogative sentence:

Multiple Choice

PAST PARTICIPLE

TO BE

• WAS

• WERE

• BEEN

• AM

Multiple Choice

PAST PARTICIPLE

TO BEGIN

• BEGIN

• BEGUN

• BEGAN

• VEGUN

Multiple Choice

PAST PARTICIPLE

TO BREAK

• BROKEN

• BOKEN

• BREAK

• BROKE

Multiple Choice

PAST PARTICIPLE

TO BRING

• BRING

• BROUGHT

• BROUNG

• BREAD

Multiple Choice

PAST PARTICIPLE

TO BUILD

• BUILD

• BILT

• BUILT

• BUIT

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