Present perfect

PRESENT PERFECT

AFFIRMATIVE

SUBJECT + HAVE / HAS + PARTICIPLE + COMPLEMENTS

• I have been to London three times.(= I’ve been to London three times)• She has seen the film.(= She’s seen the film)• They have gone to school by bus.(= They’ve gone to school by bus)

How to form the participle?

• Regular verbs -edplay played

• Irregular verbs 3rd column from list

eat eaten

NEGATIVE

SUBJECT + HAVEN’T / HASN’T + PARTICIPLE + COMPLEMENT

• I haven’t studied a lot for this exam.

• She hasn’t eaten anything!• We haven’t met before.

INTERROGATIVE

HAVE / HAS + SUBJECT + PARTICIPLE + COMPLEMENT

• Have you seen my new coat? • Has she phoned her mother? • Have they finished their

homework?

USE

• Usamos el Presente Perfecto para decir que una acción ocurrió en un momento no especificado antes de ahora. El tiempo exacto no es importante.

You have read that book twice

FUTURE

PAST

NOW

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USE

• Se usa para hablar de acciones que han concluido pero cuyo espacio temporal aun no ha terminado.

I have studied maths this year

TIME EXPRESSIONS

• FOR: Used to show a length of timeI have studied English for 5 years

• SINCE: From a time in the past until now

I have studied English since 2009

JUST

• Used to say that somebody finished something very recently.

I’ve just finished the book

Used in negative sentences and questions to mean ‘at

any time’

I haven´t had vacation I haven´t had vacation yetyet..

I haven´t finished the report I haven´t finished the report yet.yet.

I have I have alreadyalready been to been to London.London.

OTHER EXPRESSIONS

Never, just now, recently, lately, so far, this morning / evening / afternoon, today, up to now…

I´ve I´ve nevernever travelled by train. travelled by train.

PRACTICE 1

• I _____ (not / work) today. • We _____ (buy) a new lamp. • We _____ (not / plan) our holiday yet. • Where _____ (be / you) ? • He _____ (write) five letters. • She _____ (not / see) him for a long time. • _____ (be / you) at school? • School _____ (not / start) yet. • _____ (speak / he) to his boss? • No, he _____ (have / not) the time yet.

PRACTICE 2: past simple or present

perfect?• I _____ (just / finish) my homework. • Mary _____ (already / write) five letters. • Tom _____ (move) to this town in 1994. • My friend _____ (be) in Canada two years ago. • I _____ (not / be) to Canada so far. • But I _____ (already / travel) to London a couple of times. • Last week, Mary and Paul _____ (go) to the cinema. • I can't take any pictures because I _____ (not / buy) a new film

yet. • _____ (they / spend) their holiday in New Zealand last

summer? • _____ (you / ever / see) a whale?

PRACTICE 3

• Yo no he estado en Jamaica aun• Acabo de limpiar la casa• Ya he visto esa pelicula• Ella nunca ha comido comida china• Nosotros hemos vivido en esta casa

durante 20 años• El no ha vuelto a Londres desde el 2001• ¿Alguna vez has jugado al beisbol?