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PRESENT PERFECT
materials
5 grammar posters (general, structure, 3 uses)
3 games for each use
participles verb list
participles worksheet list
4 grammar worksheets (structure, 3 uses)
reading comprehension
writing
PRESENT PERFECT
Used for experiences, recent past events and unfinished situations

I have flown in a helicopter.

She has lost the bus.

We have studied in this school for ten years.

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PRESENT PERFECT
STRUCTURE

have/has + past participle

subject+ subject+ Have/Has+

+ have/has+ - haven‘t/hasn‘t+ ? subject+
past participle past participle past participle?

P X Pr F
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PRESENT PERFECT
Use 1: Experiences

P ??? Pr F

I have swum with dolphins. She has ridden a motorbike.

ever never
(any time) (no time)
Have you ever flown in a hot-air balloon? They have never travelled by boat.

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PRESENT PERFECT
Use 2: Unfinished situations

P ::::::::: Pr ::::::::: F
She has worked as a We have lived in this
nurse for ten years. house since 2020.

for since
(duration event) (beginning of event)

HOW 8 days, 2 months, 3 years 5 o’clock, Friday, 1st June

a while, a long time August, 2022, I was 5 years old
LONG?
I have been a student for ten years. He has been ill since Tuesday.

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PRESENT PERFECT
Use 3: Recent past events

P Pr F
She has worked as a We have lived in this
nurse for ten years. house since 2020.

just already yet

now expectation
(waiting for or
(short time ago) (before expected) expecting something)

Have they watched the film yet?

She has just arrived. I have already found my keys. We haven‘t watched the film yet.

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 PRESENT PERFECT
Used for experiences, recent past events and unfinished states

SIGNAL WORDS STRUCTURE

Experiences
???
+
P Pr F
Subject + has/have + V-ed/3rd

Ever Never Ex: He has visited Paris.

Recent past events

-
P Pr F
Subject + hasn’t/haven’t + V-ed/3rd
Ex: He hasn't visited Paris
Just Already Yet

Unfinished states
Has/Have + subject + V-ed/3rd?
P ::::::::::
For
Pr ::::::::::
Since
F
? Ex: Has he visited Paris?

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 Have you Have you Have you Have you Have you
ever sung ever won a Have you ever had a Have you ever read ever had a
karaoke in contest or ever ridden pen pal from ever gone an entire sleepover
front of a competition? a horse? a different camping? book in one with
crowd? country? sitting? friends?

Have you Have you

ever tried ever had a
an extreme picnic in the

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sport? great
outdoors?
Have you Have you

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ever ever flown a
participated kite in a
in a talent park?
show?

Have you
ever gone
BOARD GAME Have you
ever played
scuba a joke on
diving? someone?

Have you Have you Have you

ever
ever met
someone
famous?
travelled to
a foreign
START FINISH Have you
ever broken
a bone?
ever laughed
in a serious
situation?
country?
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two hours yesterday

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ever half past six

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I was 2 years old I left school

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three days six months

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a long time 2nd June

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three centuries I got up

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just just just just

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already already already already

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yet yet yet yet

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yet? yet? yet? yet?

IRREGULAR PARTICIPLES
Auxiliary verbs A_EN group I_EN group
DO -done EAT - eaten RIDE - ridden
CAN - could TAKE - taken WRITE - written
HAVE - had fALL- fallen DRIVE - driven
BE - been GIVE - given
FORGIVE- forgiven
T group

No change BUILD - built

FEEL - felt GHT (ot) group
COST - cost LEAVE - left BRING - brought
CUT - cut MEET - met BUY - bought
PUT - put SEND - sent CATCH - caught
READ - read SPEND - spent FIGHT - fought
HURT- hurt SLEEP - slept TEACH - taught
LET - let LOSE - lost THINK - thought
RUN - run KEEP - kept
LEARN - learnt
BURN - burnt
DREAM - dreamt WN group
O_ EN group
GET- got FLY - flown
BREAK - broken SIT- sat DRAW - drawn
SPEAK - spoken
KNOW - known
STEAL - stolen
THROW - thrown
FREEZE - frozen D group GROW - grown
CHOOSE - chosen
HEAR - heard BLOW - blown
WAKE - woken
FORGET - forgotten FEED - fed
PAY - paid
SAY - said OTHERS
GO - gone
I to U group
O group SEE - seen
BEGIN - begun MAKE - made
SWIM - swum SHINE - shone STAND - stood
DRINK - drunk WIN - won FIND - found
SING - sung COME - come TELL - told
RING - rung BECOME - become SELL - sold
SINK - sunk WEAR- worn HOLD - held

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IRREGULAR PARTICIPLES
Auxiliary verbs A_EN group I_EN group
DO -done EAT - eaten RIDE - ridden
CAN - could TAKE - taken WRITE - written
HAVE - had fALL- fallen DRIVE - driven
BE - been GIVE - given
FORGIVE- forgiven
T group

