present perfect tense

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Yesterday
At the weekend
Last month
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1) Now read and find out:
Hi! My name is Amira. I am from Venezuela, but I live in Dallas.

I have lived in Dallas for five years. I like it here very much because
I can improve my English. I have always loved the English language.
I have learned English since I was in high school. Living in the States
has been very interesting! I have met so many nice people. They are
from all over the world. It has been a great experience so far.
Answer the questions.
1- Where is Amira living now?
2- Did she live in Dallas five years ago?
3- Does she like English?
4- Did she like English?
Geçmişte başlamış ve şimdiki zamanda devam eden eylemler
 They haven't lived here for years.

 She has worked in the bank for five years.
 We have had the same car for ten years.
 Have you played the piano since you were a child?
Bahsedilen zaman aralığının henüz sonlanmadığı durumlar
 I have worked hard this week.

 It has rained a lot this year.
 We haven't seen her today.
Geçmiş ve şu an arasında belirtilmeyen bir aralıkta tekrarlanmış
eylemler
 They have seen that film six times

 It has happened several times already.
 She has visited them frequently.
 We have eaten at that restaurant many times.
Çok yakın zamanda tamamlanmış eylemler (+just)
 Have you just finished work?

 I have just eaten.
 We have just seen her.
 Has he just left?
Eylemin tam zamanının önemli olmadığı veya bilinmediği durumlar
 Someone has eaten my soup!

 Have you seen 'Gone with the Wind'?
 She's studied Japanese, Russian, and English.
https://www.baamboozle.com/game/1566 (game)
Exercise 1
1) (I / study / French)
2) (She / eat / octopus)
3) (They / go / to Scotland)
4) (We / read / that book)
5) (He / live / here for three years)
6) (You / know / David for ten years)
7) (We / be / here for two weeks)
8) (I / lose / my keys)
9) (He / drink / too much coffee)
10) (They / miss / the train)
11) (She / go / to Peru)
12) (We / eat / too much chocolate)
13) (I / have / breakfast this morning)
14) (John / miss / the train)
15) (Lucy / cook / breakfast)
16) (They / write / to the politician)
17) (You / find / your wallet)
18) (I / meet / his mother)
19) (We / try / roller-skating)
20) (She / pass / the exam)

FOR - SINCE
For + bir zaman aralığı (NE ZAMAN BAŞLADIĞI BELLİ DEĞİL)

for six years, for a week, for a month, for hours, for two hours
I have worked here for five years.
SINCE + zamanda bir nokta (BAŞLANGICI BELLİ, HALA DEVAM EDİYOR)

since this morning, since last week, since yesterday
since I was a child, since Wednesday, since 2 o'clock
I have worked here since 1990.
FOR ile Present perfect

She has lived here for twenty years.
We have taught at this school for a long time.
Alice has been married forthree months.
They have been at the hotel for a week.
SINCE ile Present perfect

She has lived here since 1980.
We have taught at this school since 1965.
Alice has been married since March 2nd.
They have been at the hotel since last Tuesday.
For or Since - Exercise 2

or since into the gaps.
1. Nobody has seen him last Friday.
2. It has been foggy some days.
3. He has been fishing six o'clock.
4. They've been living in France eight years.
5. The pilots have been on strike two months.
6. We've had terrible weather Saturday.
7. I've known Tom 1990.
8. We have been waiting for the bus half an hour.
9. She hasn't lost a match April.
10. Things have changed she's become headmaster.
11. The police have been looking for him a month.
12. Our dog has been ill two days.
13. I've been looking for this book a long time.

14. I've been working I got up.
15. The kettle has been boiling ten minutes
For or Since - Exercise 3

1. the 24th of May
2. yesterday
3. 2 weeks ago
4. I was at university
5. my friend's party
6. a year
7. the whole of my adult life
8. last Tuesday
9. my grandfather's funeral
10. two and a half hours

11. last week
12. 9 months
13. a long time
14. I was a teenager
15. two and a half hours ago
16. 24 years
17. ages
18. 3 weeks
19. five minutes
20. 1998
Exercise 4
Exercise 5 (for, since)
1. He has been here a long period.
2. She has lived in New York six years.
3. They have worked 1995.
4. Linda has been on holidays six weeks.
5. He has been learning French eight months.
6. The weather has been awful the beginning of

the year.
7. They have been married a long time.
8. I haven't seen her ages.
9. She has got that job March, 18th.
10. He has put on weight the end of last year.
11. I have been well paid I joined that firm.
12. Kevin has been playing two hours.
13. She has been singing ten o'clock.
14. I have been waiting for you ten minutes.
Exercise 6
Exercise 7
Homework
For - since
1. the dentist took out that tooth of mine, it's been really painful. I
should go back to her.
2. You have worked really well the morning coffee break. Well done!
3. You've been eating chips the whole of this film. Are you a little
hungry?
4. I've been coming to this swimming pool over ten years.
5. Those two have been married 1985. They are the happiest couple I
know.
6. I've had this diamond necklace a very long time.
7. Are you still unemployed? You've been without a job you decided to
resign from that accountancy firm.
8. Mr. Gomez has been the Prime Minister Mrs. Gonzalez-Panis

resigned in the spring.
9. Your sister has studied longer than any other student in her class
for this exam.
10. I was born, I have always had one arm longer than the other. The
doctors can't explain it!
Homework 2
Present Perfect - Mixed Exercise

1) (you / keep a pet for three years)
You have kept a pet for three years.
2) (you / eat Thai food before)?
Have you eaten Thai food before?
3) (it / rain all day)?

