This document provides instruction on using the present perfect tense in English. It discusses how the present perfect is used to express actions that began in the past but continue into the present. Examples are given of affirmative and negative sentences using the present perfect. The document also explains how the present perfect is used to talk about experiences and unfinished time periods. It provides exercises for learners to practice forming questions and transforming sentences in the present perfect tense.

1. Teacher Yuranis Pedrozo

2. We use present perfect simple to
express an action happened in the
past but result is in the present.

3. Examples
• Look! Everywhere is white. It has snowed.
• He has broken his leg.
• Structure:
Agent + has/have + verb in past participle + Circumstance

4. We use present perfect
to talk about our experience.
It means that how many times I
have gone somewhere or tried
something or done something
…etc in my life.

5. Examples
 Muse hasn’t seen his uncle for 8 years.
Negative form structure
Agent + has/have (not) + verb in pp + Circumstance
 Elvin has studied in this school since 2001.
 Mr. Shukurov have taught Turkish for 5 years.

6. We use present perfect to talk about
a past action in unfinished period of
time and in recent past using JUST:
I have phoned him twice today.
Scientists have gone to the moon two
times this century.
Orhan has just drunk the milk.
David has just broken his arm.

7. Questions
Has/have + pronoun (ever)+ p.p verb +
?
Have you ever ridden a camel?
Has she written the essay?
Yes, she has.
(She’s already written the essay).
No, she hasn’t (written the essay yet).

8. Transform these sentences into
questions:
I saw the movie Antz yesterday.
Carl studied German at school.
I missed the bus last night.
They fell into the sea.
Ben had malaria when he was a child.

9. Unscramble the sentences
1. has She baby had a
2. Smith teacher years been our for 3
Mr. Biology has
3. 50 I week read pages have this
4. into just classroom has the come
David

10. Make questions
according to the
picture

14. Practice! Do these exercises with your
classmates.
Choose the simple past or present
perfect.
1. When I was a child, I ________ (swim) a lot.
2. So far this week, we ________ (study) a lot.
3. Theo __________ (be) very sick recently.
4. I _________ (have) a terrible headache
yesterday.
5. It ________ (rain) a lot lately.
6. They _______ (get) married ten years ago.
7. I ________ (go) to Balboa Park many times.
8. My family ________ (take) a vacation last year.

15. Answers!
1. When I was a child, I swam a lot.
2. So far this week, we have studied a
lot.
3. Theo has been very sick recently.
4. I had a terrible headache
yesterday.
5. It has rained a lot lately.
6. They got married ten years ago.
7. I have gone to Balboa Park many
times. (possibly again in the future)
8. My family took a vacation last year.

16.  Look at John´s list. Write sentences with the P.P.
affirmative & negative
Things to do
1.Make my bed 
2.Tidy my room x
3.Do my homework 
4.Go shopping x
5.Meet Harry 
6.Buy Peter´s latest
CD x
7.Write an email to
Kate 

17. Find someone who
Question Nam
e
Answer
1 Have you ever swum at
night?
Erika Yes, one
night she
has swum
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3
4
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