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The Present Perfect Tense – How to form

We make the Present Perfect tense with the correct form of the auxiliary verb have (have/has) and the third form (past participle) of the mail verb.
To form the past participle of the regular verbs, we add ed to the infinitive.
Examples:
I have worked as a secretary for two years.
Have you ever visited the Disneyland?
The film hasn’t started yet.
Tip! You may want to visit The English Irregular Verbs pages to learn how we form the past simple (second form) and past participles (third form) of some English verbs..
Present Perfect – Positive Sentences

Exercise: Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
Example: I (see) my new teacher.

• The train to Newcastle already (leave).
• Alan (be) married twice.
• The Browns (have) a baby!
• I (break) my leg once.
• We (live) here for a year.

• The train to Newcastle —hasalready —left(leave).
• Alan —‘s been(be) married twice.
• The Browns —have had(have) a baby!
• I —‘ve broken (break) my leg once.
• We —‘ve lived (live) here for a year.

Present Perfect – Negative Sentences

Exercise: Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
Example: The kids (go) to bed yet.

• I think I (see) her before.
• She (have) a holiday this year.
• The shop (open) yet.
• John never (ride) a bicycle.
• We (do) our homework yet.

• I think I —haven’t seen(see) her before.
• She —hasn’t had(have) a holiday this year.
• The shop —hasn’t opened(open) yet.
• John —hasnever —riddena bicycle.
• We —haven’t done(do) our homework yet.

Present Perfect – Yes/No Questions

Exercise: Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
Example: you (meet) our new teacher?

• your son ever (sleep) in a tent?
• Ms Bixby (work) here longer than you?
• you (see) my glasses?
• the post (arrive)?
• they (fix) the car?

• —Hasyour son ever —slept(sleep) in a tent?
• —HasMs Bixby —worked(work) here longer than you?
• —Haveyou —seen(see) my glasses?
• —Hasthe post —arrived(arrive)?
• —Havethey —fixed(fix) the car?

Present Perfect – Information Questions

Exercise: Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
Example: What exams you already (pass)?

• Where you (be)?
• How long they (have) their car?
• How many letters he (write)?
• What companies she (work) for?
• How many copies we (sell)?

• Where —haveyou —been(be)?
• How long —havethey —had(have) their car?
• How many letters —hashe —written(write)?
• What companies —hasshe —worked(work) for?
• How many copies —havewe —sold(sell)?

Present Perfect – Practice

Exercise: Put the verb in brackets in the correct form to make the Present Perfect Tense.

• you ever (break) a leg?
• I (not be) to the theatre for ages.
• The Browns (move) a flat.
• Anita already (speak) to you?
• Our parcel (not arrive) yet.
• What countries you (be) to?
• My parents (live) in the same city all their lives.

• —Haveyou ever —broken(break) a leg?
• I —haven’t been(not be) to the theatre for ages.
• The Browns —have moved(move) a flat.
• —HasAnita already —spoken(speak) to you?
• Our parcel —hasn’t arrived(arrive) yet.
• What countries —haveyou —been(be) to?
• My parents —have lived(live) in the same city all their lives.

• I haven’t phoned home —forsinceChristmas.
• We’ve been here —forsincenine o’clock.
• I have worked for International House —forsincemore than eight years.
• I haven’t visited my home town —forsinceI left school.
• I haven’t been to the cinema —forsinceages.
• I have studied non-stop —forsince9.15.
• I have had a driving licence —forsinceI was eighteen.
• She hasn’t had a day off —forsince1999.
• Johan has been in England —forsincemore than two weeks now.
• Peter has been my best friend —forsincewe were nine.

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