Present Perfect VASHNAVI, LOUBNA EN GIJS (3AA)

When do you use the Present Perfect?  You can make the present perfect by using: has/have + past participle  You use has in a sentence if the subject is he/she/it, otherwise you use have  We use the present perfect tense: - Something that started in the past and is still goes on - Something we have done several times in the past and are still doing it - When we are talking about our experience up to the present - Something that happened in the past but is important at the present

Examples  I have seen that movie twenty times.  I think I have met him once before.  There have been many earthquakes in California.  People have traveled to the Moon.  People have not traveled to Mars.  Have you read the book yet?  Nobody has ever climbed that mountain.  A: Has there ever been a war in the United States?  B: Yes, there has been a war in the United States.

Exercises  I.… …… to France. (be) I have been to France.  I …… never …… to France. (be) I have never been to France  I think I …. …… that movie before. (seen) I think I have seen that movie before.

More exercises  She..... …… to the library today(go) She has gone to the library today  You.... …..a pet for three years (keep) You have kept a pet for three years  …. you …. Thai food before? (eat) Have you eaten Thai food before?  …. It ……. all day? (rain) Has it rained all day?  Who…. we ….. to invite? (forget) Who have we forgotten to invite?

One more time  We …. not ….. that song already(hear) We have not heard that song already.  He …. not …… forget his books (forget) He has not forgotten his books.  She …... …… all the chocolate. (steal) She has stolen all the chocolate.  …. I …….. it well? (explain) Have I explained it well?  Who …. he …. recently? (meet) Who has he met recently?

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