1. ENGLISH AREA
Name :________________________Grade:_________Date:_____
PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
Theorical Frame:
*The Present Perfect connects the past and the present. We use
the present perfect when we talk about the present results or effects
of a past action.
*We form the present perfect with Have / has + the past participle.
The past participle ends in – ed (regular / (cooked, prepared) and
many important verbs are irregular (bought, written, spoken, etc)
FORM
I HE
YOU have SHE has
WE IT
THEY
Examples:
I have gone to Cuzco lately :
Jim has typed a letter in English :
They have gotten good grades recently :
Exercise A: have / has complete the paragraph
I think my father __________forgotten my birthday
I__________had, three exams this week and lots of homework.
My boyfriend_____________worked as a lifeguard
I________had a job since last winter.
My mother___________ordered me to clean the house
we_______ not seen each other. We have no time.
Exercise B: Complete the sentences with these verbs.
Gone, smoked, written, played
read, had, received, taken, found.
Complete the sentences by using the appropriate verb form:
1.-I have ____________a package from Japan lately.
2.-We have _____________ a lot of letters in French.

2. 3.-Mary has_____________her sister to the hospital.
4.-She´s_____________to Italy recently.
5.-They´ve______________the newspapers lately.
6.-George has not__________found a job.
7.-Ashley has _________a baby at the Clinic in Lima
8.-You´ve ____________a lot of cigars at the party.
9.-Peter has________ soccer at the stadium recently.
NEGATIVE AND INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES
I I
You HAVEN´T played cards HAVE you gone to Lima?
We We
They They
He He
She HASN´T HAS She ?
It It
EXERCISE C: Translate these sentences into Spanish
1. They have moved into a new apartment.
2. He told me his name but I've forgotten it.
3. Where is my key? I've lost it
4. Would you like to eat something? No, thanks. I've just had lunch.
5. Don't forget to post the letter! - I've already posted it.
6. I haven't posted it yet.
7. Has it stopped raining yet?
8. Have you ever been to China?
9. I've had this car since 1991.
10. We haven't had any problems so far.
CESAR PEREZ DIOSES
ENGLISH TEACHER