Present perfect tense (I) Chapters 1 & 2, Book 5B New Welcome to English Second Edition

Present perfect tense  We form the present perfect tense with have/has + past participle. I You We They the milk. have drunk He She It the milk. has drunk

Present perfect tense Irregular verbs Present Past Present perfect go went have / has gone see saw have / has seen eat ate have / has eaten break broke have / has broken Regular verbs Present Past Present perfect ask asked have / has asked cook cooked have / has cooked wait waited have / has waited open opened have / has opened

Present perfect tense  We use the present perfect tense to talk about completed actions. e.g. (a) Charlie is eating the sandwich. (b) Charlie has eaten the sandwich.

Present perfect tense   We use the present perfect tense when we do not know the time of action.  We do not usually use these phrases with present perfect tense (e.g. yesterday, last week, in 1999, on Monday).   I have washed the dishes yesterday. OR  I washed the dishes yesterday.

Now you try. Present Past Present perfect e.g. make made have / has made 1 do did have / has done 2 take took have / has taken 3 walk walked have / has walked 4 draw drew have / has drawn 5 write wrote have / has written 6 break broke have / has broken 7 tear tore have / has torn

Now you try. Present Past Present perfect 8 swim swam have / has swum 9 ride rode have / has ridden 10 clean cleaned have / has cleaned 11 wear wore have / has worn 12 throw threw have / has thrown 13 fly flew have / has flown 14 sing sang have / has sung 15 drive drove have / has driven

Now you try. has eaten e.g. Charlie ____________ the sandwich. (eat)

have drawn 1 You ______________ a picture. (draw)

has written 2 Tina ____________ a letter to Santa Claus. (write)

has ridden 3 Peter ___________ a camel. (ride)

have finished 4 I ___________ using the computer. (finish)

‘Yet’ goes at the END of a sentence. Already, yet  In the present perfect tense, we use already with positive (yes) sentences and yet with questions or negative (no) sentences.  Have you eaten the apples yet? (question) ‘Yet’ goes at the END of a sentence.  No, I haven’t eaten the apples yet. (negative)  Yes, I’ve already eaten the apples. (positive) ‘Already’ goes in the MIDDLE or at the END of a sentence. or Yes, I’ve eaten the apples already. (positive)

’ve / have already washed Now you try. e.g. (do) ______ Mary _______ her homework ______? No, she __________________ her homework _______. Has done yet hasn’t / has not done yet 1 (wash) ________ you ________ the dishes _______? Yes, I _______________________ the dishes. Have washed yet ’ve / have already washed

haven’t / have not given ______ they _______ the present to their mother _______? No, they ____________________ the present to their mother _______. Have given yet haven’t / have not given yet 3 (cook) _____ Mother _______ the dinner ______? Yes, she _________ the dinner ______. Has cooked yet already has cooked

Ever  Ever means at any time. We use it to ask people whether they have done something before. e.g. Have you ever worn a costume? = Have you worn a costume at any time in the past? Yes, I’ve worn a costume. (positive) No, I’ve never worn a costume. (negative)

Ever  You can answer with these words: Adverbs 1 once 2 twice 3 No. of times Adverbs 1 once 2 twice 3 three times 4 four times e.g. Yes, I’ve worn a costume once. She has been to China three times.

Has Lizzie ever ridden a horse Yes, she has ridden a horse once Now you try. e.g. (Lizzie, ride a horse) ______________________________? ______________________________. Has Lizzie ever ridden a horse Yes, she has ridden a horse once (, once)

Have they ever seen a panda 1 (they, see a panda) ___________________________________? ___________________________________. Have they ever seen a panda No, they’ve /they have never seen a panda (  )

2 ( you, make a model ship) __________________________________? __________________________________ . Have you ever made a model ship Yes, I’ve / I have made a model ship twice (, twice)

No, he has never driven a racing car 3 (Tom, drive a racing car) _______________________________? _______________________________. Has Tom ever driven a racing car No, he has never driven a racing car (  )

4 (Tom, fly in a helicopter) ______________________________? ______________________________ ______________. Has Tom ever flown in a helicopter Yes, he has flown in a helicopter four times (, four times)

5 (You, wear a costume) ________________________________? ________________________________. Have you ever worn a costume Yes, I’ve / I have worn a costume twice (, twice)

Practice Fill in the blanks with the present perfect tense or past tense. e.g. Mary __________(do) her homework already. has done 1 My mother __________(go) to the market yesterday. went 2 Peter and Candy __________(swim) in the new swimming pool already. have swum 3 Cindy __________(eat) some cakes last Sunday. ate

sung 4 _____ you ever _____(sing) in a concert? Yes, I _____________ in a concert once. Have ‘ve/have sung 5 ______ you _____(eat) anything this morning? Did eat 6 My parents __________(be) to Japan twice. have been 7 Sally __________(fall) down from the bed last night. fell has read 8 John __________(read) the book already.