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Present Perfect Tense
By teachercito
Gino Ferruzo.
REVISION :
PART(1)
have
eaten
an apple.
He
She
It
John
has
eaten
an apple.
Past
did
was/were
wrote
ate
drew
broke
spoke
Present perfect
have / has done
Past
took
Present perfect
have / has taken
have / has ridden
have / has drunk
rode
drank
swam
threw
saw
went
Past
swept
Present perfect
have / has swept
made
got
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.
e.g. (a) Ben is eating a chicken leg.
Example (2)
We cannot use the Present Perfect tense
with adverbs of time,
e.g. yesterday, two weeks ago.
Practice (1)
Present
Past
made
1 do
did
2 tidy
tidied
3 eat
ate
4 draw
drew
5 take
took
e.g. make
Present perfect
6 paint
painted
7 write
wrote
Practice (2)
Present
Past
Present perfect
8 ride
rode
9 swim
swam
10 sweep
swept
11 move
moved
12 see
saw
13 speak
spoke
14 cook
cooked
15 break
broke
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.
Already / yet
In the Present Perfect tense, we use
already with positive (yes) sentences.
once / twice
In the Present Perfect tense, we use once
/twice to express frequency.
How many time have you given flowers to the
pop star ? (question)
Ive given flowers to a pop star once only.
once goes at the END of the sentence.
ever / never
In the Present Perfect tense, we use ever
(question) and never (answer) to express
frequency.
Have you ever celebrated the Cheung Chau Bun
Festival ? (question)
No,Ive never celebrated the Cheung Chau Bun
Festival. (answer)
Already / yet
e.g.
do
Has
done
yet
______
Mary _______
her homework _____?
already .
has done
Yes, she __________her
homework _______
or
has already done
Yes, she _________________her
homework.
Already / yet
e.g.
eat
Practice
1 (do)
Has
done the washing
________
Mum ________
yet
_______
?
has already done the washing.
Yes, she _______________
2 (sweep)
swept the
Have
________
Sally and Joe ________
floor _______
?
yet
havent swept the floor
No, they____________
yet .
_____
Practice
3 (throw)
Have
thrown away the rubbish
________
you ________
_______
yet
?
Yes, I ve
______________
/ have thrown away the rubbish
_______
already .
4 (write)
Has
written the letter
________
Mark ________
yet
_______
?
hasnt written the letter _____
yet .
No, he ____________
Practice
5 (visit)
visited
many times have you ________
How ____________
Hong
Kong Disneyland ?
have visited
twice
I ______________
there _________.
6 (watch)
Have you ______
_______
_______ birds in Mai Po
ever watched
Wetlands ?
watched birds in Mai
have never
No, I ____________
________
Po Wetlands.
REVISION :
PART(2)
2003-now
starting time
2000
Now
2005
since 2000
starting
time
period of time
(for five years)
Practice (1)
Use since or for.
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 2000.
6 They have done ballet _____
since 1996.
7 My father has driven his car _____
How long ?
have
you
has
he
she
How long
have
He
She
has
done ballet?
collected stickers?
learnt the piano?
since 2001.
done ballet
collected stickers
learnt the piano for one year.
Kate
do karate, last month
James
collect coins, two years
Shirley
collect seashells, last summer
B: She ________________________________
has collected seashells since last summer .
actions that
happened in
the past
e.g. I sang yesterday.
We know the
specific point of
time of the
action.
e.g. I drew a picture
last night.
verb - 1 word
e.g. I started playing
the violin in 2000.
Hint words:
yesterday,
last night,
last Sunday,
last year, ago,
in 2000
verb - 2 words
e.g. Ive played the violin
since 2000.
Hint words:
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)