Present Perfect with unfinished time Present Perfect with ever / never

The present perfect is used with ever and never to talk about actions done at any time in a persons life,

or at any time in history until now.

Have you ever been to Japan?

Has she ever seen Titanic?

Have they ever ridden a motorcycle?

Has Jason ever failed a test?

Use ever in questions only NOT in statements.

Ive ever been to Japan.

Ive been to Japan.

Use never in statements but only with have/has, not with havent/hasnt:

My sister hasnt never seen Titanic.

My sister has never seen Titanic.

My sister hasnt seen Titanic.

Present Perfect with already, yet, recently, lately, and just

The words already, yet, recently, lately, and just all refer to a recent and non-specific time. (A specific

time would be yesterday or three hours ago or last Friday, and in these cases we would use the

simple past).

Already and yet

Already can be used in positive statements and questions.

Ive already read todays newspaper.

Have you already paid the electric bill?

Shes finished the test already.

Note: Already can go in between have/has and the past participle (as in the first two examples) or at

the end of the sentence.

Yet can be used in negative statements and questions.

We havent cleaned the house yet.

Has he told you the good news yet?

Have they booked their tickets yet?

Note: Yet usually goes at the end of the sentence or phrase.

Recently, lately, and just

Recently and lately can be used in positive statements, negative statements, or questions:

Recently

Hes recently lost some weight.

I havent seen her recently.

Have you spoken to Beth recently?

Lately

Ive gotten a lot of spam e-mails lately.

Adam and Jessica havent been to church lately.

Have you seen any good movies lately?

Just (usually means very recent) is typically only used in positive statements and questions:

Dont touch the walls Ive just painted them and theyre still wet.

What book have you just finished reading?

American English

In spoken American English, we often use the simple past with already, yet, and just:

Did you book the tickets yet?

I already replied to the e-mail.

We just got back from the gym.

Present Perfect with for/since

The present perfect is also used with for and since to talk about actions that began in the past and

continue to the present.

Ive lived here since 2004.

Ive lived here for 8 years.

Since is used with a point in time, and means from that point in time until the present. Use since with

dates (2011, January, Tuesday, etc.), times (6:15, noon, this morning, etc.), and past events (I was a

child, he graduated from college, etc).

Since is always used with the present perfect, and not the simple past:

Ive gone to the beach every year since I was a child.

(repeated action that continues until today)

I went to the beach when I was a child.

(finished action at a specific time in the past; I dont go to the beach today)

For is used with a time period, and means for that period of time until the present. Use for with times

of any length (five seconds, eight hours, two days, six weeks, nine months, ten years, a decade,

centuries, etc.)

Be careful with for, because using the present perfect or the simple past can change the meaning:

Weve lived in Berlin for 6 months. (and we live in Berlin now)

We lived in Berlin for 6 months. (and we dont live in Berlin now)

Present Perfect Simple / Present Perfect Continuous

How to form the present perfect continuous:

Positive and negative statements:

SUBJECT AUXILIARY VERB BEEN -ING FORM

I have been working here since 1992.

He hasnt been sleeping well lately.

Questions:

QUESTION WORD AUXILIARY VERB SUBJECT BEEN -ING FORM

How long have you been studying English?

How long has she been playing tennis?

In some cases, the present perfect simple and the present perfect continuous are the same:

Ive worked here since 1992. = Ive been working here since 1992.

However, we often use the present perfect progressive to emphasize the action, and the present perfect

simple to emphasize the result:

Ive been working on the report for three weeks. (emphasizes the action of working)

Ive finished the project. (emphasizes that the project is done)

Weve been cleaning the house all afternoon. (emphasizes the action of cleaning)

Weve already cleaned the bathroom and the kitchen (emphasizes the fact that the bathroom

and kitchen are done)

Be careful: Remember that state verbs are never used in continuous form.

Ive been knowing my best friend since elementary school.

Ive known my best friend since elementary school.

Shes been understanding everything in the advanced class so far.

Shes understood everything in the advanced class so far.

