1. PRESENT PERFECT
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2. PRESENT PERFECT
He has bought a horse.

3. PRESENT PERFECT How long have they been married?
They have been married for 35 years.

4. PRESENT PERFECT
Richard’s car has just broken down.

5. PRESENT PERFECT Affirmative I have eaten You have eaten He has eaten
She
has eaten It
has eaten We
have eaten
You
have eaten
They
have eaten

6. PRESENT PERFECT Negative I haven’t eaten You haven’t eaten He
hasn’t eaten
She
hasn’t eaten It
hasn’t eaten We
haven’t eaten
You
haven’t eaten
They
haven’t eaten

7. PRESENT PERFECT Interrogative Have I eaten? Have you eaten? Has
he eaten?
Has
she eaten?
Has
it eaten?
Have
we eaten?
Have
you eaten?
Have
they eaten?

8. PRESENT PERFECT Say the past participles of the verbs seen caught see
catch
cut
read
cut
read
worked
arrived
work
arrive
left
made
leave
make
fed
given
feed
give
sung
bring
brought
sing
swum
taught
swim
teach
bought
buy
ring
rung
drunk
done
drink do
gone
eaten go
eat

9. PRESENT PERFECT Complete the blanks with the Present Perfect.
have seen
1. I (see) that film before.
2. We (read) three English books in class.
have read
has been
3. My mother (be) to London twice this year.
4. John (borrow) four CDs from me.
has borrowed
5. The children (eat) breakfast.
have eaten
6. You (drink) all the coffee.
have drunk
has started
7. Be quiet! The film (start).
have had
8. My parents (have) this house since 1950.

10. PRESENT PERFECT We use the present perfect:
for actions which happened at an unstated indefinite
time in the past. The exact time is not important.
They have bought a new house.
(When did they buy it? We don’t know when; the time
is not mentioned.)
I have been to France twice.
(When? We don’t know.)

11. PRESENT PERFECT He has broken his arm.
(The exact time is not mentioned
what is important is the fact
that his arm is broken.)

12. PRESENT PERFECT The Taylors have bought a new boat.
(The exact time is unimportant or
unknown. What is important is the
fact that they now own a boat.)

13. PRESENT PERFECT We use the present perfect:
for actions which started in the past and are still
continuing in the present.
I have known Mary for ten years.
(We met ten years ago and we still know each other.)
I have worked here for four years.
(I started working here four years ago and I still work
here.)

14. PRESENT PERFECT They have been friends for twenty years.
(They met each other 20 years ago and they are still friends)

15. PRESENT PERFECT
Rachel has had the dog for two years.

16. PRESENT PERFECT We use the present perfect:
for actions which have recently finished and their results
are visible in the present.
Tom has just painted the fence.
(He has just finished painting. The paint on the fence is
still wet.)
Look at her. She is sad. She has failed the exam.

17. PRESENT PERFECT She has picked a lot of apples.
(The apples are in the basket so the
action is finished.)

18. PRESENT PERFECT She has just washed her hair.
(She has now wrapped her hair in a
towel, so the action is finished.

19. PRESENT PERFECT How long is used in questions to ask about duration.
How long have you worked here?
How long have you been a teacher?
For is used to express duration.
I’ve lived here for eight years.
Since is used to state a starting point.
I’ve known him since 1990.

20. PRESENT PERFECT Make sentences using since and for.
1. Agnes / be / teacher / ten years
Agnes has been a teacher for ten years.
2. Paul / have / his dog / last month
Paul has had his dog since last month.
3. Michael / not swim / last summer
Michael hasn’t swum since last summer.

21. PRESENT PERFECT Make sentences using since and for.
4. I / not see / Helen / two days
I haven’t seen Helen for two days.
5. Mr Sullivan / be / here / 10.30
Mr Sullivan has been here since
6. My brothers / not play / tennis / three weeks
My brothers haven’t played tennis for three weeks.

22. PRESENT PERFECT
Already and just are used in statements and go between the
verb have and past participle.
They have already packed their suitcases.
I’ve just phoned him.
Yet is used in questions and negations and goes at the end
of the sentence.
Have you posted the letters yet?
He hasn’t written to me yet.
Have you done your homework yet?
I haven’t done my homework yet.

23. PRESENT PERFECT Look at the list of things Michael wants to do today.
Write sentences.
finish my history project (+)
tell Bob about the football game on Friday(+)
read the sports page in the newspaper (+)
write a letter to my penfriend in India (-)
do my maths homework (-)
clean my room (-)
He has already finished his history project.
He has already told Bob about the football game on Friday.
He has already read the sports page in the newspaper.
He hasn’t written a letter to his penfriend in India yet.
He hasn’t done his maths homework yet.
He hasn’t cleaned his room yet.

24. PRESENT PERFECT
Ever is used in questions and goes between the verb have
and the past participle.
Have you ever played squash?
Have you ever travelled abroad?
Never is used to make a negative statement and goes
between the verb have and the past partciple.
I have never played squash.
I have never travelled abroad.

25. PRESENT PERFECT Write questions and answers.
Vera / paint / the walls / in her room blue?
Has Vera painted the walls in her room blue?
No, she hasn’t. She has painted them white.

26. PRESENT PERFECT Write questions and answers.
Dennis / cook / chicken / yet ?
Has Dennis cooked the chicken yet?
Yes, he has.

27. PRESENT PERFECT Write questions and answers.
Mrs Peterson / buy / meat ?
Has Mrs Peterson bought some meat?
No, she hasn’t. She has bought some fish.

28. PRESENT PERFECT Write questions and answers. Sue / make / coffee ?
Has Sue made coffee?
No, she hasn’t. She has made tea.

29. PRESENT PERFECT Write questions and answers.
your sisters / ever / be / Rome?
Have your sisters ever been to Rome?
No, they haven’t. They’ve been to Paris.

30. PRESENT PERFECT Write questions and answers.
Tom and Mary / ever / try / skiing
Have Tom and Mary ever tried skiing?
Yes, they have.