1) The document provides information on how to use the present perfect tense in English grammar. It discusses how to form the present perfect using have/has and the past participle, and how it is used to talk about indefinite time in the past.
2) It includes examples of affirmative and negative statements, yes/no questions, and irregular verb forms in the present perfect and simple past tenses.
3) There are exercises for learners to practice forming sentences using the present perfect and simple past tenses correctly based on contexts that indicate indefinite or definite past time frames.
1) The document provides information on how to use the present perfect tense in English grammar. It discusses how to form the present perfect using have/has and the past participle, and how it is used to talk about indefinite time in the past.
2) It includes examples of affirmative and negative statements, yes/no questions, and irregular verb forms in the present perfect and simple past tenses.
3) There are exercises for learners to practice forming sentences using the present perfect and simple past tenses correctly based on contexts that indicate indefinite or definite past time frames.
1) The document provides information on how to use the present perfect tense in English grammar. It discusses how to form the present perfect using have/has and the past participle, and how it is used to talk about indefinite time in the past.
2) It includes examples of affirmative and negative statements, yes/no questions, and irregular verb forms in the present perfect and simple past tenses.
3) There are exercises for learners to practice forming sentences using the present perfect and simple past tenses correctly based on contexts that indicate indefinite or definite past time frames.
1) The document provides information on how to use the present perfect tense in English grammar. It discusses how to form the present perfect using have/has and the past participle, and how it is used to talk about indefinite time in the past.
2) It includes examples of affirmative and negative statements, yes/no questions, and irregular verb forms in the present perfect and simple past tenses.
3) There are exercises for learners to practice forming sentences using the present perfect and simple past tenses correctly based on contexts that indicate indefinite or definite past time frames.
For regular verbs, the past participle form is the same as the simple past form. Use the present perfect to talk about an indefinite time in the past. open ➔ opened Form the present perfect with have or has and a past participle. study ➔ studied Affirmative and negative statements Irregular verbs We ’ve met them. She ’s called him. base form simple past past participle haven’t hasn’t be was / were been Yes / no questions come came come do did done A: Have you met them? A: Has she called him? eat ate eaten B: Yes, we have. / No, we haven’t. B: Yes, she has. / No, she hasn’t. fall fell fallen go went gone Remember: Use the simple past tense to talk about a have had had definite or specific time. make made made present perfect: indefinite time simple past tense: definite time meet met met see saw seen I’ve met Bill twice. We met in 1999 and again in 2004. speak spoke spoken take took taken Contractions write wrote written ’ve met = have met ’s met = has met For more irregular verb forms, see page 123. haven’t met = have not met hasn’t met = has not met GRAMMAR BOOSTER p. 126 A Choose the correct form to complete each sentence. • The present perfect: information questions 1 We’ve the 2:00 express train many times. a take b took c taken 2 I had breakfast at 9:00, but I haven’t lunch. a have b had c having 3 Alison has to the mall. a went b gone c go 4 My younger brother has home from work. a come b came c comes 5 They posted some messages yesterday, but they haven’t anything about their trip. a written b write c wrote B PAIR WORK Complete the conversations with the present perfect or the simple past tense. Then practice the conversations with a partner. 1 A: our new teacher? Jake / meet B: Yes, . He her in the office this morning. meet 2 A: to this class before? they / be B: No, . They’re new at this school. 3 A: in the new school restaurant? you / eat B: No, . Is it good? 4 A: with the school director? your classmates / speak B: Yes, . They with her yesterday. speak 5 A: the new language lab? Beth / see B: No, . But she the library. see 4 UNIT 1