1. THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

2. Parts of Verbs Verbs have three parts: Regular verbs: Past participle
Present
(infinitive)
Walked
walked
walk
invited
invite
Played
played
Play
carried
Carry

3. past participle past present (infinitive)
B) Irregular verbs:
past participle
past
present
(infinitive)
run
ran
told
tell
drunk
drank
drink
eaten
ate
eat
put

4. past participle
past
present
(infinitive)
been
was / were
verb to be
am / is / are
done
did
verb to do
do / does
had
verb to have
have / has

5. When do we use the present perfect tense???
For actions which happened in the past, but we don’t mention exactly when.
Examples
●Omar doesn’t live in Cairo any more . He
has moved to Port Said.
●They have painted the whole house.

6. For actions which started in the past and continued up to the present.
Examples:
●We have had this car since September.
●They have painted the whole house.

7. We use the present perfect tense for recently completed actions.
Examples:
●She has just done the homework..
●They have already eaten out.

8. I have just finished my homework.
I finished my homework an hour ago.
He went to the club yesterday.
Mother made a cake last Friday.
I have just finished my homework.
He has already been to the club.
Mother hasn’t made a cake yet.

9. How do we form the present perfect tense??
1- THE POSITIVE SENTENCE:
Subject + have / has + past participle
Examples:
Noha has seen her uncle for a month.
I have lived in New York for ten years.
Look ! Everywhere is white. It has snowed.

10. Subject + have / has + not + past participle
2- THE NEGATIVE SENTENCE:
Subject + have / has + not + past participle
Examples:
I haven’t eaten my dinner yet.
He hasn’t finished his work .
Yasser hasn’t slept early.
we have never been to China.

11. Have / has + subject + past participle
3- THE QUESTION:
Have / has + subject + past participle
Examples:
Have you ever seen this movie?
Has the dog gone for a walk?
Have they practiced for the match?

12. KEYWORDS

13. already – just – so far - yet (since and for ) + a period of time
Examples:
●I have just cleaned the house.
●He has already been to Mecca.
●They have built two new houses so far.
●Heba has studied English since 2004.
●You haven’t written the letter yet.

14. LETS
EXERCISE

15. was is been She has written five letters. Do as shown in brackets:
1- she wrote five letters yesterday.
(use has)
She has written five letters.
2- I (be) in the party lat night.
She (be) studying for the exam.
They have (be) to Loxour.
was is
been

16. 3- She is writing her homework now. (already)
She has already written her homework.
4- Omar has just eaten his dinner (negative)
Omar hasn’t eaten his dinner yet.
5- No, I haven’t called my mother (question)
Have you called your mother?

17. ever for recently already yet
6- Fill in the blanks using one of the keywords: A- Have you been to Aswan? B- They haven’t seen each other ten years. C- Marwa has worked here . D- She has done her work and she is going home now. E- He hasn’t gone out You can talk to him.
ever
for
recently
already
yet

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