Study these examples

."We haven't seen each other since last

summer."
."I've just bumped into Karen."
."We haven't spoken to each other yet."
."She has argued with me over an unimportant
thing."
.“We have already made efforts to stay on
speaking terms."
o What is the general time of all these
actions?
o Do we know exactly the specific time of
these action?
Present perfect tense
• I saw a movie yesterday.
WHAT TENSE IS THE VERB TO SEE??

WHEN DID I SEE THE MOVIE??

• I have seen a movie.

WHEN DID I SEE THE MOVIE??

Do I SAY WHEN EXACTLY I SAW THE MOVIE??

IS THIS SIMPLE PAST ?

 Present perfect tense
We form the present perfect tense with :
Subject+ have / has + past participle.

I
You
We have eaten an apple.
They
plural

He
She has eaten an apple.
It
Ahmed/Fatima
 Present perfect tense
Affirmative: Subject+have/has + past participle.
▪ I have gone to school

Negative: Subject+have/has + not+ past

participle.
● I have not gone to school
interrogative: have/has +subject+ past participle.
● Have you gone to school?
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE

He has written a He has not

letter. Has he written a letter?
written a letter

They have They have not

Have they stopped?
stopped stopped.

We have not
We have danced Have we danced?
danced
She has not
She has worked. Has she worked?,
worked

Andy has not

AAndy has slept Has andy slept?
slept.
 Practice (1)
Present Past Present perfect
e.g. make made have / has made
1 do did have / has done
2 tidy tidied have / has tidied
3 eat ate have / has eaten
4 draw drew have / has drawn
5 take took have / has taken
6 paint painted have / has painted
7 write wrote have / has written
Practice (2)
Present Past Present perfect
8 ride rode have / has ridden
9 swim swam have / has swum
10 sweep swept have / has swept
11 move moved have / has moved
12 see saw have / has seen
13 speak spoke have / has spoken
14 cook cooked have / has cooked
15 break broke have / has broken
 What time expressions do we use with
present perfect?
Have you finished homework yet?.
She hasn’t finished her homework yet.
yet.
We have already started revising for the exam.
My father has just come from Meknes.
Have you ever met a famous football player?
player?

Ever: to ask question about experience(interrogative)

Just: to express recent activity(affirmative)
Already: to express an early activity (affirmative)
Yet: to express unfinished activity(negative or interrogative+
at the end of sentence )
Complete the sentences with the appropriate words
from the list. (yet – since- already – for – just)
1. I haven't eaten dinner …………….; I'm still waiting
for it to be ready.
2. I’ve ……………….. received your email; thank
you for the quick response.
3. We’ve been friends ……………………. more than
five years.
4. It’s been a really long time …………………. we
last met.
5. I’ve …………………….. read that book three
times; it's one of my favorites.
6. Have you finished writing the report …………….?
Complete the dialogue with correct forms of Present
Perfect of the given verbs.
1. Scientists ……………………….. (find) a new kind of
bacteria recently.
2. The scientist …………………… (not/publish) the
results of the experiment yet.
3. Researchers …………………… (discover) a new
hormone that controls hunger.
4. The student ……………… (do) the biology
assignment.
5. A: Where …………..you………… (be) this long?
B: I was at the office; a report ……………………
(keep)
busy the whole day.
A: So, …………… it ……………. (take) the whole day?
B: Yes, I …………………….. (finish) it.
Answer these question by using present perfect tense and
time expressions: yet-just-already-never .

• Have you ever gone to Canada?

• Have you studied Present perfect tense?

• Have you got your baccalaureate?

• Have you studied simple past ?

• Have you had math today?

 Present Perfect

Yet,just,already, since, for

 Yet
In the Present Perfect tense, we use yet
with questions or negative (no)
sentences. We put yet at the end of the
sentence.

Have you eaten the apples yet? (question)

‘Yet’ goes at the END of the sentence or question.

No, I haven’t eaten the apples yet. (negative)

 Just
In the Present Perfect tense, we use
just with positive sentences. To say that
something happened recently. We put
just before the main verb.

My sister has just started a new job. (positive)

‘just’ goes before the verb of the sentence.
 already
In the Present Perfect tense, we use
just with positive sentences. To say that
something happened before a longer
period of time. We put already before
the main verb.
My brother has already finished his Biology
studies. Now he is a pharmacist (positive)
‘already’ goes before the verb of the sentence.
 ever
In the Present Perfect tense, we use ever
(question) and never (answer) to express
lack of experience.

