3. The structure of the Present
Perfect Simple is:
subject + auxiliary verb + main verb
have/has past participle
4. Here are some examples of the present perfect tense:
subject auxiliary verb main verb
+ I have seen Emilio.
+ You have eaten mine.
- She has not beento Rome.
- We have not played football.
? Have you finished?
? Have they doneit?
5. Contractions with the present
perfect tense
When we use the present perfect tense in
speaking, we usually contract the subject
and auxiliary verb. We also sometimes do
this when we write.
6. Contractions
I have I've
You have You've
He has He's
She has She's
It has It's
John has John's
The car has The car's
We have We've
They have They've
7. For & Since with Present Perfect
Tense
We often use for and since with the
present perfect tense.
We use for to talk about a period of time
- 5 minutes, 2 weeks, 6 years.
We use since to talk about a point in
past time - 9 o'clock, 1st January, Monday.
8. Examples:
I have been here for 20 minutes.
I have been here since 9 o'clock.
John hasn't called for 6 months.
John hasn't called since February.
He has worked in New York for a long
time.
He has worked in New York since he left
school.
9. Exercises on Present Perfect
Simple
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.
10. Exercises on Present Perfect
Simple
Write the Present Perfect verb form of the verbs in
brackets:
Example:
Tom .......... (write) .......... his homework.
Tom has just written his homework
1. I .......... (fix) .......... my car.
2. Father .......... (leave) .......... home.
3. They .......... (arrive) .......... to the theatre.
4. We .......... (see) .......... our Math teacher.
5. He .......... (begin) .......... to cry.
11. Exercises on Present Perfect
Simple
Complete the following sentences using the Present
Perfect form of the verbs:
Example:
This is the most beautiful girl I .......... (see)
This is the most beautiful girl I have ever seen.
1. That is the most interesting movie he .......... (see)
2. This is the best book she .......... (read)
3. This is the biggest mall they .......... (visit)
4. These are the most attractive souvenirs they ..........
(buy)
5. Those are the most wonderful monuments
they .......... (see)
12. Your turn
Give me an example of a sentence using
Present Perfect Simple tense.
