FORM

A FFIRMA TIVE
Subject+ have/has + past
participle of the main verb.
NEGA TIVE
Subject+ havent / has nt +
pas t participle of the main
verb.
INTERRO GA TIVE
H ave / Has +subjec t+ past
participle of the main verb.

USE OF THE TENSE

I ts used to talk about ac tions
that have a pres ent res ult.
I cant find my key. I ve los t it.
I ts als o used to talk about
ac tions that s tarted in the past
and c ontinue up to the pres ent.
I have lived here all my life.
We often use this tense to talk
about experienc es in life or to
announce a recent happening.

BEEN OR GONE

I have never eaten caviar..

They have arres ted the thief.
When we us e this tense we are
interes ted in the ac tion its elf, not
in the time when it happened. We
cant us e pas t time expressions
with this tense.
I have bought a new c d.
N ot I have bought a new c d two
days ago.

We us e been when we want to

say s omebody has gone to a place
and has already returned from that
place.
I have been to L ondon s everal
times .
We us e gone when we want to
express s omebody has gone
s omewhere and is s till there.
Paul has gone to the cinema. H e is
not here yet.

ALREADY JUST YET NEVER EVER- FOR - SINCE

A LREA DY is us ed in
affirmative sentences before
the past partic iple.
I have already seen that film.
JUST is us ed before the past
participle to mean that
s omething happened not a
long time ago.
I ve just finis hed the book.

YET is used in negative sentenc es

with the meaning of still. I ts
placed at the end of the sentenc e.
I havent met Bob yet.
I n ques tions yet has the s ame
meaning as already and it is plac ed
at the end of the question.
H ave you met Bob yet?
NEVER is us ed before the pas t

FOR is used to talk about the

duration of an ac tion.
I have lived here for 20 years .

the past partic iple to mean you

have not experienced s omething
in your life.
I have never eaten I ndian food.
EVER is us ed before the pas t
participle to know if you have
experienc ed s omething in your
life.
H ave you ever played s nooker?

SINCE is us ed with a point in

time.
I have lived here since 1999 .
REMEMB ER we often us e this
tens e with time expressions s uc h
as : lately, recently, up to now, s o
far and after the expression I ts
the firs t /s econd time

Complete the sentences using a suitable verb from the list in the
Present Perfect.
RESCUE
TA KE

NOT LOSE

TELL

RECEIVE

1.

BREA K

KNOW
READ

NOT CA TCH

GO
HA VE

WIN

FIND
BUY
BE

FA LL
BREAK

MISS

Lorna is exe rcising be cause she wants to lose we ight but she

____________ a single k ilo ye t.

2.

Linda is ve ry sad. She ________ just _________ up with he r

boyfriend.
3.

Paul is sitting in his arm chair reading the ne wspape r. He ______

already ________ half of it.

4.

Jim is ve ry happy be cause he ____________ the football match.

5.

This is the first time Alan _______________ hiking. He s really

ex cited.
6.

Its a sunny warm day so Lisa ____________ the baby for a walk .

7.

The fireman ____________ just __________ the little boy from the

fire .
8.

Today its Be ths mums birthday. Be th ____________ he r a beautiful

bunch of flowe rs.

9.

Pete r is hitchhiking be cause his car ____________ down.

10. John and his mothe r __________ already __________ to the

supe rmarke t.
11. He nry __________ just ___________ the formula he was look ing for.
12. Larry and Cathe rine are good friends. They _____________ each othe r

for a long time .

13. Dave is reading the le tte r he ______________ from his wife.
14. Tom loves his cat. He _______________ it for a long time.
15. George is fishing in the rive r but he _______________ any fish ye t.
16. Mary ______________ Sue a se cret about one of he r school mates.
17. Look ! Poor Ben _____________ just ____________ off his bike.
18. Robe rt ______________ the bus and now he will have to take a taxi to

go to work.

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