The spring has already arrived. Present Perfect Tense The spring has already arrived. How do you know?

FORM: have / has + past participle Present Perfect Tense FORM: have / has + past participle Affirmative: I have seen the film before. She has seen the film before. Interrogative: Have you seen the film before? Has she seen the film before? Negative: They haven’t seen the film before. He hasn’t seen the film before.

Present Perfect Tense Uses of the present perfect 1. Recent events: It is used to describe recent events without a definite time. The idea of time or place in the speaker’s mind makes the event recent. A time expression may emphasize recentness: just, recently, lately Why are they so happy? They have just won a prize so they are really pleased

Present Perfect Tense 2. Personal experiences: It is used to express personal experiences, there is not a definite time given. The time expressions ever and never are very often used with this meaning I have never been to Japan. Have you ever been there?

Present Perfect Tense 3. It is used to express actions that started in the past and continue to the present, the time period is not finished. We use for and since with this meaning. We use for with periods of time and since with points of time. I haven’t eaten since yesterday morning. I am really hungry. I haven’t drunk anything for two days. I am terribly thirsty.

The present perfect simple tense SIGNAL WORDS: already (+) just yet (-, ?) this morning recently this evening lately today ever during the last ten days never since for so far up to now in the past/last 20 years

Practice Laura: How is the painting going? (►) Have you finished ? (you / finish) Trevor and Laura are decorating their house. Put in the verbs. Use the present perfect. Trevor: No, I haven't. Painting the ceiling is really difficult, you know. (1) ................... (I / not / do) very much. And it looks just the same as before. This new paint (2) ............................ (not / make) any difference. Laura: (3) ..................................................... (you / not / put) enough on. Trevor: (4) ........................................... (I / hurt) my back. It feels bad. Laura: Oh, you and your back. You mean (5)…………………. (you / have) enough of decorating. Well, I'll do it. Where (6) .................……………… (you / put) the brush? Trevor: I don't know. (7) ................................................. ( i t / disappear).

8)………………………… (I / look) for it, but I can't find it. Laura: You're hopeless, aren't you? How much (9)…………………… (you / do) in here? Nothing! (10) ............................................. (I / paint) two doors. Trevor: (11)………………………………………… (I / clean) all this old paint around the window. It looks much better now, doesn't it? Laura: (12)……………………………………… (we / make) some progress, I suppose. Now, where (13) ............................................. (that brush /go)? Oh, (14)………………… (you / leave) it on the ladder, look.