Present Perfect Simple How do we form When
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Present Perfect Simple • How do we form ? • When do we use ? • Check yourself
I you we he Have/has they it she
start - started V 3 go - gone ask - asked buy - bought close - closed see - saw regular verbs irregular verbs
They have been to India. Michael has bought a new dog.
No! not I haven’t been to Moscow. have not = haven’t has not = hasn’t Ben hasn’t read «Romeo and Juliet» yet.
What Where Why How long Have you ever played tennis? Where have you got this flower? ?
When do we use Present Perfect? 1) We use Present Perfect for an action in the past with a result now. He told me his name but I have forgotten it. (I can’t remember it now. )
2) When we talk about a period of time that continues from the past until now. Jane’s life until now past now - Jane, have you ever been to Paris? (in your life) - No, I haven’t.
3) When we talk about smth that began in the past and still continues now. We have known each other for a long time. Ann has been in England since Monday. (She is still there. )
4) We use Present Perfect with today/this morning/this year…when these periods are not finished at the time of speaking. today past now I haven’t seen Tom this morning. Have you?
5) To say how long we use : for since When we say a period of time: An hour ten minutes a week five years a long time I have lived in London for a long time. When we say the start of the period: Monday 9 o’clock Christmas 1985 I was ten I have lived in London since we arrived.
6) We can use Present Perfect with: Just = a short time ago - Is Helen here? - No, I’m afraid she has just gone. Already = before smb expected Max has already arrived. Yet = untill now Has it stopped snowing yet?
Check yourself 1 Complete these sentences : 1. Ann is in hospital. She has been in hospital since Monday. 2. Bill is ill. He……ill for the last few days. 3. Liza and Alex are married. They…. . . since 1989. 4. Those houses are empty. They……for many years. 5. Have you seen Mary today? - Yes, I……. her in the cafe.
2 Use the words given to make sentences: 1. I/buy/a new car. - I have bought a new car. 2. My father/start/a new job. - …………………. . 3. How long/she/be/on holiday? - ………………? 4. Charles and Diana/not/go/to Mexico/yet. -……. 5. You/read/a newspaper/today? - ………………. . ? 6. Tom/just/go out. - ……………… 7. I/not/see/you/for a long time. - ………………. . 8. Who/be married/since 1976. - ………………….
3 Write sentences about yourself. Begin with the words in brackets : 1. (I have lived)…………………. . 2. (I haven’t been)………………. . 3. (I have been learning)…………… 4. (I have known)………………… 5. (I haven’t had)…………………. 6. (I have bought)…………………. 7. (I have started)…………………. .