Present Perfect

Q: How many books __________ (read) on holiday? --> A: Four, but I was halfway through another when we got home.

I ___________ (eat) anything yet today, because I'm saving my appetite for tonight's dinner.

If your friend says, “I’ve eaten all five cakes,” which sentences describing present results are likely to be true?

• Your friend wants to eat more.

• There are five cakes left.

• Your friend is probably not hungry.

• You friend feels ill.

• The cake is delicious.

Which sentence correctly indicates a past action with present result?

• Have you seen my car keys?

• Did you see my car keys?

• Do you see my car keys?

• Are you seeing my car keys?

Which sentence does not refer to an unfinished action?

• She’s grown so much since I last saw her!

• I bought this lovely dress at Camden Market.

• Have they been married long?

• You’ve been wearing the same trousers for two weeks.

Which sentences are in the present perfect tense? Choose as many as you think are right.

• How many mobile phones do you have?

• Have you ever been to Greenland?

• She's from London.

• I've just cleaned that.

• I haven't done my homework.

How many people ________ (phone) so far today?

Which sentence contains a mistake?

• You’ve taken longer than usual to get here.

• I've drank enough already so I think it's time to go home.

• Have you bought the ingredients to make the cake?

• He’s only just left the office, so he might still be in the building.

Which sentence refers to an unfinished period of time?

• I’ve had a terrible cold all week.

• I had a terrible cold all week.

Q: _______ have you seen this film?

A: I don't know, at least four.