The Present Perfect Tense They have played tennis.

The Present Perfect Tense


They have played tennis


How long have they been married?They have been married for 45 years


She has just swum in the pool.

She has just painted a picture.

her picture



They have just married.


Ann's car has just broken down

Ann

The Present Perfect Tense Affirmative

I have swum

You have swum

He has swum

She has swum

It has swum

We have swum

You have swum

They have swum

The Present Perfect Tense Negative

I haven't swum

You haven't swum

He hasn't swum

She hasn't swum

It hasn't swum

We haven't swum

You haven't swum

They haven't swum

The Present Perfect Tense Interrogative

Have I swum?

Have you swum?

Has he swum?

Has she swum?

Has it swum?

Have we swum?

Have you swum?

Have they swum?

The Present Perfect TenseSay the past participles of the verbs:

• eat……………….…………bring……………………….

• go………..............................give…………………………

• do…………………………..feed…………………………

• drink……………..................make……………………….

• ring………………………....leave………………………...

• play………………………...arrive………………………..

• buy…………………………work………………………...

• teach…………….………….read…………………………

• swim………………………..cut………………………….

• sing…………………………catch………………………..

• see………………………….write………………………..

The Present Perfect TenseSay the past participles of the verbs:

• eat eaten bring brought• go gone give given• do done feed fed• drink drunk make made• ring rung leave left• play played arrive arrived • buy bought work worked• teach taught read read• swim swum cut cut• sing sung catch caught• see seen write written

The Present Perfect TenseFill in the blanks with the Present Perfect Tense

• I….. …………(see) that film before. I have seen that film before• We ………….(read) three English books in class We have read three English books in class• My mother ……….(be) to London twice this year. My mother has been to London twice this year.• John …………………(borrow) four CDs from me. John has borrowed four CDs from me.

The Present Perfect TenseFill in the blanks with the Present Perfect Tense

• The children ….......………(eat) breakfast.

The children have eaten breakfast.

• You …………………(drink) all the coffee.

You have drunk all the coffee

• Be quiet! The film ………………(start)

Be quiet! The film has started

• My parents…………(have) this house since 1950

My parents have had this house since 1950

The Present Perfect TenseWe use the present perfect tense:

for actions which happened at an unstated indefinite time in the past

My parents have bought a new horse.(When did they buy it? We don’t know when; the time is not mentioned)

Jack has been to London twice.(When? We don’t know)


She has hurt her arm

(The exact time is not

mentioned. What is

important is the fact that

her arm is hurt and she's

got a plaster on it)


Jill has bought a new horse.

(The exact time is unknown

or unimportant. What is

important is the fact that she

now owns a new horse.)


We use the present perfect tense:

for actions which started in the past and are still continuing in the present.

I have known Sue for five years.(We met five years ago and we still know each other)

My father has worked here for seven years.(He started working here seven years ago and he still works here)


They have been friends for twenty years(They met each other twenty years ago and they are still

friends)

now

twenty years ago


Susan and Harry have had their dog for two years


We use the present perfect tense:

for actions which have recently finished and their results are visible in the present.

They have just painted the walls.(They have just finished painting. The paint on the walls is still wet)

.

He has passed the exams. (Look at him. He is happy)


She has picked a lot of flowers.

(she has got some flowers

in her hand, so the action

is finished)


She has eaten all the sweets.

(the box is empty, there is

wrapping paper on the floor)

The Present Perfect TenseMake sentences using since and for

• Tom/be/teacher/ten yearsTom has been a teacher for ten years

• Alice/have/her dog/last monthAlice has had her dog since last month

• Jennifer/not swim/last summerJennifer hasn’t swum since last summer

The Present Perfect TenseMake sentences using since and for

• I/not see/Maria/two days

I haven't seen Maria for two days.

• My brother/be/here/10:30

My brother has been here since 10:30.

• Anna/not play/tennis/three weeks

Anna hasn’t played tennis for three weeks.

The Present Perfect TenseEver/ never

Ever is used in questions and goes between the verb have and the past participle.

Have you ever played ice-hockey?

Have you ever travelled to the USA?

Never is used to make a negative statement and goes between the verb have and the past participle

I have never played ice-hockey.

I have never travelled to the USA.

The Present Perfect TenseWrite questions and answers

David and Sera /eat / pizza?

Have David and Sera eaten any pizza?No, they haven't. They have eaten some cakes.

Sera David

cake


Victoria/be/ to Moscow?

Has Victoria been to Moscow?

Yes, she has.

Moscow

Victoria


Andy/write/a letter?

Has Andy written a letter?

Yes, he has.


The boys/lose/ a match?

Have the boys lost the

match?

No, they haven't.

They have won it!

The Present Perfect Tense They have played tennis.

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