Present Perfect Tense Ppp b1w1u

Topic : Present Perfect Tense

Revision : Present Perfect Tense Part(1) We use the Present Perfect Tense to talk about experiences, an action which started in the past and continuous up to now, a past action that has the result in the present.

Present perfect tense We form the present perfect tense with have / has + past participle. I You We They

have

eaten

an apple.

He She It John

has

eaten

an apple.

Present perfect tense Irregular verbs Present do be write eat draw break speak

Past did was/were wrote ate drew broke spoke

Present perfect have / has done have / has been have / has written have / has eaten have / has drawn have / has broken have / has spoken

Present perfect tense Irregular verbs Present take ride drink swim throw see go

Past took

Present perfect have / has taken

rode drank swam threw

have / has ridden have / has drunk have / has swum have / has thrown

saw went

have / has seen have / has gone

Present perfect tense Irregular verbs Present sweep make get

Past swept

Present perfect have / has swept

made got

have / has made have / has got/gotten

Present perfect tense Regular verbs Present paint move tidy

Past painted moved tidied

Present perfect have / has painted have / has moved have / has tidied

Example (1) We use the Present Perfect tense to show the result of an action.

Ben is eating a chicken leg.

Ben has eaten a chicken leg.

Example (2) We cannot use the Present Perfect tense with adverbs of time, e.g. yesterday, two weeks ago.

 I have done my homework yesterday.

 I did my homework yesterday.

Practice (1) Present

Past made

have / has made

1 do

did

have / has done

2 tidy

tidied

have / has tidied

3 eat

ate

have / has eaten

4 draw

drew

have / has drawn

5 take

took

have / has taken

e.g. make

Present perfect

6 paint

painted

have / has painted

7 write

wrote

have / has written

Practice (2) Present

Past

Present perfect

8 ride

rode

have / has ridden

9 swim

swam

have / has swum

10 sweep

swept

have / has swept

11 move

moved

have / has moved

12 see

saw

have / has seen

13 speak

spoke

have / has spoken

14 cook

cooked

have / has cooked

15 break

broke

have / has broken

Already / yet In the Present Perfect tense, we use yet with questions or negative (no) sentences. Have you eaten the apples yet? (question) ‘Yet’ goes at the END of the sentence or question.

No, I haven’t eaten the apples yet. (negative)

Already / yet In the Present Perfect tense, we use already with positive (yes) sentences.

Have you eaten the apples yet? (question) Yes, I’ve already eaten the apples. (positive) ‘Already’ goes in the MIDDLE or at the END of the sentence.

or Yes, I’ve eaten the apples already. (positive)

once / twice In the Present Perfect tense, we use once /twice to express frequency. How many times have you given flowers to your mother?(question) I’ve given flowers to my mother once only. ‘once’ goes at the END of the sentence.

or I’ve given flowers to my mother only once.

ever / never In the Present Perfect tense, we use ever (question) and never (answer) to express frequency. Have you ever celebrated the Flowers and Fruits Festivities in Ambato? (question) No,I’ve never celebrated the Flowers and Fruits Festivities in Ambato. (answer)

Already / yet e.g.

do

Has done yet ______ Mary _______ her homework _____? already . has done Yes, she __________her homework _______ or Yes, she _________________her has already done homework.

Already / yet e.g.

eat

Has Ben _______ yet ? eaten his hamburger_____ ______ hasn’t / has not eaten his hamburger No, he ___________________ yet _______ .

Practice 1 (do) Has done the washing ________ Mum ________ yet _______ ? has already done the washing. Yes, she _______________ 2 (sweep) swept the Have ________ Sally and Joe ________ yet floor _______ ? haven’t swept the floor No, they____________ yet . _____

Practice 3 (throw)

Have thrown away the rubbish ________ you ________ yet _______ ? / have thrown away the rubbish Yes, I ’ve ______________ already . _______ 4 (write) Has written the letter ________ Mark ________ yet _______ ? hasn’t written the letter _____ yet . No, he ____________

Practice 5 (visit) many times have you ________ visited How ____________ Disneyland ? twice have visited I ______________ there _________. 6 (watch) Have you ______ ever watched _______ _______ turtles in Galapagos Islands? watched turtles in have never No, I ____________ ________ Galapagos Island.

Revision : Present Perfect Tense Part(2)

Present perfect tense We use the present perfect tense to talk about actions that started in the past and continue to the present. e.g. I’ve grown flowers for two years. Now is 2015.

2013-now

Present perfect tense We use the present perfect tense with since and for to say how long an action has lasted.

I have played the piano since 2010. I have played the piano for five years.

Present perfect tense Since We use since with the present perfect tense to refer to the starting point of an action. I have studied at this school since 2003.

starting time 2003

Now 2015

(2003 is a point of time, not a period of time.)

Present perfect tense For We use for with the present perfect tense to refer to a period of time. I have studied at this school for five years. Now 2015

since 2010 starting time

period of time (for five years)

( ‘Five years’ is a period of time, not a point of time.)

Practice (1) Use since or for.

1 I have had piano lessons _____ for ten years. since 2003. 2 Peter has collected stamps _____ since last month. 3 Amy has grown flowers _____ for two 4 My brother has played football _____ years. for 5 John and Jenny have been friends _____ eight months. since 2011. 6 They have done ballet _____ since 1990. 7 My father has driven his car _____

How long …? have

you

has

he she

How long

I

have

He She

has

done ballet? collected stickers? learnt the piano?

since 2009. done ballet collected stickers learnt the piano for one year.

How long have these children done their hobbies?

paint pictures, 2003

A: How long have you painted pictures? B: I have painted pictures since 2003.

grow flowers, six months

A: How long have you grown flowers? B: I have grown flowers for six months.

make handicrafts, March

A: How long have you made handicrafts? B: I have made handicrafts since March.

play the violin, five years

A: How long have you played the violin? B: I have played the violin for five years.

Kate do karate, last month

A: How long ___________________ has Kate done karate ? B: She _____________________________ . has done karate since last month

James collect coins, two years

A: How long _____________________ has James collected coins ? B: He _______________________________ . has collected coins for two years

Shirley collect seashells, last summer

A: How long ____________________________? has Shirley collected seashells B: She ________________________________ has collected seashells since last summer .

Past tense & Present perfect tense Past Tense  actions that happened in the past e.g. I sang yesterday.

Present Perfect Tense  actions that started in the past and continue to the present e.g. I’ve sung for two hours.

 actions that have just finished e.g. I’ve just sung a famous song.

Past tense & Present perfect tense Past Tense  We know the specific point of time of the action. e.g. I drew a picture last night.

Present Perfect Tense  We do not know the time of the action.

e.g. I’ve drawn a picture already.

Past tense & Present perfect tense Past Tense  verb - 1 word e.g. I started playing the violin in 2000.

 Hint words:

yesterday, last night, last Sunday, last year, ago, in 2000

Present Perfect Tense  verb - 2 words e.g. I’ve played the violin since 2000.

 Hint words:

since, for, already, just, yet, ever

Practice (2) e.g. I _______ made a dress two weeks ago. (make) 1 I ______________ have lived in Hong Kong since 1990. (live) bought our house in 2000. (buy) 2 My parents _______ has taught at my school 3 Miss Lee ___________ for two years. (teach) visited his uncle one month ago. (visit) 4 Tom _______ have been friends 5 Polly and Dolly __________ since last year. (be) has slept 6 The baby __________ for four hours. (sleep)