1. Present Perfect Simple The present perfect simple expresses an action that is still going on or that stopped recently, but has an influence on the present. It puts emphasis on the result.

2. The present perfect is formed by combining the auxiliary verb "has" or "have" with the past participle. I have studied. He has written a letter to María. We have been stranded for six days. Because the present perfect is a compound tense, two verbs are required: the main verb and the auxiliary verb. I have studied. (main verb: studied ; auxiliary verb: have) He has written a letter to María. (main verb: written ; auxiliary verb: has) We have been stranded for six days. (main verb: been ; auxiliary verb: have) In Spanish, the present perfect tense is formed by using the present tense of the auxiliary verb "haber" with the past participle. Haber is conjugated as follows: he has ha hemos habéis han

3. Present Perfect Simple Form of Present Perfect PositiveNegativeQuestion I / you / we / theyI have spoken.I have not spoken.Have I spoken? he / she / itHe has spoken.He has not spoken.Has he spoken?

4. Exercise on Present Perfect Simple have or has Fill the gaps with 'have' or 'has'. 1.I______ answered the question. 2.She ___________opened the window. 3.They_______ called us. 4.You _______carried a box. 5.It___________ rained a lot. 6.We ___________washed the car. 7.He ___________closed the window. 8.Jenny ________locked the door. 9.The girls ___________visited the museum. 10.John and Sophie ___________helped in the garden.

5. Exercise on Present Perfect Simple Positive Sentences in Present Perfect Simple Write positive sentences in present perfect simple The following people have just completed an action. Bob / visit / his grandma Jimmy / play / on the computer Sue and Walter / wash / their car Andrew / repair / his bike Phil / help / Anne with maths Brad and Louise / watch / a film Tamara / talk to / her best friend Bridgette / draw / a picture Carol / read / a computer magazine Tom and Alice / be / to a restaurant

6. Negative Sentences in Present Perfect Simple Write negative sentences in present perfect simple. The weather was wonderful today. So the children were in the park all afternoon and have not done their household chores: Sarah / not / wash the dishes Anita / not / clean the kitchen Maureen and Gavin / not / water the plants Joey / not / make his bed David / not / buy milk Lisa / not / be to the baker's Aran and Jack / not / do their homework Jane and Ben / not / tidy up their rooms Alex / not / feed the hamster Hazel / not / empty the bin

7. Sentences with 'never' in Present Perfect Simple Write sentences in present perfect simple. Place 'never' before the main verb. In a contest, people get the chance to do something they've never done before. This is what the participants told the jury: Fergal / never / sail / on the Pacific. Rebecca / never / stay / at a five-star hotel Jason / never / watch / a world-cup final Rachel and Gareth / never / climb / Mount Kilimanjaro Elaine / never / see / a whale Ruth / never / spend / her holiday in Mexico Connor / never / be / to Canada Lisa and Holly / never / cycle / around England Barry / never / drive / a Ferrari Clare / never / meet / Mickey Mouse

8. Questions in Present Perfect Simple Write questions in present perfect simple. you / answer / the question Jenny / lock / the door Walter / call / us you / see / the picture your parents / get / the letter it / rain / a lot how often / we / sing / the song Maureen / watch / the film how many books / Bob / read ever / you / be / to London

9. Questions with Interrogative Particles in Present Perfect Simple Ask for the information in the bold part of the sentence. I have been in the garden. – My sister has cooked dinner. Sue has read the book twice. – My computer has crashed. – Jeane has been on holiday for eight days. Fred has done his homework. Gavin has stopped at the corner. Sarah has bought five books. – Jason has talked to his teacher. Catherine has cleaned the house because she is having a party tonight.