Present perfect tense

Regular verbs
Infinitive Past simple Past participle
ask asked asked
cook cooked cooked
close closed closed
change changed changed
carry carried carried
try tried tried
cry cried cried
Irregular verbs
Infinitive Past simple Past participle
be was/were been
drink drank drunk
begin began begun
hide hid hidden
fall fell fallen
ride rode ridden
run ran run
come came come
Irregular verbs
Infinitive Past simple Past participle
get got got
buy bought bought
catch caught caught
read read read
cut cut cut
put put put
 affirmative
and negative
Present
perfect
question forms
Present perfect
 We use “present perfect” to talk about:
 an experience at some time in your life up to
now.
 No time frame
Affirmative
I
cooked fried rice.
You
have
We (’ve)
tried skiing.
They

He
has gone camping.
She
(’s)
It run to the mall.
Examples (affirmative):
They have cooked the rice.
OR
They’ve cooked the rice.

She has gone camping.

OR
She’s gone camping.
Negative
I
cooked fried rice.
You
have
We (’ve)
tried skiing.
They never

He
has gone camping.
She
(’s)
It run to the mall.
Examples (negative):
They have never cooked the rice.
OR
They’ve never cooked the rice.

She has never gone camping.

OR
She’s never gone camping.
Question forms
cooked fried rice?
you tried skiing?
Have we ever
they run to the mall?

Yes, I/ we/ they have.

No, I/ we/ they haven’t.

Question forms
cooked fried rice?
he tried skiing?
Has she ever
it run to the mall?

Yes, he/she/it has.

No, he/she/it hasn’t.

Summary
affirmative have/has

Present have never

negative
perfect has never

question Have… ever

forms Has… ever
Practice!
1. have flown / ’ve flown
I _________________________ (fly) in a
hot-air balloon.

2. has been / ’s been

He _____________________________
(been) to the USA.

3. has never bought

Kathy __________________________
(never buy) a car before.
Practice!
4. Josie and her sister
have never walked
_________________________ (never walk)
to the park.

5. Have you ever travelled

A: ____________________________ (travel)
by train?
B: Yes, I have.
Practice!
6. Has he ever seen
Kelly: _________________________ (see)
the stars?
Tara: No, he hasn’t.

7. Tim: Has Samantha ever been camping?

Ben: Yes, _________________________.
she has
Practice!
8. Molly: Have we drank the juice?
we haven’t
Lolita: No, _________________________.