PRESENT PERFECT - (third column)
Affirmative
I/They/We/You have (ve)
cleared the table.
Negative
I/They/We/You have not (havent)
done the washing up.
He/She/It has (s) eaten the cake.
He/She/It has not (hasnt)
made the bed.
Yes/No Questions
Have I/They/We/You
fed the dog?
Short Answers
Yes, I/They/We/You have.
No, I/They/We/You havent.
Has He/She/It
had a walk today?
Yes, He/She/It has.
No, He/She/It hasnt.
Wh- Questions
What have you made for dinner?
What has he made for diner?
PRESENT PERFECT
JUST
A very short
time before.
ALREADY
At some time
before now.
YET (-/?)
Something isnt
happening.
W) Complete the interview with an inventor in his house. Put the verbs
in brackets in the Present Perfect.
A: Right, lets look at some of my inventions.
B: Oh, (you invent) a lot of things?
A: Yes, I have. My favourite is the domestic robot. That noise means that
it (start) cleaning.
B: Can we go on a tour of the house?
A: Of course. As you can see, I (not do)
anything but the lights (come on)
automatically.
B: Oh! Thats brilliant.
A: BBC 1. [This is the BBC news]
B: Who (turn on) the TV?
A: I have. It works by voice control. Watch channel 4. [ And now the
football results] I (switch over) to
another channel now.
B: Incredible.
A: The windows (close) because its getting cold.
B: Whats that noise?
A: Thats my wife. She (just come) in through the
automatic door. She (be) shopping. Would you like
to meet her?
X) Complete with the Present Perfect.
My name is Laura Carson. I work for a travel agency called Mountains
Travel. I (be) a travel agent for six now. Im the
manager of Mountain Travel London office. I (live)
here for six months. My husbands name is Alan. We (know)
each other for two years. Alan is American but he
(live) in England since he left America. He works for
the BBC radio. He (have) this job for five years.
Y) Susan and Frank are giving a special party. Fill in the gaps with
Present Perfect.
F: Is everything ready for the party?
S: Yes, we (prepare) everything.
F: Are you sure?
S: Yes, I (make) 500 sandwiches and (buy)
200 bottles of Coke.
F: The baker (deliver) 150 cakes.
S: And I (take) the ice-cream out of the fridge.
Baker = repostero.
Z) Insert the verb in the Present Perfect.
* I (meet) Paul for lunch. He (ask) me
about you.
* Is it still raining?
No, it (stop) .
*I cant drive I (lose) my glasses.
*George isnt at home. He (leave) Totoras.
* you (finish) your homework?
* they (travel) to China?
No, he hasnt. He (lose) his flight.
A) Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in
brackets. Use Present Simple, Present Continuous and Present Perfect.
1) Chris usually (go) to school by bus, but he (lose)
this bus morning so he (walk) to
school now.
2) I usually (do) my homework in the evenings. But I
(forget) my English book at school so I (watch)
TV. now.
3) Kate always (wear) trousers, but now she (use)
a mini-skirt because her mum (wash) it.
4) We always (practise) parachuting on Saturday, but my
brother (break) his leg, so we (stay)
at home.
Parachuting= paracaidismo.
B) Match the actions in A with their results in B using Present Perfect.
A
a) Fred is tired because
b) Dan is happy because
c) The builders are going home because
d) The video isnt playing because
e) Mr and Mrs Toy are in the garden because
f) Cathy is sad because
B
She (fail) in her exam.
You (not switch) it on.
He (work) their dog.
They (lose) their dog.
He (win) a competition.
They (finish) work for that day.
