Present Perfect

LOOK AT THE VERBS, WHAT DO THEY HAVE IN COMMON?

PRESENT PERFECT

FORM: 

Form the Present Perfect by using have or has (according to the subject) and the verb in Past Participle.

    I                                                                                 HE

YOU                                                                             SHE        + HAS+ PAST PARTICIPLE 

 WE        + HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE                      IT

THEY 

I have written a letter.                                                                       She has gone to Paris.

INTERROGATIVE FORM.                                                            NEGATIVE FORM                                  

Have you written a letter?                                                               She hasn't gone to Paris.

SINCE: a point in the past                                                           FOR: A period of time.

YET: not until now. Used in interrogative and negative sentences.Put yet at the end of the sentence. 

JUST:  to say that something happened very recently. Used in positive sentences. Put just before the main verb.    

ALREADY:  to say that something happened earlier than expected. Used in positive sentences. Put already before the main verb.    

USE

                                             

We use the present Perfect:

1- To talk about past actions that affect us now.

Our company has just introduced flexitime and everyone 's delighted 

2- To talk about life experiences.

I have worked with many companies where stress was a problem.

3- To announce news.

The CEO has appointed a new management team 

LET'S PRACTISE!!!!

1. I   .................... (speak) to her  about it several times.
2. We............... (finish) all our work.
3. He................ (visit) her many times.
4. We................ (see) that film before.
5. They............................ (learn) many new words in this course.
6. I................................... (be) to Istanbul many times.
7. She.............................. (lose) her dictionary.
8. My cousin................................. (go) to Russia for work.
9. I   ...................................... (move) into my new flat at last.
10. We................................ (live) in this flat for ten years.

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE WORDS GIVEN

1. I_____________________________ ALREADY/EAT my breakfast.

2. She_____________________________ NEVER/BE to Rome.

3. I_____________________________ NOT/SEE you for more than a week.

4. I_____________________________ NOT/EAT eggs since I was in Poland.

5. Old Greg_____________________________ NOT/BE here for years!

6. He_____________________________ NOT/SPEAK to me for over three weeks.

7. You _____________________________HAVE a new one every day for the last six weeks.

8. She_____________________________ NOT/HAVE a holiday for four years.

9. I_____________________________ NOT/PLAY the violin since I was a little boy.

10. My brother_____________________________ NOT/WRITE to me for months.

11. I_____________________________ NOT/SEE you since we met a year ago.

12. We_____________________________ NOT/PAY the butcher for over three weeks.

13. I_____________________________ NEVER/VISIT this museum before.

14. John_____________________________ JUST/LEAVE .

15. I_____________________________ HAVE no time to tidy my room up.

16. She _____________________________NOT/FINISH her work yet.

17. Bob_____________________________ ALREADY/TELL me about his difficulties.

18. My mum _____________________________TRY to learn English for years.

19. We _____________________________LIVE here for the last six months.

20. This book_____________________________ BE on the table for weeks.