THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

Parts of VerbsVerbs have three parts:

A)Regular verbs:

Present (infinitive)

Past Past

participle

walkwalkedWalked

invite invited invited

Play playedPlayed

Carry carriedcarried

B) Irregular verbs:

present (infinitive)

past past

participle

runranrun

telltoldtold

drinkdrankdrunk

eatate eaten

put putput

present (infinitive)

pastpast

participle

verb to beam / is / are

was / werebeen

verb to do do / does

diddone

verb to have have / has

hadhad

For actions which happened in the For actions which happened in the past, but we don’t mention exactlypast, but we don’t mention exactly when.when.

ExamplesExamples

●●Omar doesn’t live in Cairo any more . Omar doesn’t live in Cairo any more . He He

hashas movedmoved to Port Said. to Port Said.

●●They They havehave painted painted the whole house.the whole house.

When do we use the When do we use the present perfect tense???present perfect tense???

For actions which started in the For actions which started in the past and continued up to the past and continued up to the present.present.

Examples: Examples:

●●We We have had have had this car since this car since SeptemberSeptember..

● ●They They havehave painted painted the whole house.the whole house.

We use the present perfect tense We use the present perfect tense for recently completed actions.for recently completed actions.

Examples: Examples:

●●She She has has justjust done done the homework.the homework...

● ●They They havehave alreadyalready eaten eaten out. out.

• I finished my homework an an hour ago.hour ago.• He went to the

club yesterdayyesterday.• Mother made a

cake last last FridayFriday.

• I have have justjust finishedfinished my homework.• He has has

alreadyalready beenbeen to the club.• Mother hasn’thasn’t

mademade a cake yetyet.

How do we form the How do we form the present perfect tense??present perfect tense??

1- THE POSITIVE SENTENCE:1- THE POSITIVE SENTENCE:

Subject + have / has + past participleSubject + have / has + past participleExamples:Examples:- Noha has seen has seen her uncle for a month.- I have lived have lived in New York for ten years.- Look ! Everywhere is white. It has has

snowed.snowed.

2- THE NEGATIVE SENTENCE:2- THE NEGATIVE SENTENCE:

Subject + have / has + not + Subject + have / has + not + past participlepast participle

Examples:Examples:- I haven’t eaten haven’t eaten my dinner yet.- He hasn’t finished hasn’t finished his work .- Yasser hasn’t slept hasn’t slept early.- we have never have never been to China.

3- THE QUESTION:3- THE QUESTION:

Have / has + subject + past Have / has + subject + past participleparticiple

ExamplesExamples:- Have you Have you ever seen seen this

movie?- Has the dog gone Has the dog gone for a walk?- Have they practiced Have they practiced for the

match?

already – just – so far - yet already – just – so far - yet

(since and for ) + a period of (since and for ) + a period of timetime

Examples: Examples:

●●I I have have justjust cleaned cleaned the house.the house.

● ●He He hashas alreadyalready been been to Mecca. to Mecca.

● ●They They havehave built built two new houses two new houses so farso far..

● ●Heba Heba hashas studied studied English English since 2004since 2004..

●●You You haven’thaven’t written written the letter the letter yetyet. .

LETS EXERCISE

LETS EXERCISE

Do as shown in brackets:Do as shown in brackets:1- she wrote five letters yesterday.

(use has)

She has written five letters.

2- I ----------- (be) in the party lat night.

She ---------------- (be) studying for the exam.

They have ----------------- (be) to Loxour.

isis

was was

beenbeen

3- She is writing her homework now. (already)

She has already written her homework.She has already written her homework.

4- Omar has just eaten his dinner. (negative)

Omar hasn’t eaten his dinner yet.Omar hasn’t eaten his dinner yet.

5- No, I haven’t called my mother .

(question)Have you called your mother?Have you called your mother?

6- Fill in the blanks using one of the keywords:

A- Have you -------------- been to Aswan?

B- They haven’t seen each other ------------- ten

years.

C- Marwa has----------------------- worked here .

D- She has ---------------- done her work and she is

going home now.

E- He hasn’t gone out ----------------- .You can talk

to him.

evereverforfor

recentlyrecently

alreadyalready

yetyet