The Present Perfect Tense Designed by Nataly Katsaran and Svitlana Chuiko October 2009

The Present Perfect Tense They have played tennis

The Present Perfect Tense How long have they been married? They have been married for 45 years

The Present Perfect Tense She has just swum in the pool.

She has just painted a picture. The Present Perfect Tense her picture She has just painted a picture.

The Present Perfect Tense They have just married.

The Present Perfect Tense Ann Ann's car has just broken down

The Present Perfect Tense Affirmative I have swum You have swum He has swum She has swum It has swum We have swum They have swum

The Present Perfect Tense Negative I haven't swum You haven't swum He hasn't swum She hasn't swum It hasn't swum We haven't swum They haven't swum

The Present Perfect Tense Interrogative Have I swum? Have you swum? Has he swum? Has she swum? Has it swum? Have we swum? Have they swum?

The Present Perfect Tense Say the past participles of the verbs: eat……………….…………bring………………………. go………..............................give………………………… do…………………………..feed………………………… drink……………..................make………………………. ring………………………....leave………………………... play………………………...arrive……………………….. buy…………………………work………………………... teach…………….………….read………………………… swim………………………..cut…………………………. sing…………………………catch……………………….. see………………………….write………………………..

The Present Perfect Tense Say the past participles of the verbs: eat eaten bring brought go gone give given do done feed fed drink drunk make made ring rung leave left play played arrive arrived buy bought work worked teach taught read read swim swum cut cut sing sung catch caught see seen write written

The Present Perfect Tense Fill in the blanks with the Present Perfect Tense I….. …………(see) that film before. I have seen that film before We ………….(read) three English books in class We have read three English books in class My mother ……….(be) to London twice this year. My mother has been to London twice this year. John …………………(borrow) four CDs from me. John has borrowed four CDs from me.

The Present Perfect Tense Fill in the blanks with the Present Perfect Tense The children ….......………(eat) breakfast. The children have eaten breakfast. You …………………(drink) all the coffee. You have drunk all the coffee Be quiet! The film ………………(start) Be quiet! The film has started My parents…………(have) this house since 1950 My parents have had this house since 1950

The Present Perfect Tense We use the present perfect tense: for actions which happened at an unstated indefinite time in the past My parents have bought a new horse. (When did they buy it? We don’t know when; the time is not mentioned) Jack has been to London twice. (When? We don’t know)

The Present Perfect Tense She has hurt her arm (The exact time is not mentioned. What is important is the fact that her arm is hurt and she's got a plaster on it)

The Present Perfect Tense Jill has bought a new horse. (The exact time is unknown or unimportant. What is important is the fact that she now owns a new horse.)

The Present Perfect Tense We use the present perfect tense: for actions which started in the past and are still continuing in the present. I have known Sue for five years. (We met five years ago and we still know each other) My father has worked here for seven years. (He started working here seven years ago and he still works here)

The Present Perfect Tense They have been friends for twenty years (They met each other twenty years ago and they are still friends) now twenty years ago

The Present Perfect Tense Susan and Harry have had their dog for two years

The Present Perfect Tense We use the present perfect tense: for actions which have recently finished and their results are visible in the present. They have just painted the walls. (They have just finished painting. The paint on the walls is still wet) . He has passed the exams. (Look at him. He is happy)

The Present Perfect Tense She has picked a lot of flowers. (she has got some flowers in her hand, so the action is finished)

The Present Perfect Tense She has eaten all the sweets. (the box is empty, there is wrapping paper on the floor)

The Present Perfect Tense How long/ For/ Since How long is used in questions to ask about duration How long have you worked here? How long have you been in Istanbul? For is used to express duration. I've worked here for two years. Since is used to state a starting point. I've been in Istanbul since 2000.

The Present Perfect Tense Make sentences using since and for Tom/be/teacher/ten years Tom has been a teacher for ten years Alice/have/her dog/last month Alice has had her dog since last month Jennifer/not swim/last summer Jennifer hasn’t swum since last summer

The Present Perfect Tense Make sentences using since and for I/not see/Maria/two days I haven't seen Maria for two days. My brother/be/here/10:30 My brother has been here since 10:30. Anna/not play/tennis/three weeks Anna hasn’t played tennis for three weeks.

The Present Perfect Tense Ever/ never Ever is used in questions and goes between the verb have and the past participle. Have you ever played ice-hockey? Have you ever travelled to the USA? Never is used to make a negative statement and goes between the verb have and the past participle I have never played ice-hockey. I have never travelled to the USA.

The Present Perfect Tense Write questions and answers Sera David cake David and Sera /eat / pizza? Have David and Sera eaten any pizza? No, they haven't. They have eaten some cakes.

The Present Perfect Tense Write questions and answers Moscow Victoria/be/ to Moscow? Has Victoria been to Moscow? Yes, she has. Victoria

The Present Perfect Tense Write questions and answers Andy/write/a letter? Has Andy written a letter? Yes, he has.

The Present Perfect Tense Write questions and answers The boys/lose/ a match? Have the boys lost the match? No, they haven't. They have won it!

The Present Perfect Tense Write questions and answers How long/ my grand parents/be/ married? How long have my grandparents been married? They have been married for twenty years. 20

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