This document provides instruction on using the present perfect tense in English. It explains that the present perfect tense is used to talk about experiences that started in the past but may still be ongoing or have relevance to the present. It outlines the verb forms for affirmative, negative, and question sentences. Examples are given for each type of sentence structure. Exercises are included to practice forming sentences in the present perfect tense correctly. Verb conjugations for regular and irregular verbs in the past and past participle forms are also listed.

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PRESENT PERFECT
FOR KIDS
By Teacher Danitza Lazcano F.

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USE
• Usamos el Presente Perfecto cuando
hablamos de experiencias, como viajar,
jugar, comer, entre otros.
Ejemplo: Nosotros hemos trabajado juntos
desde marzo.
(Comenzamos en marzo, estamos trabajando
ahora, y es posible que continuemos juntos
en el futuro)

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VERB FORM
• El verbo del Presente Perfecto se forma de
dos partes:
HAVE / HAS + PAST PARTICIPLE
VERB
• En el Presente Perfecto usamos Have / Has
como auxiliares y no como el verbo tener.

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• El verbo pasado participio corresponde a la
tercera columna de verbos. Los verbos
pueden ser regulares, se agrega -ed final.

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• Los verbos irregulares, por otro lado,
cambian totalmente, aunque algunos sean
iguales entre pasado y pasado participio
(segunda y tercera columnas).

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AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCE
• La formula para escribir una oración
afirmativa en presente perfecto es:
Person + have / has + past participle + Complement
verb
II
You
We
They
have eaten an apple.
HeHe
SheShe
ItIt
JohnJohn
has eaten an apple.

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AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCE EXAMPLES
She has drunk Coke
since she was 4.
Ella ha bebido Coca
Cola desde los 4 años.

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AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES EXAMPLES
John has written
three pages.
John ha escrito tres
páginas.

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AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES EXAMPLES
The children have
sung in the same choir
for years.
Los niños han
cantado en el mismo
coro durante años.

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Exercise 1: Complete the sentences
with the correct affirmative Present
Perfect form.
They ________________ (RIDE)
their bikes.
Karen _________(SWIM)
in the pool.

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Exercise 1: Complete the sentences
with the correct affirmative Present
Perfect form.
They have ridden (RIDE)
their bikes.
Karen has swum
(SWIM) in the pool.

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Exercise 1: Complete the sentences
with the correct affirmative Present
Perfect form.
They ________________ (JUMP)
on the bed.
Mark _________(SLEEP)
on the office chair.

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Exercise 1: Complete the sentences
with the correct affirmative Present
Perfect form.
They have jumped (JUMP)
on the bed.
Mark has slept (SLEEP)
on the office chair.

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NEGATIVE SENTENCE
• Para formar una oración negativa sólo
debemos agragar NOT a los auxiliares:
have not / haven’t – has not / hasn’t
Person + haven’t + past participle + Complement
hasn’t verb

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NEGATIVE SENTENCE EXAMPLES
She hasn’t read that
book for hours.
Ella no ha leido ese
libro durante horas.

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NEGATIVE SENTENCES EXAMPLES
I haven’t painted the
wall for an hour.
Yo no he pintado la
muralla durante una
hora.

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NEGATIVE SENTENCES EXAMPLES
My dog hasn’t eaten
the same bone for
months.
My perro no ha
comido el mismo
hueso durante meses.

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Exercise 2: Complete the sentences
with the correct negative Present
Perfect form.
He ________________ (NOT /
UNDERSTAND) her words.
Paul _________(NOT /LISTEN
TO) his radio.

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Exercise 2: Complete the sentences
with the correct negative Present
Perfect form.
He hasn’t understood
(NOT / UNDERSTAND)
her
words.
Paul hasn’t listened to (NOT
/LISTEN TO) his radio.

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Exercise 2: Complete the sentences
with the correct negative Present
Perfect form.
I ________________ (NOT /
WATCH) a movie.
My mom and little sister
_________(NOT / BUY)
vegetables.

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Exercise 2: Complete the sentences
with the correct negative Present
Perfect form.
I haven’t watched (NOT /
WATCH) a movie.
My mom and little sister haven’t
bought (NOT /BUY) vegetables.

