REMEMBER

The present perfect is used to talk about a finished action that has an influence on the
present or about actions that started in the past and continue up to the present. You use it
to describe your experiences in life and talk about change that has happened over a period
of time. It is also used to refer to a recent happening.

You can’t use the present perfect with specific time expressions such as last, ago, etc...

AFFIRMATIVE Subject+ have/has+ past participle of the verb. I have done my

homework He has just arrived

NEGATIVE Subject+ haven’t / hasn´t + past participle of the verb. He hasn’t

finished They have never been to London

INTERROGATIVE Have / Has +subject+ past participle of the verb. Have you visited
Paris? Has he brushed his teeth yet?

• Write the past participle form of the verbs.

• Take Taken
• Work Worked
• Drink Drunk
• Be Been
• Give Given
• forget Forgotten
• sleep Slept
• play Played
• go Went
• see Seen
• lose Lost
• do Done
• have Had
• study Studied
• buy Bought
B) Put the words in the correct order.

• has / to / gone / dentist’s / he / the

• He has gone to the dentist’s

• traveled / people / to the moon / have

• People have traveled to the moon

• hasn’t / the / stopped / rain

• The rain hasn’t stopped

• had / a cold / for 2 weeks / I / have

• I have had a cold for 2 weeks

• (-) seen / you / John / have

• Have you seen John?

• met / him / we / already / have

• We already have met him

• has / Paul / alcohol / drunk / never

• Paul has never drunk alcohol

• a lot / have / I / learned / so far

• I have learned a lot so far

• have / not / yet / finished / we

• We haven’t finished yet

• (-) they / to school / gone / have

• Have they gone to school?

C) Match the questions to the answers.

• Have you ever been to New York? No, I haven’t

• Where have you been? At the park
• Has he finished yet? Yes, he has
• Has Sue done her homework? No, she hasn’t
• Which color have they painted the room? Yellow
• Have you sent the email? Yes, I have

• No, she hasn’t.

• Yes, I have.
 • Yellow.
• Yes, he has.
• No, I haven’t.
• At the park.

D) Make sentences
Have washed
• I ____________________ my father’s car (wash)
Have visited
• They _________________ the museum (visit)
Has given
• Jack _________________ up smoking (give)
Has just __________
• He _____ cleaned his bike (clean)
Have
• ________ called
you __________ Betty? (call)
Have
• We ________ seen
not ________ you (see)
Has
• Where _______ gone
she ______? (go)
Have
• I _______ had
just ________ an accident (have)
• How many books _______ Have read
you ________? (read)
Has rained
• It __________________ a lot (rain)
Have been
• They ________________ to the shop (be)
• Has decided
Pam _________________ to come (decide)
• Have finished
I ___________________ yet (finish)
• Has eaten
Paul _________________ all the cookies (eat)
• you
Have ______ been to Rome? (be)
ever _______
• Has won
My team ______________ twice so far (win)
• Have drunk
We _________________ too much! (drink)
• Have worked
I ___________________ in this bank for 2 years (work)
• How much food ______ Have you _______?
bought (buy)
• Have not __________
They ______ slept well (sleep)

E) Answer the questions, making full sentences

• How many books have you read this week?

I haven’t read any books this week
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• How long have you learned English?
I have learned English for at least 10 years
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• Have you ever been to Athens?
No, I haven't
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• Have you brushed your teeth yet?
Yes, I have
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• Have you finished your homework yet?
No, I haven't
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• Have you tidied up your room?
Yes, I have
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• How much coffee have you drunk so far?
I have had a cup of coffee so far
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• Have you ever met a VIP?
No, I haven’t
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