Present perfect tense

The Present Perfect Tense

Form and use

Nole has won the Australian Open for the second time.

Federer has lost the semifinal match in Melbourne .

They have graduated. Congratulations!

The plane has landed safely.

Introduction

❖The present perfect tells us about the past and the

present.

Draw

Please draw a timeline to represent the present perfect tense.

Form

have/has + past participle

❖POSITIVE

▪I/you/we/they have gone. OR I/you/we/they've gone.

▪He/she/it has gone. OR He/she/it's gone.

❖NEGATIVE

▪I/you/we/they haven‘t gone.

▪He/she/it hasn‘t gone.

Form

❖INTERROGATIVE

▪Have I/you/we/they gone?

▪Has he/she/it gone?

❖SHORT ANSWERS

▪Yes, I have. OR No, Ihaven’t.

▪Yes, he has. OR No, he hasn’t.

Practice Time

e.g. Sam has beaten (beat) his friend in the 100m race.

1.

The monkey __________ (bite) on his leg in the jungle.

2.

__________ you __________ (keep) all the document carefully?

3.

The dust __________ (blow) everywhere in the kitchen.

4.

She ___________ (not choose) anything yet for the party wearing.

5.

_____ we ______ this task completely? (do)

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Practice

▪ Trevor and Laura are decorating their house. Put in the verbs. Use the present perfect.

▪ Laura: How is the painting going? (►) Have you finished ? (you / finish)

▪ Trevor: No, I haven't. Painting the ceiling is really difficult, you know. (1) ................... (I /

not / do) very much. And it looks just the same as before. This new paint (2)
............................ (not / make) any difference.

▪ Laura: (3) ..................................................... (you / not / put) enough on.

▪ Trevor: (4) ........................................... (I / hurt) my back. It feels bad.

▪ Laura: Oh, you and your back. You mean (5)…………………. (you / have) enough of

decorating. Well, I'll do it. Where (6) .................……………… (you / put) the brush?

▪ Trevor: I don't know. (7) ................................................. ( i t / disappear).

8)………………………… (I / look) for it, but I can't find it.

▪ Laura: You're hopeless, aren't you? How much (9)…………………… (you / do) in here?

Nothing! (10) ............................................. (I / paint) two doors.

▪ Trevor: (11)………………………………………… (I / clean) all this old paint around

the window. It looks much better now, doesn't it?

▪ Laura: (12)……………………………………… (we / make) some progress, I suppose.

Now, where (13) ............................................. (that brush /go)? Oh, (14)…………………

(you/ leave) it on the ladder, look.