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YES / NO QUESTIONS
Para crear una pregunta vamos a trasladar
los auxiliares (have / has) antes de la
Persona. No olvides que estas preguntas se
responden con Yes o No.
Have + Person + past participle + Complement + ?
Has verb

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YES / NO QUESTION EXAMPLES
Have you ever flown by
plane?
Yes, I have – No I haven’t.
¿Has alguna vez volado en
avión?
Sí - No

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YES / NO QUESTION EXAMPLES
Has the kid ever climbed a
tree?
Yes, he has – No he hasn’t.
¿Ha el niñó escalado un
árbol?
Sí - No

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YES / NO QUESTION EXAMPLES
Have they ever been in Paris?
Yes, they have
No they haven’t.
¿Han ellos alguna vez estado
en París?
Sí - No

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WH- QUESTIONS
Las preguntas con WH, son aquellas cuya
respuesta siempre será algo nuevo.
What? Qué o Cuál
Who? Quién(es)
Where? Dónde
When? Cuándo
Which? Cuál(es)
How? Cómo
Why? Por qué

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WH- QUESTIONS
Para formar una pregunta debemos seguir la
siguiente formula:
Wh + have + Person + Past participle + C +?
has verb
Example: Where have you studied?
I have studied at Colegio Andino.

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WH- QUESTION EXAMPLES
What have they
Danced?
They’ve danced Rock
an’ Roll!
¿Qué han bailado?
Ellos han bailado Rock
an’ Roll!

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WH- QUESTION EXAMPLES
Where has your father
cooked pasta?
He’s cooked pasta in
Italy.
¿Dónde ha tu padre
cocinado pasta?
El ha cocinado pasta
en Italia.

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WH- QUESTION EXAMPLES
How has the player
thrown the baseball?
The player has thrown
the baseball very fast.
¿Cómo ha el jugador
lanzado la pelota
de baseball?
El jugador ha lanzado la pelota muy
rápido.

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Exercise 3: Answer the questions.
1. Have you ever eaten
avocado ice-cream?
_____________________
2. Have you ever spoken
Japanese?
_____________________

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Exercise 3: Answer the questions.
1. Have you ever eaten
avocado ice-cream?
Yes, I have – No, I haven’t
2. Have you ever spoken
Japanese?
Yes, I have – No, I haven’t

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Exercise 3: Answer the questions.
3. Has your father ever run a
marathon?
__________________
4. Have your classmates ever
played the tambourine?
____________________

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Exercise 3: Answer the questions.
3. Has your father ever
run a marathon?
Yes, he has – No, he hasn’t
4. Have your classmates ever played the
tambourine?
Yes, they have – No, they haven’t

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Exercise 3: Answer the questions.
5. What sport have you
practiced?
__________________
6. Where have you and your
friends ever eaten fast food?
____________________

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Exercise 3: Answer the questions.
5. What sport have you
practiced?
I have practiced tennis.
6. Where have you and your
friends ever eaten fast food?
We have eaten fast food at
Mc Donald’s.

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Exercise 3: Answer the questions.
7. When has your cousin won a
medal?
________________________
8. How long have you studied at
Colegio Andino?
________________________

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Exercise 3: Answer the questions.
7. When has your cousin won a
medal?
He has won a medal in the
Spelling Bee tournament.
8. How long have you studied at
Colegio Andino?
I have studied at Colegio
Andino for 6 years.

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How to contract auxiliaries
I
You + HAVE
We
They
He
She + HAS
It
I I’ve
You + `VE You’ve
We We’ve
They They’ve
He He’s
She + `AS She’s
It It’s

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Infinitive Past Past Participle
Be Was - Were Been
Break Broke Broken
Buy Bought Bought
Cook Cooked Cooked
Do Did Done
Drink Drank Drunk
Eat Ate Eaten
Verb List Example

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Infinitive Past Past Participle
Find Found Found
Fly Flew Flown
Get Got Gotten
Give Gave Given
Go Went Gone
Have Had Had
Love Loved Loved

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Infinitive Past Past Participle
Read Read Read
Ride Rode Ridden
Run Ran Run
See Saw Seen
Sing Sang Sung
Speak Spoke Spoken
Study Studied Studied

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Infinitive Past Past Participle
Make Made Made
Swim Swam Swum
Take Took Taken
Think Thought Thought
Wear Wore Worn
Win Won Won
Write Wrote Written

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Material created by
Danitza Lazcano Flores
Teacher of English
Master in Education
and
Educational Counselor