Present perfect tense & tenses

Roberto Lozada ​

• Tenses review

• Past participle forms

• Present perfect tense uses

• Present perfect tense structure

Objectives

​Simple present

Present time

​Simple present form of the verb

Third person singular

Auxiliaries: do/does

Present progressive

Present time

​Verb to be: am/is/are

Main Verb +ing

​Simple past

Past time

​Simple past form of the verb: regular & irregulars.

Auxiliary: did

Past progressive

Past time

​Verb to be: was/were

Main Verb +ing

​Simple future

Future time

​Will + Main verb

Auxiliary: will

Be going to

Future time

​Verb to be: am/is/are

Main verb in infinitive

Past participle

Present perfect

​Verb form: regular and irregular

Auxiliary verb: to have

When to use:

Present perfect

​Actions started in the past and continue to the present.

Finished past action without an specific time.

Examples:

Present perfect

I have studied my career for 2 years. (still studying)

I have watched that movie.
I have read that book.

Affirmative

Multiple Choice

She ________ (be) to London before.

• have been

• has been

• was

• has be

Multiple Choice

You _______ (leave) your bag under the table.

• left

• have leave

• have left

• leave

Multiple Choice

She _______ (read) this book several times.

• read

• red

• have read

• has read

Multiple Choice

We ________ (walk) the dog.

• have walked

• has walk

• has walke

• have walk

Multiple Choice

I _______ (see) that movie before.

• have see

• have seen

• has seen

• saw

Negative

Multiple Choice

They ______ (not live) in the city before now.

• have not live

• have not lived

• lived

• did not live

Multiple Choice

She _____ (not work) in the company for 2 years

• has work

• have not worked

• has not worked

• worked

Multiple Choice

We ______ (not eat) Chinese food in China

• have not ate

• has not eaten

• have not eaten

• ate

Multiple Choice

I _________ (not travel) to Italy.

• has not traveled

• have not traveled

• have travel

• traveled

Multiple Choice

She _______ ____ (not study) for the quiz.

• has not study

• have not studied

• has not studied

• did not study

Interrogative

Multiple Choice

______ you ______ (visit) another country?

• Has / visited

• Did / visit

• Have / visited

• Do / visit

Multiple Choice

_____ she _____ (play) soccer all day?

• Have / played

• Did / play

• Has / play

• Has / played

Multiple Choice

_____ we _____ (watch) all of Marvel's movies

• Have / watched

• Has / watched

• Did / watch

• Have / watch

Multiple Choice

______ you ______ (do) your homework?

• Have / done

• Have / did

• Has / done

• Has / did

Multiple Choice

______ he _____ (sleep) all morning?

• Has / slept

• Have / slept

• Has / sleep

• Have / sleep