Guide Number 1 My Life

You will learn how to:
 Talk about past events

GUIDE NUMBER 1 MY
LIFE
PRESENT PERFECT
How to form the Present Perfect:
PRESENT PERFECT AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES

PAST
SUBJECT HAVE / HAS
PARTICIPLE
I / You / We / They HAVE
written
He / She / It HAS
Note: In spoken English, it’s common to use the contraction:
 I’ve written three books. In this case, he’s, she’s,

 We’ve already seen that movie Barbara’s, etc. mean he has,
she has, and Barbara has.
 Barbara’s forgotten her cell phone.
 He’s just woken up. NOT he is, she is, or
Barbara is
PRESENT PERFECT NEGATIVE SENTENCES

HAVEN’T / HASN’T
SUBJECT PAST PARTICIPLE
Have not / has not
I / You / We / They HAVEN’T
Seen.
He / She / It HAS NOT
Examples:
 I haven’t seen John this week.

 Mary hasn’t come to class for the past two days.
PRESENT PERFECT QUESTIONS

HAVE / HAS SUBJECT PAST PARTICIPLE
HAVE I / you / we / they
finished?
HAS he / she / it
Examples:
 Have you finished the project yet?

 Has George ever been to New York?
HOW TO ANSWER PRESENT PERFECT QUESTIONS:

 Have you been to London?
Option 1(+): Yes, I have.
Option 2(-): No, I haven’t.
 Has Alex met Miriam yet?
Option 1(+): Yes, he has.
Option 2(-): No, he hasn’t.
 Have the results of the election been announced?

Option 1(+): Yes, they have.
Option 2(-): No, they haven’t.
WHAT IS THE PAST PARTICIPLE
The past participle is a form of the verb that describes a completed action or state. For regular
verbs, the past participle is the same as the simple past:
• I worked all day yesterday. (simple past)

• I’ve worked here since August. (past participle)
This is also the case for many irregular verbs:

• He sold his car last week. (simple past)
• He’s sold 200 books so far. (past participle)
However, some past participles irregular verbs are different from their simple past form:
• We wrote an article for the newspaper. (simple past)

• We’ve written for many famous publications. (past participle)
Many of these irregular past participles end in –n:

INFINITIV SIMPLE PAST
E PAST PARTICIPL
E
be was / been Other irregular past participles have a change in
were the vowel:
break broke broken
choose chose chosen PAST
do did INFINITIV
done SIMPLE
PARTICIP
drive drove drivenE PAST
LE
eat ate eaten
become became become
fall fell fallen
begin began begun
fly flew flown
come came come
forget forgot forgotten
drink drank drunk
give gave given
ring rang rung
go went gonerun ran run
know knew knownsing sang sung
see saw seen
swim swam swum
show showed shown
speak spoke spoken
steal stole stolen
take took taken
wear wore worn
write wrote written
A. Fill in the blanks to form the present perfect.
1. You have bought a new computer.
2. I ____have________learned a lot about computers.
3. We ___have_________ read the story about Google.
4. Larry ___has_________ known Sergey since they were at Stanford University.
5. They____haven’t________ (not) known each other since they were children.
6. It _____has_______been easy for me to learn about computers.
7. You____have________used the Internet many times.
8. Larry and Sergey ___haven’t_________ (not) finished their degrees.
B. Fill in the blanks with the correct past participle.

1. I have____done________ (do) many things in my life.
2. I’ve__traveled_________ (travel) to many countries and I’ve __seen_____(see) many
beautiful places.
3. I’ve____met________ (meet) lots of interesting people all over the world.
4. I have__visited__________ (visit) cities in all 5 continents.
5. I’ve__sailed______ (sail) round the world and I’ve__climbed______(climb) some of the
highest mountains.
6. I have even 4 __participated__________ (participate) in a north pole expedition.
7. I have___eaten_________ (eat) fried ants in Africa.
8. I have __had______ (have) some difficult moments but I have__forgotten__________ (forget)
all of them.
C. Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box.

not buy not do not eat meet not
phone
forget not see go invite take
1. No, I ___haven’t phoned_____________my sister. I’ll text her later.
2. She ___has invited_____________a lot of people to her wedding.
3. We __have taken______________a lot of photographs during our holidays.
4. A: Where’s Mike?
B: I don’t know, I __haven’t seen______________him today.
5. Mum, Alex __hasn’t done______________his bed!!
6. It’s Megan’s birthday tomorrow but I _haven’t bought_______________her present.
7. A: Where’s Ann?
B: She __has gone______________to bed.
8. I think we __have met______________before but I have forgotten your name.
9. I’m starving! I _haven’t eaten_______________anything since yesterday.
Complete the question and answer “yes” and “no”
Example: you / phone / the doctor? Have you phoned the doctor? Yes, I have.
1. she / finish / her meal? (+) __Has she finished her meal? She, he has___
2. they / buy / a new car? (+) __have they they bought a new car? She, they have___
3. Harry / tell / you / the news? (-) __Has herry told you the news? No he hasn’t _______
4. John / go / on holiday? (+) _Has john goen on holyday? Yes, he has____
5. Megan / open / her presents? (-) _Has megan opened her presents? No, she has hasn’t____

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You will learn how to:

 Talk about past events

How to form the Present Perfect:

PRESENT PERFECT AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES

Note: In spoken English, it’s common to use the contraction:

 I’ve written three books. In this case, he’s, she’s,

PRESENT PERFECT NEGATIVE SENTENCES

 I haven’t seen John this week.

PRESENT PERFECT QUESTIONS

 Have you finished the project yet?

HOW TO ANSWER PRESENT PERFECT QUESTIONS:

 Have the results of the election been announced?

• I worked all day yesterday. (simple past)

This is also the case for many irregular verbs:

• We wrote an article for the newspaper. (simple past)

Many of these irregular past participles end in –n:

B. Fill in the blanks with the correct past participle.

C. Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box.

Complete the question and answer “yes” and “no”

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