Has it tained all day?
4) (who / we / forget to invite)?

Who have we forgetten to invite?
5) (we / not / hear that song already)
6) (he / not / forget his books)
He hasn’t forgetten his books.
7) (she / steal all the chocolate)

She has stolen all the chocolate.
8) (I / explain it well)?
Have I explained it well?
9) (who / he / meet recently)?
10) (how / we / finish already)?
10) (he / study Latin)

He has studied Latin.
11) (I / know him for three months)

I have known him for three months.
13) (where / you / study Arabic)?
14) (what countries / they / visit in Europe)?
15) (he / hurt his leg)

16) (she / leave her phone in a taxi)
17) (we / not / lose our tickets)
18) (she / call her mother)?
19) (he / take a taxi)?
20) (She / go / to the library today)
Ever
We use "ever" in interrogative sentences:
a. Have you ever been to the United States?

b. Have you ever traveled by train?
c. Have you ever failed a class?
Never
We use "never" in affirmative sentences: but the meaning is negative.
a. I have never cheated in an exam.

b. My son has never been to Moscow.
c. My brother has never visited London before.
Already
We use "already" to express that something has happened sooner than expected.
a. Don't forget to bring your book! Oh, I have already brought it.
b. The boys are going to pack, aren't they? No. They have already packed.
c. Is Adam going to buy a new car? No, he isn't. He has already bought it.
Yet
We use "yet" in interrogative and negative sentences and it suggests a time later than
expected.
a. Have you done your homework? No, I haven't done it yet.

b. Has your father seen your report? No, he hasn't seen it yet.
c. Have the visitors arrived? No, they haven't arrived yet.
just
Just used with the present perfect means 'a short time before'.
We use "just" to express a recently completed action.
a. The cat has just caught a bird.

b. The guests have just arrived.
c. I just haven’t finished my homework.
I've just seen Susan coming out of the cinema.

Mike's just called. Can you ring him back, please?
Have you just taken my pen?!
Just comes between the auxiliary verb (have/has) and the past participle.
still
Still used with the present perfect means that something hasn't happened. We use it to
emphasise that we expected the thing to happen earlier. Still (in this context) is only used in
negative and positive sentences.
I've been waiting for an hour and the bus still hasn't come.
They promised me that report yesterday but they still haven't finished it.
She still hasn't replied to my email. Maybe she's on holiday.
Still comes between the subject (the bus, they, etc.) and auxiliary verb (haven't/hasn't).
Recently - + ?
lately
Exercise 8
Fill in the blanks using ever, never, just, already and yet.
1. Have you been in America?

2. Do you hear the noise? The train has arrived.
3. No. Your cousin hasn't come to the party .
4. Can you open the door? Oh, it is open.
5. Your daughter has returned home. You don't have to worry
anymore.
6. Haven't you finished your food ? No, I am still eating mom.
7. I am a very lucky person. I have had nightmares.
8. Are you going to meet me at the shop? Yes, I am there.
9. I have realized how beautiful you are.
10. Would you like to have dinner with us? No thanks, I have
had dinner.
11. Have you seen such a big ant?
Exercise 9
Exercise 10
Exercise 10
Exercise 11

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Let’s talk about three things you did …

Review past simple

1) Now read and find out:

Hi! My name is Amira. I am from Venezuela, but I live in Dallas.

Answer the questions.

1- Where is Amira living now?

2- Did she live in Dallas five years ago?

3- Does she like English?

4- Did she like English?

Geçmişte başlamış ve şimdiki zamanda devam eden eylemler

 They haven't lived here for years.

Bahsedilen zaman aralığının henüz sonlanmadığı durumlar

 I have worked hard this week.

 They have seen that film six times

Çok yakın zamanda tamamlanmış eylemler (+just)

 Have you just finished work?

Eylemin tam zamanının önemli olmadığı veya bilinmediği durumlar

 Someone has eaten my soup!

2) (She / eat / octopus)

4) (We / read / that book)

5) (He / live / here for three years)

6) (You / know / David for ten years)

7) (We / be / here for two weeks)

9) (He / drink / too much coffee)

10) (They / miss / the train)

11) (She / go / to Peru)

12) (We / eat / too much chocolate)

13) (I / have / breakfast this morning)

14) (John / miss / the train)

15) (Lucy / cook / breakfast)

16) (They / write / to the politician)

17) (You / find / your wallet)

18) (I / meet / his mother)

19) (We / try / roller-skating)

20) (She / pass / the exam)

For + bir zaman aralığı (NE ZAMAN BAŞLADIĞI BELLİ DEĞİL)

SINCE + zamanda bir nokta (BAŞLANGICI BELLİ, HALA DEVAM EDİYOR)

FOR ile Present perfect

SINCE ile Present perfect

For or Since - Exercise 2

1. Nobody has seen him last Friday.

2. It has been foggy some days.

3. He has been fishing six o'clock.

4. They've been living in France eight years.

5. The pilots have been on strike two months.

6. We've had terrible weather Saturday.

7. I've known Tom 1990.

8. We have been waiting for the bus half an hour.

9. She hasn't lost a match April.

10. Things have changed she's become headmaster.

11. The police have been looking for him a month.

12. Our dog has been ill two days.

13. I've been looking for this book a long time.

15. The kettle has been boiling ten minutes

For or Since - Exercise 3

7. the whole of my adult life

10. two and a half hours

13. a long time

14. I was a teenager

15. two and a half hours ago