fall down go to bed close the door clean his shoes stop wash his hair arrive break go up grow improve lose

PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

I PRESENT PERFECT IS FORMED:

POSITIVE

I / We / You/Theyhave worked / gone. Не / She / It has worked / gone.

NEGATIVE

I / We / You / They have not (haven’t) worked / gone. Не / She / It has not (hasn't) worked / gone.

INTERROGATIVE

Have I / we / you / they worked / gone? Has he / she / it worked / gone.?

II PRESENT PERFECT IS USED:

1. to denote a completed action connected with the present. In other words, when we use the Present Perfect there is always a connection with now – the action in the past has a result now:

· I am a little frightened for I have lost my way. (I don’t know where I am now)

· He told me his name but I have forgotten it. (I can’t remember it now.)

· I can’t find my bag. Have you seen it? (=Do you know where it is now?)

· “Is Sally here? – No, she has gone out.” (She is out now.)

2. when we talk about a period of time that continues from past until now, i. e. the period of time that is not finished yet:

· Have you ever eaten caviar? (in your life)

· We have never had a car. (in our life – see above)

· Susan really loves that film. She has seen it eight times!

III THE PRESENT PERFECT IS USED WITH:

· just, already, yet, never, ever;

· today, this morning, this evening, etc;

· since;

· recently, in the last few days, so far, for;

· in the sentences like “ It’s the first time something has happened”.

PRACTICE

1 What has happened? Use the following:

fall down go to bed close the door clean his shoes stop wash his hair arrive break go up grow improve lose

1. His shoes were dirty. Now they are clean. He ____________________.

2. The door was open. Now it is not. She _________________________.

3. They watched TV. Now they are in bed. ________________________.

4. It was raining heavily. Now the sun is shining. The rain ____________.

5. His hair was dirty. Now it is clean. ____________________________.

6. The picture was on the wall. Now it is on the floor. The picture ___________________________.

7. Mike is looking for his key. He can’t find it. ____________________.

8. Margaret can’t walk and her leg is in plaster. ____________________.

9. Maria’s English wasn’t very good. Now it is better. ________________ _____________________.

10. Tim didn’t have a beard last month. Now he has a beard. __________ _____________________.

11. This morning I was expecting a letter. Now I have it. _____________ _____________________.

12. Last week the bus fare was 80 pence. Now it is 90. _______________ _____________________.

2 Complete the sentences with a suitable verb in the Present Perfect:

1. Can I have a look at your newspaper? – Yes, I __________________ with it.

2. I ____________________ some new shoes. Do you want to see them?

3. Where is Liz? – She is not here. She ______________________ out.

4. I am looking for Paula. ______________ you __________ her?

5. Look! Somebody _____________________ that window.

6. Does Lisa know that you’re going away? – Yes, I _______________ her.

7. I can’t find my umbrella. Somebody _________________________ it.

8. Where are my glasses? – I don’t know. I ________________________ them.

9. I’m looking for Sarah. Where ____________ she _____________?

10. I know that woman, but I ___________________________ her name.

11. Sue is having a party tonight. She ___________________________ a lot of people.

12. What are you going to do? ________________ you ______________?

13. Does Bill know about the meeting tomorrow? – I don’t think so. I ________________________ him.

14. Do you want this magazine? – No, I _________________________ it, thanks.

3 Use these prompts to make true sentences about yourself:

1. I have had my … for …

2. I’ve been a … for

3. I have lived in … for…

4. I have known … for…

5. My grandparents have been married for …

6. My father has worked as a … for…

7. My teacher has been a teacher of … for …

4 Complete the sentences. Use the verb in brackets + just, already, yet.

1. Would you like something to eat? – No, thanks. I ________________ lunch. (just/have)

2. Do you know where Julia is? – Yes, I __________________. (just/see)

3. What time is David leaving? – He __________________ (already/leave)

4. What’s in the newspaper today? – I don’t know. I ________________ _____________. (not read yet)

5. Is Ann coming to the cinema with us? – No, she __________________ ____________. (already/see)

6. Are your friends here yet? – Yes, they _____________________. (just/arrive)

7. What does Tim think about your plan? – I _____________________. (not tell yet)

8. Can I speak to Joe? – I’m afraid he ____________________________ (just/go out)

9. Wait a minute, don’t take my plate away! I ___________________________. (not/finish eating/yet)

10. Shall I phone to reserve a table? – No, I ________________________ it. (already/do)

11. She is still looking for a job. She _____________________________. (not/find a job/yet)

12. Is Ann still at the bank? – No, she ____________________________. (just/come back)

5 Make questions:

1. (ever/ride/horse?) __________________________________________

2. (ever/be/ California?) _______________________________________

3. (ever/run/marathon?) _______________________________________

4. (ever/speak/famous person?) _________________________________

5. (always/live/in this town?) ___________________________________

6. (most beautiful place/ever/visit?) ______________________________

6 Complete the answers. Some sentences are positive and some are negative:

1. What’s George’s sister like? – I’ve no idea. I _________________ her.

2. How is Amy these days? – I don’t know. I ____________________ her recently.

3. Are you hungry? – Yes, I _______________________ much today.

4. Can you play chess? – Yes, but ________________________ for ages.

5. Did you enjoy your holiday? – Yes, it’s the best holiday _______________________ for a long time.

6. What’s that book like? – I don’t know. I _______________________ it.

7. Is Brussels an interesting place? – I’ve no idea. ___________________ _______________ there.

8. The car broke down again yesterday. – Not again! That’s the second time ___________________________________ this week.

9. Who’s that woman by the door? – I don’t know. __________________ ________________ before.

7 Complete these sentences using today/this year/this term, etc.

1. I saw Tom yesterday but ___________________________ today.

2. I read a newspaper yesterday but ______________________________.

3. Last year the company made a profit but this year _________________ ______________________.

4. Tracey worked hard at school last term but ______________________.

5. It snowed a lot last winter but _________________________________.

6. Our football team won a lot of games last season but we ____________.

8 Read the situations and write the sentences with “this is the first time I…”

· Jack is driving a car but he is very nervous and not sure what to do.

You ask: Have ___________________________________________

He says: No, this is ________________________________________

· Len is playing tennis. He is not very good and he doesn’t know the rules.

You ask: _________________________________________________

He says: _________________________________________________

· Sue is riding a horse. She doesn’t look very confident or comfortable.

You ask: ________________________________________________

She says: ________________________________________________

· Maria is in London. She has just arrived and it is all new for her.

You ask: ________________________________________________

She says: ________________________________________________

9 Put just, already, yet or never in the right place in B’s sentences:

A: What’s the difference between Great Britain and the UK? B: I’ve told you twice!

A: Why are you looking so happy? B: I’ve heard that my cousin is coming to stay!

A: Do you like Thai food? B: I don’t know. I’ve tried it.

A: Is Ernesto here? B: No, he hasn’t arrived.

A: Would you like to go and see X-men tonight? B: Not really, I’ve seen it twice.

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