“Present Perfect Tense”

By Mr. Abnel Chavez

Present Perfect Tense

Subject + have/has + verb (past part.) …A. For plural subjects use “have”.• We have waited for about thirty

minutes.• The children have gone to the

playground.• Mark and John have written a letter.B. For singular subjects use “has”.• She has already washed the fruits.• The new student has introduced herself

many times.

Time expressions and Adverbs of Frequency

• Time expressions used to give a meaning to the sentences:For, since, so far, up to date, up to now, already.

• Adverbs to express frequency:Always, usually, sometimes, hardly ever, never.

Practice

I. Complete the chart with the correct past participle form of the verb.

1. Play2. Read3. Buy4. Say5. Get6. Become7. Speak8. understand

Check answers

Practice

I. Complete the chart with the correct past participle form of the verb.

Next

1. Play played2. Read read3. Buy bought4. Say said5. Get got / gotten 6. Become become7. Speak spoken8. Understand understood

II. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of present tense.

1. They … hard for several weeksa. have studyb. have studiedc. has studied

NextGood Job!

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2. I … a lot since the beginning of the year.

a. have workenb. has workedc. have worked

NextGood Job!

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3. Our teacher … always … us good reasons not to cheat.

a. has… givenb. has … givedc. has … gave

NextGood Job!

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4. Mariam … usually … careful attention.

a. has … paydb. has …payedc. has …paid

NextGood Job!

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5. The homeworks … hardly ever … complicated.

a. have… beenb. has .. beenc. have … being

NextGood Job!

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6. Mr. Brown … a new technology project.

a. has makedb. has madec. have made

NextGood Job!

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7. We ... never …to bring the text book.

a. has …forgotb. have …forgottenc. have forgot

NextGood Job!

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III. Unscramble the sentences

1. has / the bell/ already / rung.2. never / I / about/ Russia / have /

thought/ going to.3. has / for us/ my dad/ a tree

house/ built.4. driven / usually / has/ my mom/

me/ to school. Check Answers!

III. Unscramble the sentences

1. The bell has already rung.2. I have never thought about

going to Russia.3. My dad has built a tree house

for us.4. My mom has usually driven me

to school.