No change BUILD - built

FEEL - felt GHT (ot) group
COST - cost LEAVE - left BRING - brought
CUT - cut MEET - met BUY - bought
PUT - put SEND - sent CATCH - caught
READ - read SPEND - spent FIGHT - fought
HURT- hurt SLEEP - slept TEACH - taught
LET - let LOSE - lost THINK - thought
RUN - run KEEP - kept
LEARN - learnt
BURN - burnt
DREAM - dreamt WN group
O_ EN group
GET- got FLY - flown
BREAK - broken SIT- sat DRAW - drawn
SPEAK - spoken
KNOW - known
STEAL - stolen
THROW - thrown
FREEZE - frozen D group GROW - grown
CHOOSE - chosen
HEAR - heard BLOW - blown
WAKE - woken
FORGET - forgotten FEED - fed
PAY - paid
SAY - said OTHERS
GO - gone
I to U group
O group SEE - seen
BEGIN - begun MAKE - made
SWIM - swum SHINE - shone STAND - stood
DRINK - drunk WIN - won FIND - found
SING - sung COME - come TELL - told
RING - rung BECOME - become SELL - sold
SINK - sunk WEAR- worn HOLD - held

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IRREGULAR PARTICIPLES
Auxiliary verbs A_EN group I_EN group
DO -__________ EAT - _________ RIDE - _________
CAN - _________ TAKE - _________ WRITE - _________
HAVE -_________ fALL- _________ DRIVE - _________
BE - __________ GIVE - _________
FORGIVE- _________
T group

No change BUILD - _________

FEEL - _________ GHT (ot) group
COST - _________ LEAVE - _________ BRING - _________
CUT - _________ MEET - _________ BUY - _________
PUT - _________ SEND - _________ CATCH - _________
READ - _________ SPEND - _________ FIGHT - _________
HURT- _________ SLEEP - _________ TEACH - _________
LET - _________ LOSE - _________ THINK - _________
RUN - _________ KEEP - _________
LEARN - _________
BURN - _________
DREAM - _________ WN group
O_ EN group
GET- _________ FLY - _________
BREAK - _________ SIT- _________ DRAW - _________
SPEAK - _________
KNOW - _________
STEAL - _________
THROW - _________
FREEZE - _________ D group GROW - _________
CHOOSE - _________
HEAR - _________ BLOW - _________
WAKE - __________
FORGET - ___________ FEED - _________
PAY - _________
SAY - _________ OTHERS
GO - _________
I to U group
O group SEE - _________
BEGIN - _________ MAKE - _________
SWIM - _________ SHINE - _________ STAND - _________
DRINK - _________ WIN - _________ FIND - _________
SING - _________ COME - _________ TELL - _________
RING - _________ BECOME - _________ SELL - _________
SINK - _________ WEAR- _________ HOLD - _________

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PRESENT PERFECT
GRAMMAR: HAVE/HAS + PARTICIPLE
Grammar
Used for experiences, recent past events and unfinished situations

P X Pr F

have/has + past participle

-ed/ irregular (3rd column)

1. Complete the following sentences with the correct present perfect form.
1. I _______________________ (not/eat) sushi before today.

2. Sarah ____________________ (visit) three different countries since last year.

3. We ____________________________ (be) friends for ten years.

4. He __________________________ (finish) the project the teacher sent us.

5. They ______________________ (live) in this city for five months now.

6. The team _________________ (win) several championships since the new coach arrived.

7. She _______________________ (not/see) that movie yet.

8. We _______________________ (not/try) this restaurant before.

9. ________________________________ (you/tidy) your room yet?

10. _______________________________(she/speak) to the teacher?

2. Invent sentences with the present perfect with the verbs given.
1. + meet: _________________________________________________________________________

2. - speak: ________________________________________________________________________

3. ? see: ___________________________________________________________________________

4. ? hear: __________________________________________________________________________

5. + visit: __________________________________________________________________________

6. + read: __________________________________________________________________________

7. - go: ___________________________________________________________________________

8. - finish: _________________________________________________________________________

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PRESENT PERFECT WITH EVER NEVER

EXPERIENCES
Experiences
We use the present perfect for experiences

P ??? Pr F

ever (any time) never (no time)

Have you ever flown in a hot-air balloon? They have never travelled by boat.

