present simple - do / does

present perfect - have / has + past participle

More on the
present
perfect tense

GRAMMAR

LEVEL NUMBER LANGUAGE

Beginner A2_2027G_EN English
Goals

■ Can explain the uses of the

present perfect and apply
this to a simple
conversation.

■ Can form simple sentences

using the present perfect
with 'for', 'since', 'yet',
'already', 'never' and 'ever'.

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 Present Perfect - 4 types

I’ve known her for twenty years.

We’ve known each other
since we were teenagers.

1. past to present - for / since / how long?

2. past experience (any time in the past) - ever 7 never
3. recently finished actions - just / already / yet / still
4. unfinished time - today/ this week / this month

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More on the present perfect tense

This lesson is about the present perfect tense. You already know something about
this tense. We use it to talk about things that happened at an unspecified time in the
past.

I have been to Australia three times.

past experience

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The present perfect

■ The present perfect is used to indicate a link between the present and the
past.
■ The time of the action is before now but not specified, and we are often more
interested in the result than in the action itself.

Examples

I have been to India.

Have you seen that movie?

She hasn’t visited us recently.

They have eaten dinner.

Have we met before?

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Forming the present perfect

■ Use the appropriate form of the auxiliary verb to have and the past participle
of the main verb to form the present perfect.

Subject Auxiliary verb Past participle

I have been
be/go
you have visited

he, she, it has do done

we have lived

you have meet met

see
they have seen

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Negatives

■ Put not after have and before the past participle to form the negative of the
present perfect tense.
■ Form a contraction by joining the appropriate form of the auxiliary verb and not:
haven’t, hasn’t.

Positive Negative

I have been I have not been

He has visited He has not visited

I have done I haven’t done

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Questions

■ Put the appropriate form of the auxiliary verb have at the beginning of a
question, followed by the subject and past participle.

yes, I have. No, I haven´t.

Auxiliary verb Subject Past participle

Have you been..?

Has he met..?

Has she studied..?

Have they lived..?

near the sea?

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Irregular past participles

■ Remember that the past participle of some verbs is irregular.

Infinitive Past participle

be been

have had

know known

eat eaten

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Have got

■ The structure have got is used to talk about possession in the present tense.
■ Have got has the same meaning as have in the present tense.

I haven´t got 2
children. (PrP)
I have 2 children.
I don´t have 2
children (PrS)

I have got two children.

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Use these words in a sentence or question

Think of a question to ask each other in the present perfect.

Answer with the correct verb form.
been eaten

Do you know anything about ....?

Have you (verb)

Have you ever .....

How long have you known your best friend?

known have got

I´ve known my best friend for

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 Find the odd one out
past experience unfinished time

I have been to Argentina. I have eaten a lot today.

past simple
finished past
action

I went to the cinema last

I have had a great week!
night.
recently finished action / past to
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Fill in the gaps with the verb in brackets and anything else
you may need

1. Have you _______________

been (be) to the cinema this
month?
2. Have you ever _______________
seen (see) a band in
concert?
3. How long _______________
have you _______________
known
(know) your best friend?
4. _______________
Have you ever _______________
lost (lose) Yes, I have.
something important? I ate Indian once.
5. _______________ you _______________
chosen (choose) a
Have
vacation spot for next year? I rode last year
6. _______________
Have you ever _______________
changed (change)
your appearance dramatically?
7. _______________
Have you ever _______________
ridden (ride) a
motorbike?
8. _______________
Have you ever _______________
eaten (eat)
really spicy food?

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 ? ? ? ?? ?
Ask and answer

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Now ask and
? answer the
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questions on

? ? ? ? the previous
page.

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When to use the present perfect

■ There are several uses for the present perfect tense.

■ Here are two more examples of when to use the present perfect.

■ An action performed
during a period that has
not yet finished.
■ She has been to the cinema twice this week.
(the week is not over)
■ Actions completed in the
■ We have just come back from Tokyo.
very recent past (with
just)

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Just

■ Just comes before the past participle to express an action completed in the
very recent past.

