Unit 5: Experiences

Lesson 5 A : I’ve tried spicy food!

Grammar: Present Perfect

The "present perfect" of any verb is made up of two elements: the appropriate form of the auxiliary verb to
have (present) and the "past participle" of the main verb. The form of the "past participle" of a regular verb is
root + ed, eg : played, arrived, looked.

Example: To Walk, "present perfect"

Affirmative Negative Interrogative
I have walked You I haven't walked Have I walked?
have walked You haven't walked. Have you walked?
He, she, it has walked He, she, hasn't walked We Has he, she, it walked? Have
We have walked haven't walked we walked?
You have walked You haven't walked Have you walked?
They have walked They haven't walked
Have they
walked?
The "present perfect" is used to describe:
An action or situation that started in the past and continues in the present. "I have lived in Bristol since 1984" = I still
live there.
An action performed for a period of time not yet concluded.
"She has been to the cinema twice this week". = the week is not over yet.)

An action repeated in a non-specific period of time located between the past and the present. "We have visited
Portugal several times".

An action that has been completed in the very recent past, indicated by 'just'. "I have just finished my work".
An action for which the precise moment in which it occurred is not important. "I've read 'War and Peace" . = what is
relevant is the result of the action.
Exercises:
Exercise 1.- Complete with the correct present perfect tense
1.-Karen has sent me an e-mail. (to send)
2.-Dave and Pat have visited he museum. (to visit)
3.-I have been at the pet shop. (to be)
4.-They have packet already their rucksacks. (to pack) 5.-
Marcus has had an accident. (to have)

Exercise 2.-Choose the correct answer and fill in the gaps

1.- I haven't finished my homework yet.
a) have finish b) has finished c) did finished d) haven't finished 2.
My father is on the way. He hasn't arrived home yet.
a) haven't arrived b) hasn't arrived c) didn't arrived d) arrived
3. I am not hungry. I have just eaten.
a) yet b) now c) just d) ever
4. I have never been to Paris.
a) been b) went c) go d) was
5. Have you ever been to New York?
a) Are b) Were c) Do d) have

Exercise 3-Complete the sentences with the present perfect or past simple form of the verbs in brackets.

A I 1 have been (never go) to a real Madrid match.

B Neither have I. But last year, I 2saw (see)Barca play Chelsea.
A 3 Have you ever gone (you ever go) to London?
B Yes, I stayed (stay) there when I studied (study)in England last year.
A Has Amy come (Amy come) back from holiday?
B Yes, she did.
A When did she arrived (she arrive)?
B Her plane 9 Landed (land) an hour ago.
A have you ever ridden a camel?
B No, I Have not . But last year I tried (try) horse riding.
A How many countries have you visited (you visit)
B I don’t know exactly , but I have gone (go) to all the continents, including
Antartica.
I traveled (travel) there last year with some scientists and we have spend (spend)
three weeks there.