PRESENT PERFECT

SESSION THREE
ENGLISH TARGET
* Knowing how to communicate in English orally and
in a written way.

a. Passive skills
Listening
Reading
b. Active skills
Speaking
Writing
Warming up

Mention 5 different activities that you have done before going to

campus?
Begin your answer with :
Before going to campus
I have __had/ eaten my breakfast_________
I have _______________________________
I have _______________________________
I have _______________________________
I have _______________________________
VERBS :
a. Irregular verbs (Kata kerja tidak beraturan)
Eat- ate – eaten (a–b–c)
Blow – blew - blown
Get – got – got (a–b–b)
Hang – hung - hung
Cut – cut – cut (a–a–a)
Hit – hit – hit (a – a – a )
Read – read – read (a – a – a )
b. Regular verbs (Kata kerja beraturan)
Try – tried – tried
Help – helped – helped
Play – played - played
• The present perfect is formed from the present tense of the verb
have and the past participle of a verb:

SUBJET + HAS / HAVE + VERB PARTICIPLE (THIRD VERB)

• The present perfect continuous is formed with have/has been and

the -ing form of the verb:

SUBJECT + HAS / HAVE + BEEN + VERB PRESENT + ING

Use
We use the present perfect tense:
1. for something that started in the past and continues in the present:
They’ve been married for nearly fifty years.
She has lived in Liverpool all her life.

Note:
We normally use the present perfect continuous for this:
She has been living in Liverpool all her life.
It’s been raining for hours.
2. for something we have done several times in the past and
continue to do:
I’ve played the guitar ever since I was a teenager.
He has written three books and he is working on another one.
I’ve been watching that program every week.

We often use a clause with since to show when something started in

the past:
They’ve been staying with us since last week.
I have worked here since I left school.
I’ve been watching that program every week since it started.
3. when we are talking about our experience up to the present:
Note:
We often use the adverb ever to talk about experience up to the
present:
My last birthday was the worst day I have ever had.

Note:
and we use never for the negative form:
Have you ever met George? Yes, but I’ve never met his wife.
4. For something that happened in the past but is important
at the time of speaking:
I can’t get in the house. I’ve lost my keys.
Teresa isn’t at home. I think she has gone shopping.
I’m tired out. I’ve been working all day.
5. We use the present perfect of be when someone has gone to a
place and returned:
A: Where have you been?
B: I’ve just been out to the supermarket.
A: Have you ever been to San Francisco?
B: No, but I’ve been to Los Angeles.

But when someone has not returned we use have/has gone:

A: Where is Maria? I haven’t seen her for weeks.
B: She's gone to Paris for a week. She’ll be back tomorrow.
6. We often use the present perfect with time adverbials
which refer to the recent past:
just;
only just;
recently;
oScientists have recently discovered a new breed of monkey.
oWe have just got back from our holidays.
or adverbials which include the present:
ever (in questions);
so far; until now; up to now; yet (in questions and
negatives)
oHave you ever seen a ghost?
oWhere have you been up to now?
oHave you finished your homework yet? No, so far I’ve only
done my history.
WARNING:
We do not use the present perfect with an adverbial which refers to
past time which is finished:
I have seen that film yesterday.
We have just bought a new car last week.
When we were children we have been to California.

But we can use it to refer to a time which is not yet finished:

Have you seen Helen today?
We have bought a new car this week.
Change the following sentences into present perfect tense form!
1) (She / go / to the library today)
2) (you / keep a pet for three years)
3) (you / eat Thai food before)?
4) (it / rain all day)?
5) (who / we / forget to invite)?
6) (we / not / hear that song already)
7) (he / not / forget his books)
8) (she / steal all the chocolate) .
9) (I / explain it well)?
10) (who / he / meet recently)? .
Use “Present perfect continuous tense form” !
1) She (work) here for five years.
2) I (study) all day.
3) You (eat) a lot recently..
4) We (live) in London for six months..
5) He (play) football, so he's tired..
6) They (learn) English for two years..
7) I (cook) so I'm really hot..
8) She (go) to the cinema every weekend for years..
9) It (rain) the pavement is wet..
10) You (sleep) for twelve hours..
Change the verb into the correct form of the past simple or present perfect
1) Last night I (lose) my keys – I had to call my flatmate to let me in..
2) I (lose) my keys - can you help me look for them?.
3) I (visit) Paris three times..
4) Last year I (visit) Paris..
5) I (know) my great grandmother for a few years - she died when I was
eight...
6) I (know) Julie for three years - we still meet once a month...
7) I (play) Hockey since I was a child - I'm pretty good!..
8) She (play) hockey at school but she didn't like it..
9) Sorry, I (miss) the bus - I'm going to be late..
10) I (miss) the bus and then I (miss) the aeroplane as well!..