Forming the Present Perfect Tense – negative sentence
Look at
‘to have’ (have, has) + not + the past participle (V3)
In the negative sentences we don’t use already. We use yet
at the end of the sentence.
You can make the sentence negative if you put never
between have/has and the past participle form of the verb.
This time you mustn’t negate the verb.
I _______________________________2) drink any juice -
You
We
Theyhave not / haven'tread a book.
watched TV.
gone to the cinema.
played basketball.
started the plan.
stood next to me.
Task 1 – rained.He
Complete the sentence with the
She Perfect form of the verb
correct Present
Ithas not
in the brackets./ hasn't
Then rewrite the sentences into negative ones. Look at
the example.
e.g.: I have slept a lot. (sleep) I haven’t slept a lot.
1) We _________________ basketball this week. (to play)
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2) You _________________ the front door. (to lock)
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3) The students _________________ the new words. (to
learn)
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4) Sam _________________ lunch today. (to have)
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5) You _________________ so fast. (to run)
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6) They _________________ their old car. (to sell)
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7) The meeting _________________. (to start)
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8) Mark _________________ from the shopping centre.
(to disappear)
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9) I _________________ your name. (to forget)
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10) They _________________ the beds. (to make)
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Task 2 – Write sentences in the present perfect.
the example.
e.g.: play with a ball - play with a toy car
The boy hasn’t played with a ball.
He has played with a toy car.1) sleep – fall down
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win the race
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_______________________________3) brush her teeth -
wake up
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_______________________________4) buy many sweets
- eat a lot of sweets
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_______________________________5) write a letter -
be ill
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_______________________________6) laugh – cry
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_______________________________7) eat a cake – bake
a cake
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_______________________________8) clean the windows
- wash up
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_______________________________9) do the homework
– pack the schoolbag
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_______________________________10) snow – rain
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Task 3 – Make these sentences negative.
e.g.: Mum has cooked fish soup. Mum hasn’t cooked fish soup.
1) Sally has cut her finger with a knife.
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2) Dora and Nick have changed.
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3) We have solved the problem.
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4) A letter has arrived recently.
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5) He has seen Casablanca four times.
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6) John has fallen off his bike.
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7) You have told me your secret.
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8) The prices have become more expensive this year.
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9) It has stopped raining.
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10) I’ve been unemployed for a year.
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Task 5 – Where is the mistake? Find the mistake and
correct it.
e.g.: Dave has spended his holiday in Greece. – spent
1) I haven’t tought these words to my students.
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2) Jamie haven’t crossed the street.
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3) Alex hasn’t emptyed the bin yet.
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4) Mr Prince hasn’t never paid cash.
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5) A dog hasn’t chasen me round the house.
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6) John hasn’t already done his homework.
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7) Mary and John haven’t chated for a month.
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8) No one hasn’t opened the window.
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9) My teachers hasn’t explained the new grammar.
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10) Olivia hasn’t yet fed her cats.
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Task 4 – Write negative sentences in the Present Perfect
Tense using the words given.
e.g.: to talk / she / the boss / to – She hasn’t talked to the
boss.
1) from / to escape / the zoo / the lion
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2) yet / to break / the rules / Henry
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3) twice / the radio / Drake / to listen / this week / to
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4) the / today / I / irregular verbs / to learn
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5) to repair / Joe’s / twice / Eric / bike
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6) to Sam / yet / to promise / Diane / anything
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7) Laura / in the restaurant / to pay / the bill
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8) down / the / to burn / tree-house
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9) newspapers / the newsagents’ / Mike / to deliver / to
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10) to eat / hot dogs / Robby / six
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Task 6 – Match the verbs with the correct verbs and
write their correct form (present perfect negative) on
the line. There is one extra verb.
a) call
b) carry
c) check
d) come
e) correctf) shine
g) sink
h) speed
i) spin
j) spread
k) stick
1) They ____________________ to an arrangement.
2) My ball ____________________ in the mud.
3) Nobody ____________________ the oil level in the car.
4) The sun ____________________ today.
5) Bill ____________________ the broken vase.
6) I ____________________ the ambulance yet.
7) The mechanic ____________________ the mistake yet.
8) Max ______ never ______________ in the town.
9) Steve ____________________ the boxes to the car.
10) The disease ____________________ quickly.

Task 1
1) We have played basketball this week. We haven’t played
basketball this week.
2) You have locked the front door. You haven’t locked the
front door.
3) The students have learned / have learnt the new words.
The students haven’t learned / haven’t learnt the new
words.
4) Sam has had lunch today. Sam hasn’t had lunch today.
5) You have run so fast. You haven’t run so fast.
6) They have sold their old car. They haven’t sold their old
car.
7) The meeting has started. The meeting hasn’t started.
8) Mark has disappeared from the shopping centre. Mark
hasn’t disappeared from the shopping centre.
9) I have forgotten your name. I haven’t forgotten your
name.
10) They have made the beds. They haven’t made the beds.
Task 2
1) He hasn’t slept. He has fallen down.
2) He hasn’t drunk any juice. He has won the race.
3) She hasn’t brushed her teeth. She has just woken up.
4) He hasn’t bought many sweets. He has eaten a lot of
sweets.
5) She hasn’t written a letter. She has been ill.
6) She hasn’t laughed. She has cried.
7) They haven’t eaten a cake. They have baked a cake.
8) She hasn’t cleaned the windows. She has washed up.
9) He hasn’t done the homework. He has packed the
schoolbag.
10) It hasn’t snowed. It has rained.
Task 3
1) Sally hasn’t cut her finger with a knife.
2) Dora and Nick haven’t changed.
3) We haven’t solved the problem.
4) A letter hasn’t arrived recently.
5) He hasn’t seen Casablanca four times.
6) John hasn’t fallen off his bike.
7) You haven’t told me your secret.
8) The prices haven’t become more expensive this year.
9) It hasn’t stopped raining.
10) I haven’t been unemployed for a year.
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Task 4
1) The lion hasn’t escaped from the zoo.
2) Henry hasn’t broken the rules yet.
3) Drake hasn’t listened to the radio twice this week.
4) I haven’t learned / learnt the irregular verbs today.
5) Eric hasn’t repaired Joe’s bike twice.
6) Diane hasn’t promised anything to Sam yet.
7) Laura hasn’t paid the bill in the restaurant.
8) The tree-house hasn’t burnt down.
9) Mike hasn’t delivered the newspapers to the newsagents’.
10) Robby hasn’t eaten six hot dogs.
Task 5
1) taught
2) hasn’t
3) emptied
4) has never paid
5) chased
6) John hasn’t done his homework yet.
7) chatted
8) No one has opened the window.
9) haven’t
10) Olivia hasn’t fed her cats yet.
Task 6
1) They haven’t come to an arrangement.
2) My ball hasn’t sunk in the mud.
3) Nobody has checked the oil level in the car.
4) The sun hasn’t shone today.
5) Bill hasn’t stuck the broken vase.
6) I haven’t called the ambulance yet.
7) The mechanic hasn’t corrected the mistake yet.
8) Max has never sped in the town.
9) Steve hasn’t carried the boxes to the car.
10) The disease hasn’t spread quickly.