In spoken English, we often use the present perfect progressive to talk about ways you have spent your

time recently:

Hi, Joanna! What have you been up to lately?

Ive been training for a karate competition.

Wow good luck! And how is your son?

Hes good. Hes been studying a lot lately because finals are coming up next week.

Make positive present perfect sentences:

1. (I / study / French)

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2. (She / eat / octopus)

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3. (They / go / to Scotland)

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4. (We / read / that book)

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5. (He / live / here for three years)

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6. (You / know / David for ten years)

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7. (We / be / here for two weeks)

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8. (I / lose / my keys)

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9. (He / drink / too much coffee)

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10. (They / miss / the train)

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11. (She / go / to Peru)

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12. (We / eat / too much chocolate)

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13. (I / have / breakfast this morning)

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14. (John / miss / the train)

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15. (Lucy / cook / breakfast)

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16. (They / write / to the politician)

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17. (You / find / your wallet)

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18. (I / meet / his mother)

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Make negative present perfect sentences:

1. (We / not / go / to Paris)

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2. (She / not / see / The Lord of the Rings)

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3. (He / not / meet / my mother)

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4. (They / not / visit / St. Pauls)

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5. (I / not / know / him for three months)

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6. (You / not / study / French for ten years)

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7. (They / not / be / in London for six months)

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8. (He / not / hurt / his leg)

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9. (She / not / leave / her phone in a taxi)

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10. (We / not / lose / our tickets)

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11. (She / not / make / dinner)

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12. (They / not / arrive / yet)

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13. (Lucy / not / do / her homework)

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14. (I / not / read / that book)

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15. (He / not / live / in Berlin)

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16. (John / not / buy / any food)

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17. (She / not / clean / the kitchen)

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18. (You / not / call / me)

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Make yes / no present perfect questions:

1. (They / go / to the USA?)

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2. (You / read / War and Peace?)

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3. (She / be / late for a meeting?)

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4. (He / meet / your family yet?)

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5. (They / live / here as long as we have?)

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6. (You / go / to Australia?)

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7. (She / miss / the bus?)

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8. (I / meet / you before?)

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Make wh present perfect questions:

11. (How long / she / live in London?)

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12. (Where / you / be?)

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13. (How much coffee / you / drink today?)

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14. (What / you / do today?)

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15. (How long / he / work here?)

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16. (Why / you / bring that?)

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17. (How many times / you / visit Scotland?)

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18. (How many books / you / read this week?)

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19. (How long / you study English?)

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20. (How much food / you / buy?)

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Make the present perfect - choose positive, negative or question:

1. (I / go / to the library today)

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2. (you / keep a pet for three years)

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3. (you / come here before?)

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4. (it / rain all day?)

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5. (who / we / forgot to invite?)

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6. (we / not / hear that song already)

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7. (he / not / forget his books)

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8. (she / steal all the chocolate!)

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9. (I / explain it well?)

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10. (who / he / meet recently?)

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11. (how / we / finish already?)

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12. (he / study Latin)

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13. (I / know him for three months)

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14. (where / you / study Arabic?)

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15. (what countries / they / visit in Europe?)

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16. (he / hurt his leg)

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17. (she / leave her phone in a taxi)

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18. (we / not / lose our tickets)

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Make the present perfect simple. Choose positive, negative or question:

1. (she / pass the exam?)

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2. (you / eat lunch yet?)

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3. (he / read the newspaper today?)

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4. (you / not / study French for ten years)

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5. (they / be in London for six months)

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6. (where / you / be?)

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7. (we / not / go to Paris)

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8. (she / not / see The Lord of the Rings)

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9. (he / not / meet my mother)

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10. (they / not / visit St. Pauls Cathedral yet)

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11. (what / she / eat today?)

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12. (why / you / do your homework already?)

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13. (how / she / make this fantastic cake?)

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14. (why / I / miss the plane?)

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15. (they / not / go to bed)

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16. (it / rain a lot this week)

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17. (they / use a credit card before?)

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18. (we / have enough to eat?)

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