Universidad Santiago de Cali Present perfect Professor: Arturo Valderruten Vidal

We use the Present Perfect to say that one or more action(s) happened at an unspecified time before now. The exact time is not important. You CANNOT use the Present Perfect with specific time expressions such as: yesterday, one year ago, last week, when I was a child, when I lived in Bogotá, at that moment, that day, one day, etc. You CAN use the Present Perfect with unspecific expressions such as: ever, never, once, many times, several times, before, so far, already, yet, etc. REVIEW: Present perfect. Home. PastPresentFuture ?????? This is when the action(s) happened, we ignore the specific times or dates.

Nestor ___ (be) to France. was has been have been

I ___ (be) to San Andrés three times. was have been has been

We ___ never ___ (be) to Panamá. were - be have - been hasn’t - been

I think I ___ (see) that movie before. have - saw have seen has seen

He ___ never ___ (travel) by train. have - traveled has - traveled hasn’t - travel

Johana ___ (study) two foreign languages. has - studyed has - studied have - study

A: ___ you ever ___ (meet) her? B: No, I haven’t. Has - met Have - met Have - meet

You ___ (grow) since the last time I saw you. have - grow have - grown Hasn’t - grew

The government ___ (become) more interested in arts education. have - become has - become haven’t - became

Japanese ___ (become) one of the most popular courses at the university since the Asian studies program was established. have - became has - become have - become

My English ___ really ___ (improve) since I moved to Australia. have - improve has - improved have - improve

Man ___ (walk) on the Moon. have - walk has - walked have - walked

Our son ___ (learn) how to read. have - learned has - learned has - learn

Doctors ___ (cure) many deadly diseases. have - cure have - cured has - cure

Scientists ___ (split) the atom. have - splat have - split has - splitted

Anita and Mario ___ not ___ (finish) their homework yet. have - finish have - finished has - finished

Ivan ___ (master) Japanese, but he can communicate. haven’t - master hasn’t - mastered has - mastered

Beatriz ___ still not ___ (arrive). haven’t - arrive has - arrived hasn’t - arrived

The rain ___ (stop). We’ll need an umbrella. haven’t - stop hasn’t - stopped hasn’t - stoped

The army ___ (attack) that city five times. haven’t - attacked has - attacked hasn’t - attack

I ___ (have) four quizzes and five tests so far this semester. haven’t - have have - had has - had

We ___ (have) many major problems while working on this project. have - have have - had didn’t - had

She ___ (talk) to several specialists about her problem, but nobody knows why she is sick. have - talk has - talked haven’t - talked

___ you ___ (be) to Mexico in the last year? have - be have - been has - was

I ___ (see) that movie six times in the last month. have - see have - seen has - saw

They ___ (have) three robberies in the last month. have - have have - had had - have

She graduated from university less than three years ago. She ___ (work) for three different companies so far. have - worked has - worked has - work

My car ___ (break down) three times this week. have – break down has – broken down has – break downed

I ___ (be) to Medellín during the last year. have – break down have – been has – break downed

I ___ (have) a cold for two weeks. has – had have – had had – have

Click on the past participle. She has been in England for six months.

Click on the past participle. Mary has loved chocolate since she was a little girl.

Click on the past participle. You have only seen that movie once.

Click on the past participle. Has Diana already seen that movie?

Click on the past participle. Many tourists have visited the castle of San Felipe in Cartagena.

Click on the past participle. I have been to Pereira.

Click on the past participle. How many times have you been to Popayán?

Click on the past participle. She has learned to speak English.

Click on the past participle. Cecilia has become very successful.

Click on the past participle. How has your sister done it?

Click on the past participle. They have never eaten there before.

Click on the past participle. You have changed so much!

Click on the past participle. I haven't changed at all.

Click on the past participle. She hasn't found the time yet.

Click on the past participle. We have seen this movie ten times.

Click on the past participle. I don't believe we have met. My name is David.

Click on the past participle. Have you cleaned your room yet?

Click on the past participle. She has never been so surprised.

Click on the past participle. Have you been able to sell your old photo camera?

Click on the past participle. I’ve sold my car for a very good price!

