Present Perfect (Part 1)
Use
1. For an action that happened at an unstated past time and is connected to the present (especially with the adverbs 'just', 'already', 'yet', 'so far'.
Oops, I've knocked my coffee over.
2. For an action that happened within an unfinished period of time (including result-oriented actions) (also with 'ever', 'never', 'this morning', 'today').
Hey Rob, have you seen Finn today?
3. For an action that started in the past and continues up to the present (for non-continuous verbs) ( also with 'how long', 'for', 'since').
You have been married for two years now, and you have no children.
Structure
+ Statement
1. Noun/pronoun;
2. Have/has;
3. Verb + ed/III column of the irregular verbs.
? Question
1. Have/has;
2. Noun/pronoun;
3. Verb +ed/III column of the irregular verbs
- Negation
1. Noun/pronoun;
2. Have/has;
3. Not;
4. Verb + ed/III column of the irregular verbs.
Exercise 1
Choose among the following verbs and put them in the Present Perfect statement, question or negation:
Do, eat (2), be, finish, have (2), leave, give, study, decide
1 I overslept and then the bus was late and, uh, it just .....…............... a good day so far!
2 Um Sian, you ........................your breakfast today?
3 Hmmm, maybe we should do the programme once you............................ something.
4 Like me today - I'm feeling a bit annoyed because I ...........................breakfast!
5 We............................. our programme.
6 Our team .........................a bad season but they still managed to pull a cup victory out of the hat by the end of it.
7 Actually, I ............................ the studio for a while, Neil.
8 I ............................. much but my teacher let me off the hook today.
9 She............................ to postpone the test as long as I hit the books this week.
10 You seem to be in a good mood. Yes. I......................... all my work and the boss ......................... me the rest of the day off.
Exercise 2
Match the sentences from the previous exercise to the rules of Present Perfect (use):
Rule 1: sentences # ...……………………………
Rule 2: sentences # ….…………………………..
Rule 3: sentences # ……………………………...
Exercise 3
Study the following information:
Already: before now or before a particular time in the past.
‘Lunch?’ ‘No thanks, I've already eaten.’
Just: used to say that you/somebody did something very recently.
I've just heard the news.
Yet: ALWAYS IN NEGATIVES OR QUESTIONS used for talking or asking about something that has not happened at a
particular time but will probably happen in the. future.
I haven’t seen him yet. Have you had your lunch yet?
Use the following verbs in the Present Perfect:
Travel, do, buy, fascinate, learn, figure out.
1. “What research you already ....................?”
2. Imagine that you just ……………………from a tropical island to the Arctic Circle.
3. Languages always .....………………… me, and I already …………………… five European tongues.
4. «you ………………...…a dress for the party yet»?
5. «But she has amnesia, if you …….………….…… that yet».
Exercise 4
Use the following verbs in the Present Perfect and choose between 'already', 'just' and 'yet':
Be, use, begin, take, find, be saved, notice, appear, die, kick out.
1. Well, you …………...…..a perfect phrase.
2. you ………………… those steps?
3. But my journey ……………..….…. .
4. The Life of Pablo …………………… on several illegal sites since its release on Sunday .
5. It so happens that my grandfather ……………………. .
6. Millions of lives ……….……………, thanks to massive worldwide vaccination campaigns.
7. «It’s no problem. I’m surprised you ………………….…me.»
8. A picker ……………………a mushroom.
9. «you ……….….…….…on the roof»?
10. «If you …………………. , there are more males than females».
Exercise 5
Match the sentences from the previous exercise to the rules of Present Perfect (use):
Rule 1: sentences # ...……………………………
Rule 2: sentences # ….…………………………..
Rule 3: sentences # ……………………………...
Exercise 6
Continue the expressions from the previous exercises:
Take ………………………
Learn …….………………
Do ………………………
Appear …………… sites
Travel …………… an island ……… the continent
Thanks ………… campaigns
