WHEN DO WE USE PRESENT PERFECT? WHEN WE TALK ABOUT A PERIOD OF TIME THAT CONTINUES FROM THE PAST UNTIL NOW.

EXEMPLES

HAVE YOU EVER EATEN CAVIAR? YES I HAVE. NO, I HAVEN’T. WE HAVE NEVER HAD A SWIMMING POOL.

PRESENT PERFECT Monique Lima

HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A MOVIE STAR IN PERSON?

HAVE YOU EVER HAD A EXOCTIC ANIMAL?

MACAW

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO CHINA?

THAT’S IMPORTANT TO KNOW:

• We have two kinds of verbs in this tense. We have two kinds of verbs in this tense. Regular and irregular verbsRegular and irregular verbs.

• We add – ed- to the regular verbos :• Stop – stopped • Clean – cleaned• Walk – walked• love– loved• Play – played

REGULAR VERBS SOME EXEMPLES

Work – worked -worked

Cook – cooked – cooked

Miss- missed - missed

Jump – jumped - jumped Play – played – playedWash – washed – washed

Dry – dried- dried Talk – talked- talked

Interview – interviewed – interviewed

Whisper – whispered -

whispered

Burn- burned-burned

Have you ever dried your hair with a hairdaryerHave you ever dried your hair with a hairdaryer

Have you ever talked to a funny person?

Push- pushed-pushed

Pull – pulled- pulled

Close-closed-closed

Open-opened- opened

Wait- waited-waited

Clean- cleaned- cleaned Ask – asked- asked

Lock – locked- locked

Travell– travelled – travelled Delivery- delivered - delivered

Share- shared- shared

Change- changed- changedPack- packed- packed Follow- followed-followed

IRREGULAR VERBS IT CHANGES COMPLETELY: DO DID DONEDO DID DONE

Begin – began- begun Blow – blew – blown Bring – brought - brought

Buy- bought- boughtPay – paid- paid

Catch – caught - caught Write- wrote- written

Ride- rode- ridden Drive- drove- driven Draw –drew- drawn

Come- came- came Forget- forgot-forgotten Eat- ate- eatten

Feed- fed- fed Forgive- forgave- forgiven Grow- grew- grown

Hold-held- held Ring- rang -rung Lend- lent- lent

Has anyone thrown a surprise party for you?Have you ever bent a nail?Have you ever chosen the right bathroom?Have you ever been bitten by any animal?

Have you ever swum at the club?Have you ever lost someone?Have you ever won something good?Have you taken a dog home?Have you ever worn a ugly cloth?

The structure of the Present Perfect is:

Subject + Auxiliar

yhave/has

+ Main verb

I BOUGHTYOU TAKENTHEY HAVE PAIDWE SWUMHE FOUND

SHE HAS DRUNKIT WORKED

subjectauxiliary

verb  

 main verb

+ I have   seen The movie.

+ You have   told me his secret

- She has not been to Big apple

- We have not played Video game

? Have you   Lived  in Germany?

? Have they   done it?

For question sentences, we exchange the subject and the auxiliary verb.For question sentences, we exchange the subject and the auxiliary verb.

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Verb Past participle Verb Past participle

Fly ComeWork CleanDrink WriteThink KnowForgive BendForget LeaveDrive SleepMake SingBuy ReadPay HearSwim CallSee DoGo Run

NEGATIVE AND AFFIRMATIVE

Afirmattive formHave you ever ridden a horse?Has Carlos ever gone to Australia?Have they ever finished their homework?Has Angela ever seen an E.T?

Negative formI haven’t ridden a horseHe hasn’t gone to Australia.They haven’t finishet their homeworkAngela hasn’t seen an E.T.

Yes, I have No, I haven’t

Yes, she has No, she hasn’t

FOR AND SINCE(há) For – It is used with a period of time.

Exemples: I’ve studied English for 10 years. She’s known him for 5 years They’ve been together for 3 years

We’ve known each other for 9 years

(desde) Since – When the action started.

Exemples: I’ve studied English since 2006 she has known him since 2000

They’ve been together Since 2013 We’ve known each other since 2007

Others exemples:I have lived here for a long timeShe has lived there since she was a kid. We have been married for 4 years.I have worked there for ages.

Other expressions

For a few days For a half an hourFor two yearsFor three times

Since last yearSince May 7thSince I met youSince I started my course

Since or For 20 years ten secondsI finished scholA couple of days My birthday The 90’sFifteen years I was a girlLast weekend