PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE

By Shanti

Read the information about Maitha. Then answer the questions below.

Maitha was born in Dubai in 1990 but moved with her family to Alain when she was 5 years old. She has lived in Alain since then. She has been to Salalah in Oman for a short holiday but she has not visited any other country.

How long has Maitha lived in Alain?

Does she still live in Alain now?

How many countries has she visited in her life? 17 years

Yes1

Maitha was born in Dubai in 1990 but moved with her family to Alain when she was 5 years old.

She has lived in Alain since then.

now?

The present perfect is used for describing events that started in the past and continue until now.

has lived1995

She has been to Salalah in Oman for a short holiday but she has not visited any other country. (in her life so far)

now1990

The present perfect is also used for describing life experiences with no specific time mentioned.

has been to Salalah

has not visited any other country

Read about two people and what they have done in their lives? Whose life is more interesting?

I have run a marathon.

I have met Sheikh Nahayan!

I have climbed the highest mountain in

the world.

I have swum in the sea with sharks!

I have built the biggest house in the UAE.

I have travelled to more than 100 different

countries.

The present perfect is used for describing life experiences with no specific time mentioned.

How to make the present perfect simple.

Present PastPast Participle

play played played

walk walked walked

see saw

eat ate

Links:-

List of past participles for irregular verbs

Practice irregular Past Participle verbs

What is this?

seeneaten

Present Perfect forms

+ She has lived here since 1995.

- She has not lived in any other country.

? Has she lived in any other country?

I He

You She

We It

They

have + past participle

has + past participle

Other uses of Present Perfect Simple

To talk about an event that happened in the past but has a present result.

I have cut my finger so it is bleeding.

To talk about an event that happened in the recent past.

I have recently bought a new car.

Time words with present perfect simple.

just I have just finished my homework. Now I can

read my story book.

already I have already seen the movie.

yet I have not seen the movie yet.

for I have lived in Alain for 2 years.

since I have lived in Alain since 2010.

recently I have recently moved to Alain.

so far I have missed one class so far this semester.

We do not use past time words with the present perfect simple.

He has visited Oman last night/yesterday/last week.

Use of ‘already’ with the present perfect

Already is used to talk about something that happened earlier than expected.

When do you want to see the movie?

I have already seen it!

Use of ‘yet’ with the present perfect

“Yet’ means something that we expect has happened or hasn’t happened. It is usually used in questions or negative sentences.

Have you seen the movie yet?

No , I haven’t seen it yet.

Yes. I have seen it yet.

Use of ‘for’ and ‘since’ with the present perfectfor + a period or length of time (from start to end)

e.g. for 2 years, for a long time, for 3 months, for 8

hours

I have lived in Alain for 2 years.

since + a point in time (up till now)

e.g. since Tuesday, since last week,

since I was born, since we were young

I have lived in Alain since 2010.

Look at these sentences below. Are they right or wrong? Check the grammar, word forms and spelling.

1. He has just catched a fish. I think they will eat fish for dinner tonight.

2. They has recently graduated from UAEU.

3. Marwa has driven in Oman last year.

4. Amna has helped many students so far this week.

5. Sheikha has loved chocolate all her life.

6. Afra has done CGE 1 yet.