Present Perfect

PRESENT PERFECT

El presente perfecto

Structure - Estructura

Affirmative sentences (Oraciones afirmativas)

Sujeto + have/has + verbo pasado participio + complemento

Ejemplos:

I have talked to Peter. (Yo he hablado con Peter.)

She has gone to work. (Ella ha ido al trabajo.)

We have been to London. (Nosotros hemos ido a Londres.)

They have learned English. (Ellos han aprendido inglés.)

Negative sentences - Oraciones negativas

Sujeto + have/has + not + verbo pasado participio + complemento

Ejemplos:

I have not talked to Peter. (Yo no he hablado con Peter.)

He has not gone to work. (Él no ha ido a su trabajo.)

We have not been to London. (Nosotros no hemos ido a Londres.)

They have not learned English. (Ellos no han aprendido inglés.)

Interrogative sentences - Oraciones interrogativas

Have/has + sujeto + verbo pasado participio + complemento + ?

Ejemplos:

Have you talked to Peter? (¿Has hablado con Peter?)

Has she gone to work? (¿Ha ido a su trabajo?)

Have you been to London? (¿Has estado en Londres?)

Have they learned English? (¿Han aprendido inglés?)

Multiple Choice

Participio pasado de TO BITE

• Bite

• Biting

• Bitten

Multiple Choice

Participio pasado de TO GIVE

• Giving

• Given

• Gived

Multiple Choice

Participio pasado de TO SIT

• Sitting

• Sited

• Sat

Multiple Choice

Participio pasado de TO KNOW

• Knowing

• Known

• Knew

Multiple Choice

Oculto, escondido

• Hide

• Hiding

• Hidden

Multiple Choice

Dormido

• Slept

• Sleep

• Sleeping

Multiple Choice

Sentado

• Sit

• Sitting

• Sat

Multiple Choice

We ______ on the phone yesterday.

• talked

• have talked

Multiple Choice

She ______ French in 2014.

• study

• studied

• has studied

Multiple Choice

Look at them! They _____ chess for three hours.

• play

• played

• have layed

Multiple Choice

I _____ here since April.

• live

• lived

• have lived

Multiple Choice

He _____ the party last Friday.

• enjoy

• enjoyed

• has enjoyed

Multiple Choice

You _____ me when I was a child.

• help

• helped

• have helped

Multiple Choice

He __________ to the gym this morning.

• goes

• went

• has gone

• have gone

Multiple Choice

I ________ Cartoon Network in my life.

• never watch

• never watched

• has never watched

• have never watched

Multiple Choice

Earlier today, I _______my clothes.

• wash

• washed

• has watched

• have watched

Multiple Choice

I _____ to the beach three times this year.

• am

• was

• has been

• have been

Multiple Choice

He .................... back from a long trip across Armenia.

• just came

• has just come

• has just came

• have just come

Multiple Choice

I can't buy any more fruit. I ......... a bag of apples and a bag of oranges.

• already bought

• has already bought

• already have bought

• have already bought

Multiple Choice

They .............. a meal an hour ago. They are still hungry.

• order

• ordered

• has ordered

• have ordered

Multiple Choice

Yesterday we ___________ 2 new hoodies!

• buy

• bought

• has bought

• have bought

Multiple Choice

She ........... football since she was 10 years old.

• play

• played

• has played

• have played

Multiple Choice

They have seen this movie. (already)

• They have seen this movie already.

• They have already seen this movie.

Multiple Choice

I went t the mall _____

• Yesterday

• Before

Multiple Choice

Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande won a Grammy

• in 2021

• on 2021

Multiple Choice

I became a teacher _____

• Since 2010

• In 2010

The event happens in an unspecified time in the past.

• I have seen that movie before (it doesn't say when they saw the movie)

• I have never been to Paris

• I have always enjoyed surfing since I was a kid (It doesn't specify when he started doing surfing)

• She has just gotten her exam results

• They have already eaten too much

• We haven't competed in any contest yet

Multiple Choice

I have visited this country

• in 1995

• before

Multiple Choice

She has never played basketball

• Ever

• Before

• Always

Multiple Choice

Jean has _____ wanted a summer hat.

• Always

• Ever

• Since

For and Since

For and since can be used with unfinished events or actions.

For expresses quantity in years, days, weeks, months, and so forth.

• Ender has been in his room for three days. (Ender is still inside his room)

• Carmen has lived in Milan for five years. (Carmen still lives in Milan)

• M.J. has acted in Broadway for decades. (M.J. still acts in Broadway)

• Ramona has had many dates for the past three months. (Ramona is still dating people)

Since makes reference to a point in time.

• Nintendo has sold toys and videogames since 1889 (They started in 1889, but they are still a strong company)

• Cristiano Ronaldo has played in the professional leagues since 2002 (CR started playing in 2002, and he is still playing)

• Chaka Khan has written and sung music since 1973 (She has been active since 1973 and she is still active)

• BlackPink has collaborated with different female western singers since 2018 (They collaborated with Dua Lipa in that year and they collaborated with Lady Gaga in 2020, they are planning more collaborations)

Multiple Choice

I have _____ a dress, I prefer to wear jeans

• Never wanted

• Ever wanted

• Always wanted

Multiple Choice

On Monday, she _____ and bought a lottery ticket.

• Has gone to the shop

• Had gone to the shop

• Went to the shop

Multiple Choice

I have taught ELA

• For 2009

• For I was young

• Since three years

• Since I was young

Present perfect + just

• Just goes after the auxiliary verb have or has

• Ex: I have just called home

• Ex: They've just repaired my bike

• Ex: She has just had sandwich

• Ex: He's just downloaded a song.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is correct?

• They've bought a car just

• They just have bought a car

• They've just bought a car

Multiple Choice

What do we use the Present Perfect + Just for?

• To talk about events that have recently happened

• To talk about events of the future

• To talk about events from the past

Present perfect + yet

• We use yet to talk about events that haven't happened, but we expect them to happen in the future:

• Ex: Michael hasn't arrived yet

• Ex: Has the class started yet?

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is correct?

• Have you yet charged your phone?

• Have you charged your phone yet?

• Have you charge your phone yet?

Multiple Choice

What do we use yet for?

• To talk about events that haven't happened but that will happen

• To talk about events that have recently happened.

Present perfect + for or since

• We use FOR to express a period of time

• Ex: That banana has been under the bed for seven days!

• We use SINCE to say when the action happened.

• Ex: I've known Amy since I was little.

Multiple Choice

Which is the correct sentence?

• Brody and Adam have played football together for they were children

• Brody and Adam have played football together since they were children

Multiple Choice

What a surprise! I've ___ seen your brother. He was in Italy and now he is here!

• for

• since

• just

• yet

Multiple Choice

They have played videogames ___ 5 years.

• since

• yet

• just

• for

Multiple Choice

We have been in this class ___ 9.55 am.

• since

• for

• just

• yet