Present Perfect Simple Master Student's Name: Ariana Musutan 1 st December 1918 University of Alba Iulia Presentation Date: 27 April, 2013

Features and exercises

The structure of the Present Perfect Simple is: subject+auxiliary verb+main verb have/has past participle

Here are some examples of the present perfect tense: subjectauxiliary verb main verb +Ihave seenEmilio. +Youhave eaten mine. -Shehasnotbeento Rome. -Wehavenotplayed football. ?Haveyou finished? ?Havethey doneit?

Contractions with the present perfect tense When we use the present perfect tense in speaking, we usually contract the subject and auxiliary verb. We also sometimes do this when we write.

Contractions I haveI've You haveYou've He hasHe's She hasShe's It hasIt's John hasJohn's The car hasThe car's We haveWe've They haveThey've

For & Since with Present Perfect Tense We often use for and since with the present perfect tense. We use for to talk about a period of time - 5 minutes, 2 weeks, 6 years. We use since to talk about a point in past time - 9 o'clock, 1st January, Monday.

Examples: I have been here for 20 minutes. I have been here since 9 o'clock. John hasn't called for 6 months. John hasn't called since February. He has worked in New York for a long time. He has worked in New York since he left school.

Exercises on Present Perfect Simple Put the verbs into the correct form (present perfect simple). I (not / work) today. We (buy) a new lamp. We (not / plan) our holiday yet. Where (be / you) ? He (write) five letters. She (not / see) him for a long time. (be / you) at school? School (not / start) yet. (speak / he) to his boss? No, he (have / not) the time yet.

Exercises on Present Perfect Simple Write the Present Perfect verb form of the verbs in brackets: Example: Tom (write) his homework. Tom has just written his homework 1. I (fix) my car. 2. Father (leave) home. 3. They (arrive) to the theatre. 4. We (see) our Math teacher. 5. He (begin) to cry.

Exercises on Present Perfect Simple Complete the following sentences using the Present Perfect form of the verbs: Example: This is the most beautiful girl I (see) This is the most beautiful girl I have ever seen. 1. That is the most interesting movie he (see) 2. This is the best book she (read) 3. This is the biggest mall they (visit) 4. These are the most attractive souvenirs they (buy) 5. Those are the most wonderful monuments they (see)

Your turn Give me an example of a sentence using Present Perfect Simple tense.