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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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

7. 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

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

9. have drawn
1 You ______________ a picture. (draw)

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

11. has ridden
3 Peter ___________ a camel. (ride)

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

13. ‘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)

14. ’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

15. 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

16. 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)

17. 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.

18. 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)

19. 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
(  )

20. 2 ( you, make a model ship)
__________________________________?
__________________________________ .
Have you ever made a model ship
Yes, I’ve / I have made a model ship twice
(, twice)

21. 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
(  )

22. 4 (Tom, fly in a helicopter)
______________________________?
______________________________
______________.
Has Tom ever flown in a helicopter
Yes, he has flown in a helicopter
four times
(, four times)

23. 5 (You, wear a costume)
________________________________?
________________________________.
Have you ever worn a costume
Yes, I’ve / I have worn a costume twice
(, twice)

24. 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

25. 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.