Have you ever been to France? (question)

No,I’ve never gone to France. (answer)

We use the present perfect tense with
since and for to say how long an action
has lasted.

I have played the piano since 2007.

I have played the piano for 5 years.

Since
We use since with the present perfect
tense to refer to the starting point of
an action.

I have studied at this school since 2007.

starting time Now

2007 2015

(2007 is a point of time, not a period of time.)

 For
We use for with the present perfect tense
to refer to a period of time.

I have studied at this school for five years.

Now
since 2010 2015

starting
time period of time
(for five years)

( ‘Five years’ is a period of time, not a point of time.)

Practice (1)
Use since or for.
for ten years.
1 I have had piano lessons _____
since 2003.
2 Peter has collected stamps _____
since last month.
3 Amy has grown flowers _____
4 My brother has played football _____
for two
years.
5 My brother has not played football _____
since
he broke his leg.
for
6 John and Jenny have been friends _____
eight months.
7 They have done Karate _____
since 2000.
Past tense & Present perfect tense

Past Tense Present Perfect Tense

⬥ actions that ⬥ actions that started

happened in in the past and
the past continue to the present
e.g. I watched a movie e.g. I’ve studied in this
yesterday. school since 2010.

⬥ actions that have just

finished
e.g. I’ve just watched a
movie.
Past tense & Present perfect tense

Past Tense Present Perfect Tense

⬥ We know the ⬥ We do not know the

specific point of time of the action.
time of the
action.
e.g. I drew a picture e.g. I’ve drawn a picture
last night. already.
Past tense & Present perfect tense

Past Tense Present Perfect Tense

⬥ verb - 1 word ⬥ verb - 2 words

e.g. I started playing e.g. I’ve played football
football in 2000. since 2000.
⬥ Hint words: ⬥ expressions:
yesterday, since, for, already, just,
last night, yet, ever, never,
last Sunday,
last year, ago,
in 2000
Practice (1)
e.g. I _______
made a dress two weeks ago. (make)

1 I ______________
have lived in Hong Kong since 1990.
(live)
bought our house in 2000. (buy)
2 My parents _______
3 Miss Lee ___________
has taught at my school
for two years. (teach)
4 Tom _______
visited his uncle one month ago. (visit)
5 Polly and Dolly __________
have been friends
since last year. (be)
6 The baby __________
has slept for four hours. (sleep)
 Practice (2)

Write sentences in present perfect

simple.
They / play / football - They have played football
He / speak / English - He has spoken English
I / write / a poem -I have written a poem
We / not / wash / the car -We haven’t washed the car
Nancy / not / meet / her friends-
Nancy hasn’t met her friends
 Let’s practice a little!
1. I ……… (see) that film before.
2. We ………. (read) three English books in class.
3. My mother ……….. (be) to London twice this
year.
4. John ………… (borrow) four CDs from me.
5. The children ………… (eat) breakfast.
6. You ………… (drink) all the coffee.
7. Be quiet! The film ………….. (start).
 Let’s practice a little!
1. I have seen that film before.
2. We have read three English books in class.
3. My mother has been to London twice this
year.
4. John has borrowed four CDs from me.
5. The children have eaten breakfast.
6. You have drunk all the coffee.
7. Be quiet! The film has started.
Grammar : Present perfect tense

Use of the Present Perfect

1⬥ actions that started in the past and continue
to the present
e.g. I’ve studied in this school since
2010.
2⬥ actions that have just finished
e.g. I’ve just watched a
movie.
3⬥ We do not know the time of the action.
e.g. I’ve drawn a picture
Thank you
:)
Grammar : Present perfect tense
We form the present perfect tense with :
Subject+have / has + past participle.

Affirmative: Subject+have/has + past participle.

▪ I have gone to school

Negative: Subject+have/has + not+ past participle.

• I have not gone to school

interrogative: have/has +Subject+ past participle.

• Have you gone to school?
 Use of the Present Perfect
1⬥ actions that started in the past and continue
to the present
e.g. I’ve studied in this school since
2010.
2⬥ actions that have just finished
e.g. I’ve just watched a
movie.
3⬥ We do not know the time of the action.
e.g. I’ve drawn a picture

Expressions
since, for, already, just, yet, ever, never,