PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE.

Affirmative sentences with have or has

Exercise
Fill the gaps with 'have' or 'has'.
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I .................... answered the question.

She ..................... opened the window.
They ................................. called us.
You ................................ carried a box.
It ............................... rained a lot.
We ................................... washed the car.
He .......................... closed the window.
Jenny ............................... locked the door.
The girls .......................... visited the museum.
John and Sophie .........................been married for 50 years.

Negative Sentences in Present Perfect Simple

Exercise.
Write negative sentences in present perfect simple.
The weather was wonderful today. So the children were in the park all afternoon and have not done their
household chores:
1. Sarah ... the dishes. ( negative wash)
2. Anita ..the kitchen. ( negative clean)
3. Maureen and Gavin ... ( negative water)
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Joey ..his bed. ( negative make)

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David ..milk. ( negative buy

6. Lisa ..to the baker's. ( negative be)

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Aaron and Jack ..their homework ( negative do).

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Jane and Ben ..their rooms. ( negative tidy up)

9. Alex ....the hamster. ( negative feed)

10. Hazel ....the bin.

( negative empty

Sentences with 'never' in Present Perfect Simple

When you want to express an action or experience that has not occurred before, you can use the word
never.
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Write sentences in present perfect simple. Place 'never' before the main verb.
In a contest, people get the chance to do something they've never done before. This is what the participants told
the jury:
1. George/ never / sail / on the Pacific.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2. stay /never / at a five-star hotel /Rebecca /
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3. a world-cup final/ Jason / never / watch /
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4. climb /Rachel and Gareth / never / / Mount Kilimanjaro
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5. practice /My father /Parkour / never /
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6. her holiday in Mexico /Ruth / spend / never
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7. be /Connor / never / to Canada
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8. Lisa and Holly / never / cycle / around England
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9. a Ferrari /Barry / never / drive /
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10. Mickey Mouse /Clair/never/ meet/
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Questions in Present Perfect Simple

Write questions in present perfect simple.
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you / answer / the question ______________________________________________

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Jenny / lock / the door ______________________________________________

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Walter / call / us ______________________________________________

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you / see / the picture ______________________________________________

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your parents / get / the letter ______________________________________________

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it / rain / a lot ______________________________________________

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we / sing / the song _____________________________________________

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Maureen / watch / the film ______________________________________________

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many books / Bob / read ______________________________________________

10. ever / you / be / to London ______________________________________________

Information Questions with Interrogative Particles in Present Perfect Simple

OBJECT QUESTIONS
If we ask for object we begin the question with the interrogative particle, then we place have/has, after that
we place the subject and finally we place the main verb in the past participle form.

What

have

interrogative particle - have/has -

you

done?

subject -

main verb

SUBJECT QUESTIONS
If we ask for the subject, we only replace the subject with 'who' (for people) or 'what' (for things).

Who
Interrogative particle

has
have/has

cooked

dinner?

main verb

object

Wh- Question words

What for things or actions.

When . For time

Where for places

Why . For reasons

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How much .. for quantity ( uncountable)

How long .. for periods of time

How many for quantity ( countable)

Who . For people

How often .. for frequency

Practice
Ask for the information in the bold part of the sentence.
1. I have been in the garden. 2. My sister has cooked dinner.
3. Sue has read the book twice. 4. My computer has crashed. 5. Jeane has been on holiday for eight days.
6. Fred has done his homework.
7. Gavin has stopped at the corner.
8. Sarah has bought five books. 9. Jason has talked to his teacher.
10. Catherine has cleaned the house because she is having a party tonight.