PRESENT

PERFECT

TENSE.

WE USE THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE TO TALK ABOUT

EXPERIENCES. IT IS NOT IMPORTANT THE TIME, THE MOST

IMPORTANT IS THE ACTION.

•EXAMPLES  I HAVE BEEN IN USA MANY TIMES.    ANNA HAS NEVER BROKEN A LEG.

   I HAVE ALREADY EATEN SUSHI.

PRONOUN + HAS (SHE,HE,IT) + VERB IN

HAVE (THEY,WE,YOU,I) PAST

PARTICIPLE

•SENTENCES:•MY FRIENDS AND ME HAVE GONE TO CUSCO.•MY TEACHERS HAVEN’T TRAVELLED TO TRUJILLO YET•MY SISTER HAS BOUGHT A GREAT SMARTPHONE.

ALREADY AND YET.I HAVE ALREADY DRIVEN A CAR.• (POSITIVE SENTENCES IN THE MIDDLE•I HAVEN’T DRIVEN A CAR YET.

( NEGATIVE SENTENCES AT THE END

PRACTICE1.   ( I +/ALREADY/ LISTEN TO MUSIC)

2.  ( SHE -/NOT/ GO SWIMMING/YET)

3. ( YOU +/ALREADY/ TAKE SOME PHOTOS)

4.  ( MY TEACHER +/ALREADY/ HELP JANE IN THE KITCHEN)

5.  ( STUDENTS -/NOT/ PLAY THE GUITAR/YET)

6. ( MY FRIEND +/ALREADY/ HAVE FUN WITH MY FRIENDS)

7.  ( I -/NOT/ WASH MY SHIRTS/YET)

8.  ( MY SISTER -/NOT/ MAKE MY BED/YET)

9.  ( I +/ALREADY/ DO THE WASHING-UP)

10. ( MY MOTHER -/NOT/TO SPEAK WITH MY MATH TEACHER/YET)

REWRITE THE SENTENCES ADDING (ALREADY / YET)

• 1. I ……………SUSHI BEFORE. (ALREADY)•2. SHE ………………….GERMANY. (YET)•3. THEY …….…………….THIS MOVIE. (ALREADY)•4. WE ……………….YOUR TEACHER. (YET)•5. MY BROTHER ………………….SCHOOL. (YET)

• 6.DANIEL …………………. THE NEW BOOK. (YET)•7. WE ……………………….PROGRAMS. (YET)•8. MY DAUGHTER ..........….………..HER PET. (ALREADY)•9. HE …………………….HIS HOMEWORK. (ALREADY)•10.MY BROTHER………………… HIS ARM. (YET)

SINCE AND FOR•I HAVE LIVED HERE SINCE I WAS A CHILD. ( SPECIFIC TIME)•I HAVE LIVED HERE FOR FIFTEEN YEARS. ( PERIOD OF TIME)

EVERHAVE YOU EVER FOUND SOMETHING IN THE STREET? EVER ( QUESTIONS )HAS YOUR FRIEND EVER FORGOTTEN YOUR BIRTHDAY?

Subject Have PastParticiple

Rest of the Sentence

I have studied for the exam.

You have bought a new computer.

He has eaten my chocolate.She has written an e-mail.

It has been cold this month.

We have won the championship.

You have tried to learn a lot.They have forgotten my birthday.

Have Contraction Examples

I have I've I've spent all my money.

You have You've You've worn that dress before.

He has He's He's slept all morning.

She has She's She's lost her purse.It has It's It's fallen off the wall.

We have We've We've chosen you for the job.

You have You've You've begun to annoy me.

They have They've They've drunk too much.

• EXAMPLES

• I …………. …………THAT MOVIE TWENTY TIMES.• I THINK I ……….. ………… HIM ONCE BEFORE.• THERE ………. …………. MANY EARTHQUAKES IN CALIFORNIA.• PEOPLE ……… …………….TO THE MOON.• PEOPLE …… .........TO MARS ……….. • …………… YOU ……. ………. THE BOOK ………? • NOBODY ………. …………… THAT MOUNTAIN. • A: …………. THERE ……….. …………. A WAR IN THE UNITED STATES?B: YES, THERE ………… ………….. A WAR IN THE UNITED STATES

PRACTICE1.MY WIFE AND I ………………….. …………………. AT THAT

RESTAURANT BEFORE. 2.SHE SAYS SHE  ……………. ……………….. IN ALASKA

TWICE. 3.THE WEATHER ……………. …………………… COLD IN THE

LAST FEW DAYS.4. THEY …………………….. ………..…….. THE NEWS

……………….. THREE HOURS. 5. THE TEACHER  ……………………. ………………. US

HOMEWORK TO PRACTICE MORE. 6. HE  ………………. ……………….. ENGLISH ……………… MANY

YEARS.7. MR. RODRIGUEZ  …………….. …………………TO EUROPE

ON BUSINESS ……………… 2001. 8. THE SHOW  ………………. …………….. ON TIME ………..

9.THE FIRE  ……………….. ……………….. THE HOUSE INTO ASHES.

10. THE NEWSPAPER …………….. ……………….. HOME AS USUAL.

11.THEY  …………….. ……………….. ………………. A NEW CAR FOR THEIR TRIP TO ARGENTINA.

12.THE STUDENTS …………………. …………………. THAT BOOK ALL SEMESTER.

13.SHE SAYS THAT SHE………….. ………… ……….THAT FILM.

14.THE MECHANIC  …………. ……… THE CAR ……………...

15.SHE ………..…. ……………. THE DOOR WITH HER KEYS.

16.THE STUDENTS  …………….. …………………… THEIR TEST………….., THEY DIDN’T HAVE ENOUGH TIME.

17.WE  …………….. …………………… A SEVERE STORM IN THIS AREA.

18.THE FLOWERS  ……………… …………………..EARLY THIS SPRING

19.THE ORCHESTRA …………… ………………….. PLAYING LATIN MUSIC.

20.THE PHONE  ……………… …………………. THREE TIME AND I ……………… …………………. IT ……….

PUT THE VERBS INTO THE CORRECT FORM (PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE).

• I (NOT / WORK) …………………………………..TODAY. • WE (BUY) ………………………………………….A NEW LAMP. • WE (NOT / PLAN) …………………………………..OUR HOLIDAY YET. • WHERE (BE / YOU) ……………………………………………… ? • HE (WRITE) ……………………………………….FIVE LETTERS. • SHE (NOT / SEE) …………………………………….HIM FOR A LONG

TIME. • (BE / YOU) ………………………………………….AT SCHOOL? • SCHOOL (NOT / START)

…………………………………………………….YET. • (SPEAK / HE) ………………………………………………….TO HIS

BOSS? • NO, HE (HAVE / NOT) ………………………………………..THE TIME

YET.