I have just woken up!

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 Just finished

Think of something you have just done. Tell a classmate or your

teacher.

What have just done in the last few days?

I´ve just been shopping.

go
1. I´ve been shopping (past - went and returned)
2. I´ve gone shopping (present . now you are at the shop)

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 What has just happened? Can you imagine?

A B
They have just
seen a horror She has just
film. seen her
hair.

C just
They have D
had an argument. They have
to argue just had
fun. There
has been
an
explosion.

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 How many times have you…

watched a movie
eaten today? been abroad? at the cinema this
month?

I haven´t eaten today. I have been to the

cinema.

I´ve been for walk 2 times.

been for a walk in

studied English had a meeting at
the last three
this week? work this week?
days?
I´ve studied every day this week. I´ve had 2 meetings
I´ve had meetings twice.

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For and since

■ Use for and since with the present perfect to talk about how long you have
done something.
■ Use for to talk about a period of time (one week, six months, five years).
■ Use since to talk about a particular time (2005, last year, I was young).

Period of time Particular time

I have studied English for three years. I have studied English since 2014.

You have been here for one month. You have been here since last month.

She has worked there for two years. She has worked there since she was 25.

We have known each other for ten We have known each other since I was a
years. teenager.

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Choose the correct category

for since

one week last year

2005 ten years

a long time I was a teenager

four months a year

my birthday yesterday

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How long have you..?
How long have you been at university?
Ask a classmate or your teacher questions using the words below.
Think of three different questions to ask.
I´ve been at uni for 4 years.
Remember to use for and since!
How long have you ....?
How long have been married?
lived in your known your
studied English?
house? best friend?

had your
worked for the done your
favourite item
same company? favourite sport?
of clothing?

Think of a different question

_______________ ? _______________ ? _______________ ?

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I have never…

Have you ever......?

■ Tell a classmate about something you have never done.

■ “I have never stayed in a 5 star hotel.”
■ Use the pictures below to help you.
I´ve never been to Germany or Poland.
I´ve never built a house for my pets.
I´ve never bought a house. bort

I´ve never been to Europe.

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Reflect on the goals

Go back to the second slide of the lesson and check

if you have achieved all the goals of the lesson.

yes no

_______________________________ _______________________________
_______________________________ _______________________________

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Reflect on this lesson

Think about everything you have seen in this lesson.

What were the most difficult activities or words? The easiest?

+ _______________________________
_______________________________

+ _______________________________
_______________________________

– _______________________________
_______________________________

– _______________________________
_______________________________
If you have time, go over
the most difficult slides again

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Exercise p.12
I went to the cinema last night. (Past simple tense)
Exercise p.13
1. been – 2. seen – 3. have, known – 4. Have, lost – 5. Have, chosen – 6. Have,
changed – 7. Have, ridden – 8. Have, eaten
Exercise p.21
for: one week – ten years – a long time – four months – a year
since: last year – 2005 – I was a teenager – my birthday – yesterday
Answer key
Homework

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 Complete the table

do _______________

_______________ known

have _______________

work _______________

eat _______________

_______________ gone

wake up _______________

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Text at the beginning

Go back to the text on page 3,

and find examples of
the grammar topic of this lesson in it.
Write them down.

Copy parts of the text

that are examples of

topic of the lesson.

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Find the verbs

Find the verbs in this lesson and write them down.

Which are new? Do you know all of them?
Look these words up.

Verbs

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Sentences in the first person plural

Choose five sentences from this lesson.

Copy them, and write them about you and a friend.

Examples:

I don’t understand

→ My friend Maria and I don’t understand.

He has a book

→ We have a book

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Easy or difficult?

Is the grammar topic of this lesson…

easy or difficult?
Write down what is difficult for you and what is easy.

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Exercise p.25
done – know – had – worked – eaten – go – woken up
Homework answer key
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