Click on the button and complete the sentence with the participle of the verb in parentheses. I have just the last one. (sell)

Click on the button and complete the sentence with the participle of the verb in parentheses. Sue has the glass. (break)

Click on the button and complete the sentence with the participle of the verb in parentheses. How has she it? (do)

Click on the button and complete the sentence with the participle of the verb in parentheses. Mom has just about it, and she is not pleased. (find out)

Click on the button and complete the sentence with the participle of the verb in parentheses. They have already. Let's go home. (win)

Click on the button and complete the sentence with the participle of the verb in parentheses. I have a special dish just for you. (make)

Click on the button and complete the sentence with the participle of the verb in parentheses. She hasn't her homework yet. (finish)

Click on the button and complete the sentence with the participle of the verb in parentheses. I have about it for a long time. (think)

Click on the button and complete the sentence with the participle of the verb in parentheses. You have sick since last week. (be)

Click on the button and complete the sentence with the participle of the verb in parentheses. Since when have you here? (be)

Click on the button and complete the sentence with the participle of the verb in parentheses. I have not quite myself since I had the accident. (be)

Click on the button and complete the sentence with the participle of the verb in parentheses. Kelly has cats since I can remember. (have)

Click on the button and complete the sentence with the participle of the verb in parentheses. Sophie has always shopping. (love)

Click on the button and complete the sentence with the participle of the verb in parentheses. Tomas has here since (live)

Click on the button and complete the sentence with the participle of the verb in parentheses. They eat fried ants in Santander? I’ve never insects! (eat)

Click on the button and complete the sentence with the participle of the verb in parentheses. Have you really for the test? (study)

Click on the button and complete the sentence with the participle of the verb in parentheses. Judy? It’s nice to see you again! We haven’t each other in ages! (see)

Click on the button and complete the sentence with the participle of the verb in parentheses. We’ve always spare keys, just in case. (have)

Click on the button and complete the sentence with the participle of the verb in parentheses. Have you ever a horse? (ride)

Click on the button and complete the sentence with the participle of the verb in parentheses. My girlfriend has never sushi. (try)

I’ve never ___ (be) to Egypt. was been being

Doctor, that patient has ___ (be) waiting for you during the last two hours. were been being

We’ve never ___ (be) so lucky. be been being

We’ve ___ (hear) the same news many times. heared heard hear

I’m afraid of heights, that’s why I’ve never ___ (travel) by airplane. have traveled traveled travel

My brother has ___ (study) French for two years. study studied studyed

A: Have you ever ___ (eat) Arabic food? B: Yes, I have. ate eaten eat

Your little girl has ___ (grow) a lot! grew grown grow

The company has ___ (become) more interested ecological issues. becomed become became

Our soccer team has ___ (become) one of the most popular after winning the Libertadores cup. became become becomed

We’ve ___ (study) a lot for the exam. had study studied studyed

They’ve ___ (destroy) a great area of virgin forest. had destroyed destroyed destroy

Claudia hasn’t ___ (learn) to be tidy. learn learned learnned

Antibiotics have ___ (be) helpful since Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in being been be

Man has ___ (explore) very little of our oceans. exploring explored explore

Don’t stand up. You haven’t ___ (finish) our dinner yet. finish finished have finished

Steve has ___ (buy) a nice Swiss watch. buid bought buyed

Have you ___ (bring) the music for the party? bringed brought bring

The train hasn’t ___ (pass) here since past passed pass

I’ve ___ (write) many letters, buy they haven’t ___ (answer) one. write - answered written - answered written - answer

I haven’t ___ (play) tennis for a long time. had played played has play

We’ve ___ (learn) a lot with this software. learn learned learning

The snow on the poles has ___ (melt) during the last decades. melt melted melting

Have you ___ (speak) to the boss? speaked spoken speaking

I haven’t ___ (see) my family since I moved here. saw seen see

We’ve ___ (have) a lot of problems with the new computers. have had having

Since he started working for our company, our sales have ___ (improve) considerably. not improve improved improving

I’ve ___ (try) to sell my bike, but no one has ___ (call) yet. I guess I’m asking too much for it. tried – call tried – called try – called

I’ve ___ (read) this book three times. It’s excellent. readed read red

My mother has ___ (dance) a lot tonight. She looks very happy. dance danced dancing

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