3. Examples
• Susan has lost her keys. She can not get in her car
• I have finished my homework.
• I have studied English for two years
• We've gone to the beach thrice this year
• I’ve lived in Caracas since 2010
Teacher Reyfel Hortelano
1st year
Present Perfect Tense
4. Structure
He has broken his leg playing
football
There has been a car accident
in the highway but no one got hurt
They have played football for one hour
Teacher Reyfel Hortelano
1st year
Present Perfect Tense
Subject + auxiliary + Verb (past participle) + complement
5. Structure
I have not done my homework
Haven’t
She hasn’t gone to England yet
Has not
Teacher Reyfel Hortelano
1st year
Present Perfect Tense
Subject + Aux + negative + Verb (past participle) + complement
6. Alex has already left but he will come tomorrow
I’ve already watched that movie! Come on! I don’t want to
watch it again
I have already finished my homework.
Already / Just / Yet
Teacher Reyfel Hortelano
1st year
Already To talk about something that has
happened sooner than expected.
7. They have just finished to play bascketball
I’m not hungry I’ve just had my dinner
Anna has just woken up. She will be late for school
Already / Just / Yet
Teacher Reyfel Hortelano
1st year
Just
To talk about that something that
happened a short time ago.
8. I haven’t decide what I want to eat yet!
I don’t know why Sam has not arrived yet
Haven’t you finish your homework yet?
Already / Just / Yet
Teacher Reyfel Hortelano
1st year
Yet To talk about that something that hasn’t
happened but it was expected.
9. My mom/ clean / kitchen (just)
My mom has just cleaned the kitchen
My family / go / Disneyland (yet)
Susan/ leave/ the house (already)
We / eat / the lunch (just)
I / visited / my grandmother (yet)
Let’s practice
Teacher Reyfel Hortelano
1st year
Make a sentence in present perfect tense using just, already or yet
