Present perfect We use the present perfect simple.

- For actions happened at an unstated time in the past - for actions which started in the past and are still continuing in the present. - for actions which have recently finished and their results are visible in the present. - to talk about an experience. Time expresions used with the present perfect simple for, since, just, already, yet, lately, recently, so far, ever, etc. We use for to express duration. eg I have known Peter for eight years We use since to state a starting point. She hasn't been to Europe since 1994. We use just and already in affirmative sentences. She has already done her homework. We use yet in questions and negations. Has Tom fixed the car yet? They haven't traveeled to Miami yet. Have gone (to) - have been (to) (Present perfect of the verb go) Jane and Paul have gone to Portugal (they went some time ago and they are still there) I have been to London.( I havc visited London and have come back. I am not there now) Let's practise ! Complete the sentences with the correct form. 1) I a new mobile phone. (just/buy) 2) a cat without a tail? (you/ever/see) 3)My sister sushi. (never/ eat) 4)We your new tape yet. (hear) 5)How many words for your language project? (you/write) 6)Sheila her breakfast yet. (Have) 7)What to the computer? (they/ do) 8)John and Alex in France for 20 years.(live) 9)Where my keys? ( I /leave) 10)Simon Pat's parents yet.(meet) 11) We her an e-mail. (just/ send) 12) Where is your mother? She to the supermarket.(go) 13) Simon to South Africa once. He wants to go there again. (go) Fill in the gaps with since or for. 1) I haven't been to Erika's house May. 2) Lucas has worked in the bank five years. 3)I have known him I was six. 4) It has rained more than three days. 5) They have been married 1999. Choose either the present perfect or the past simple to go into each sentence. Use contractions where possible but only for negatives: haven't, didn't, etc.

1. 'This is my house.' 'How long have you lived here?' 'I

(live) here since 1997.' (go) to Edinburgh.

2. He lived in London for two years and then he

3. When I left school, I cut my hair and

(wear) it short ever since.

4. Shakespeare

(write) a lot of plays. (write) several plays. He has just finished his latest.

5. My brother 6. I

(not see) him for three years. I wonder where he is. (not smoke) for two weeks. He is trying to give it up.

7. He 8. Chopin

(compose) some of his music in Majorca. (he/arrive)?' 'He arrived at 2 o'clock.'

9. 'When

10. I read his books when I was at school. I

(enjoy) them very much. (not finish) my work yet.

11. I can't go out because I

12. 'I

(never/drink) whiskey.' 'Well, have some now!' (just/clean) them.

13. Here are your shoes. I 14. I left home at 8.00a.m. and I

(get) here at 12.00p.m.

15. I

(meet) him last June. (you/see) the moon last night?

16. 17. Cervantes

(write) Don Quixote. (break) his leg in a skiing accident last year.

18. He

Present Perfect or Past Simple Tense? Type the present perfect or the past simple tense of the verbs in the boxes below. Use the long form. For example: "I have been" not "I've been".

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

(see) him last night. (go) to England in 1984.

They I can't find my keys. I

(lose) them.

Annette

(write) many books and is writing another one now. (go). No-one can find him.

We don't know where he They

(visit) their friends in New Zealand two years ago. (visit) him in hospital three times this month.

We

(have) bad weather last week. (have) great weather this week.

We I

(not/be) to Spain yet.

Choose either the present perfect or the past simple to go into each sentence. Use contractions where possible but only for negatives: haven't, didn't, etc.

1. How many times

to the cinema this month? (you/be) to the cinema last month? (she/go)

2. How many times 3. I

my first school. (like) to Russia? (you/ever/be)

4. 5.

to Moscow when you were in Russia? (you/go) an interesting life. (have)

6. Freddie Mercury

7. Clint Eastwood

an interesting life. (have) John today. (not see)

8. I

9. But I

him yesterday. (see) John Lennon ever go to Japan? (go)

10.

11.

Paul McCartney ever been to Japan? (be) his homework yet? (he/do)

12. 13. No, he still

it. (not finish) football when you were younger? (you/play)

14.

15.

baseball? (ever/you/play) in love. (not/ever/ be)

16. My life has been very sad because I

PUT THE VERBS IN BRACKETS INTO THE CORRECT TENSE:

1. I don't know where Amy is. (you see)

her?

2. When I (get)

home last night I (be)

very tired and (go)

straight to

bed.

3. Your car looks very clean. (you wash)

it?

4. John (not be)

very well last week.

5. Mr Clark (work)

in a bank for 15 years. Then he gave it up.

6. Molly lives in Dublin. She (live)

there all her life.

7. (you go)

to the cinema last night?

8, My grandfather (die)

30 years ago.

9. I don't know Carol's husband . I (never meet)

him.

10. Where do you live? In Boston. How long (you live)

there? 5 years.

Where (you live) there? 2 years.

before? Chicago. And how long (you live)

Complete the sentences. 1. I boughtbuyedhave bought a new dress yesterday. It was quite expensive, but it is very pretty. 2. Susan didn't dodidn't donehasn't done her homework yet. 3. My best friend has fallenhave fallenfell in love with a vampire last year, but she hasn't kisseddidn't kisseddidn't kiss him yet. 4. She have lovedhas lovedhas love him for many years. 5. I finishedhas finishedhave finished my packing. We can go now. 6. She sawhave seenhas seen him yesterday, but she didn't speak to him. 7. - Have you been to America? - Yes, I did wenthave gonewent there last year. 8. Tom movedhas movedhave moved to New York in 2003. 9. The Berlin Wall has come downcame downdid came down in 1989. 10. Irene hasn't comedidn't comecame yet. She is always late.

Complete the following sentences with the correct present perfect forms.

1. Mrs Snow a fantastic cake. (make) 2. Debbie a new bike. (buy) 3. I my little dog yet. (not feed) 4. Sally and Jenny a new CD player. (get) 5. Chris wood for a raft. (not find) 6. The pupils their homework. (not do) 7. Nick can't play football today. He an accident with his bike. (have) 8. Liz her homework yet. (not finish) 9. Julia to school today? (be) 10. What you for lunch today, Mum? (make) 11. Bill his cage, but he the dishes yet. (tidy up, not wash) 12. Sandra a lot of things for her birthday party, but she the cakes yet. (buy, not make)