1. Answer the following questions about your or your family.

1. Have you ever travelled to a different continent? _________________________________________________

2. Have you ever tried skydiving or bungee jumping? ________________________________________________

3. Have you ever met a celebrity in person? ________________________________________________________

4. Have you ever participated in a cooking class?___________________________________________________

5. Has your mum ever broken a bone? _____________________________________________________________

6. Have you ever sung karaoke in front of a crowd? _________________________________________________

7. Has your dad ever learned to play a musical instrument? __________________________________________

8. Have you ever ridden a hot air balloon? _________________________________________________________

9. Has your dad ever volunteered for a charitable organisation? _____________________________________

10. Have your mum ever gone on a road trip across multiple states or countries? _______________________

2. Invent questions with have you ever. Then, ask a friend and write the answer.
1. _________________________________________________________________? ________________________

2. _________________________________________________________________? ______________________

3. _________________________________________________________________? ______________________

4. _________________________________________________________________? ______________________

5. _________________________________________________________________? ______________________

6. _________________________________________________________________? ______________________

7. _________________________________________________________________? ______________________

8. _________________________________________________________________? ______________________

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PRESENT PERFECT WITH FOR AND SINCE

UNFINISHED SITUATIONS
Unfinished situations
We use the present perfect for unfinished situations

P ::::::::: Pr ::::::::: F

for since
(duration event) (beginning of event)
HOW
LONG? 8 days, 2 months, 3 years 5 o’clock, Friday, 1st June
a while, a long time August, 2022, I was 5 years old

I have been a student for ten years. He has been ill since Tuesday.

1. Write these words in the correct place and then invent sentences with some of them.

ten years, Tuesday, two months, 7th of July, 2017, I was a baby, a long time, half
past five, March, my whole life, four centuries, I finished school, ever, 10:00 am,

For Since

1. ___________________________________________________________________________________________

2. ___________________________________________________________________________________________

3. ___________________________________________________________________________________________

4. ___________________________________________________________________________________________

5. ___________________________________________________________________________________________

6. ___________________________________________________________________________________________

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PRESENT PERFECT WITH JUST, ALREADY AND YET

RECENT PAST EVENTS

Recent past events
We use the present perfect for recent past events

P Pr F

just already yet

now expectation
(waiting for or
(short time ago) (before expected) expecting something)

Have they watched the film yet?

She has just arrived. I have already found my keys. We haven‘t watched the film yet.

1. Look at the following pictures and write sentences with the words given.

1 1.(just /send a message)_____________________________

______________________________________________________

2.(have lunch/yet?)___________________________________
______________________________________________________
2
3 1.(upload the photo/yet?))___________________________
______________________________________________________

2.(just/receive an email)_____________________________
______________________________________________________
4
5 1.(not do/yet)________________________________________
______________________________________________________

2.(not/make a cake yet)_____________________________

______________________________________________________
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 READING : PRESENT PERFECT
My amazing experience

Read the following text

Hey there! I want to tell you about my amazing adventure. I have just come back from a
trip to the mountains with my family. It was super cool!
We have seen so many interesting things. We have climbed big rocks, crossed a little river,
and even found a secret cave. I have never done these things before, and it was so much
fun!
My mom and dad have taken lots of pictures. We have also seen
cute animals like squirrels and birds. I have never seen animals like that in
Richard’s
the city. class went on an excursion to the museum today. They were so
We haveto
excited eaten
learnyummy food.
more My mom has made
information aboutdelicious sandwiches,
the animals that existed in the
and we have had a picnic on top of a hill. The view was incredible!
past. Richard loves history. Dinosaurs are his favourite animal even
I have learned many new things
though during this adventure.
dinosaurs I have learned how
are extinct!
to read a map, and I have learned the names of different plants and
When they arrived at the museum, a tour guide was at the door. Her name
flowers.
was Alana. Alana showed the kids different exhibits in the museum. She
Now, I am so happy because I have experienced all these amazing things.
also told the kids so many facts about every piece in the museum. The kids
I can't wait to tell my friends about my adventure when I see them at
school. I havelearnt
had theso much
best from Alana. She was very nice too!
time ever!
The kids asked Alana lots of questions. Alana answered all of their
questions and the kids were so happy! The kids even touched some of the
Answer the following questions
artifacts in the museum. They were very careful. They didn’t want to break
11. Where have they been? anything there.
When the kids went back to school on the bus, they all talked about
2. Name two things they have done in the trip.
their amazing day at the museum. Richard said he wanted to be an
archaeologist.
3. Who has taken His whole
lots of class had a lot of fun. They all want to go back!
pictures?

4. Have they ever seen squirrels in the city?

5. What food has they eaten?

6. Where have they had lunch?

7. Has the boy learned new things?

8. Which ones?

9. How has he felt about the experience?

10. Have you ever done something similar?

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 WRITING
Imagine you are an astronaut living somewhere across the Space. Write a letter (100
words) to the humans on Earth in which you have to answer to these questions:
Where are you now?
How long have you been there?
How have you travelled there?
What have you seen?
What have you eaten?
Have you ever met someone or something?
What has been the most interesting experience?
What has been the worst experience?

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