Present perfect tense

Revision :
Present Perfect Tense
Part(1)

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

Irregular verbs
Present perfect tense
did
have / has done
wrote
have / has written
ate
have / has eaten
drew
have / has drawn
broke
have / has broken
spoke
have / has spoken
was/were
have / has been

Irregular verbs
Present perfect tense
took
have / has taken
rode
have / has ridden
drank
have / has drunk
swam
have / has swum
threw
have / has thrown
saw
have / has seen
went
have / has gone

Irregular verbs
Present perfect tense
swept
have / has swept
made
have / has made
got
have / has got

Regular verbs
Present perfect tense
painted
have / has painted
moved
have / has moved
tidied
have / has tidied

e.g. (a) Ben is eating a chicken leg.
(b) Ben has eaten a chicken leg.
Example (1)
We use the Present Perfect tense to show the result of an action.

I have done my homework yesterday.
 I did my homework yesterday.

Example (2)
We cannot use the Present Perfect tense with adverbs of time,
e.g. yesterday, two weeks ago.

Practice (1)
Present
Past
Present perfect
e.g. make
4 draw
7 write
made
have / has made
drew
have / has drawn
wrote
have / has written
1 do
2 tidy
3 eat
5 take
6 paint
did
have / has done
tidied
have / has tidied
ate
have / has eaten
took
have / has taken
painted
have / has painted

Present
Past
Present perfect
12 see
15 break
rode
have / has ridden
saw
have / has seen
broke
have / has broken
9 swim
10 sweep
11 move
13 speak
14 cook
swam
have / has swum
swept
have / has swept
moved
have / has moved
spoke
have / has spoken
cooked
have / has cooked
8 ride
Practice (2)

Already / yet
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)
In the Present Perfect tense, we use yet with questions or negative (no) sentences.

Already / yet
Have you eaten the apples yet? (question)
Yes, I’ve already eaten the apples. (positive)
‘Already’ goes in the MIDDLE or at the END of the sentence.
or Yes, I’ve eaten the apples already. (positive)
In the Present Perfect tense, we use already with positive (yes) sentences.

once / twice
How many time have you given flowers to the pop star ? (question)
I’ve given flowers to a pop star once only.
‘once’ goes at the END of the sentence.
or I’ve given flowers to a pop star only once.
In the Present Perfect tense, we use once /twice to express frequency.

ever / never
Have you ever celebrated the Cheung Chau Bun Festival ? (question)
No,I’ve never celebrated the Cheung Chau Bun Festival. (answer)
In the Present Perfect tense, we use ever (question) and never (answer) to express frequency.

______ Mary _______ her homework _____?
Yes, she __________her homework _______ .
Has
done
yet
has done
already
Already / yet
e.g.
do
Yes, she _________________her homework.
has already done
or

______ Ben _______ his hamburger_____ ?
No, he ___________________ his hamburger
_______ .
Has
eaten
yet
hasn’t / has not eaten
Already / yet
e.g.
eat
yet

2 (sweep)
________ Sally and Joe ________ the
floor _______ ? No, they____________ the floor
_____ .
1 (do)
________ Mum ________ the washing
_______ ?
Yes, she _______________ the washing.
Has
done
yet
has already done
Have
swept
yet
haven’t swept
yet
Practice

4 (write)
________ Mark ________ the letter
_______ ?
No, he ____________ the letter _____ .
3 (throw)
________ you ________ away the rubbish _______ ?
Yes, I ______________ away the rubbish
_______ .
Have
thrown
yet
’ve / have thrown
Has
written
yet
hasn’t written
yet
already
Practice

6 (watch)
_______ you ______ _______ birds in Mai Po
Wetlands ?
No, I ____________ ________ birds in Mai Po Wetlands.
5 (visit)
How ____________ have you ________ Hong
Kong Disneyland ?
I ______________ there _________.
Have
watched
have never
watched
Practice
many times
visited
have visited
twice
ever

Revision :
Present Perfect Tense
Part(2)

We use the present perfect tense to talk about actions that started in the past and continue to the present.
Present perfect tense

We use the present perfect tense with since and for to say how long an action has lasted.
Present perfect tense
I have played the piano since 2000.
I have played the piano for five 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 2000.
(2000 is a point of time, not a period of time.)
Now 2005
starting time
2000
Present perfect tense

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

Practice (1)
Use since or for.
1 I have had piano lessons _____ ten years.
2 Peter has collected stamps _____ 2003.
3 Amy has grown flowers _____ last month.
4 My brother has played football _____ two
years.
5 John and Jenny have been friends _____
eight months.
6 They have done ballet _____ 2000.
7 My father has driven his car _____ 1996.
for
for
for
since
since
since
since

How long …?

How long have these children done their hobbies?
paint pictures, 2003
A: How long have you painted pictures?
B: I have painted pictures since 2003.

grow flowers, six months
A: How long have you grown flowers?
B: I have grown flowers for six months.

make handicrafts, March
A: How long have you made handicrafts?
B: I have made handicrafts since March.

play the violin, five years
A: How long have you played the violin?
B: I have played the violin for five years.

Kate
do karate, last month
A: How long ___________________ ?
B: She _____________________________ .
has Kate done karate
has done karate since last month

James
collect coins, two years
A: How long _____________________ ?
B: He _______________________________ .
has James collected coins
has collected coins for two years

Shirley
collect seashells, last summer
A: How long ____________________________?
B: She ________________________________ .
has Shirley collected seashells
has collected seashells since last summer

⬥ actions that
happened in
the past
⬥ actions that started
in the past and
continue to the present
⬥ actions that have just
finished
e.g. I sang yesterday.
e.g. I’ve sung for two
hours.
e.g. I’ve just sung a
famous song.
Past tense & Present perfect tense

⬥ We know the
specific point of
time of the
action.
e.g. I drew a picture
last night.
⬥ We do not know the
time of the action.
e.g. I’ve drawn a picture
already.
Past tense & Present perfect tense

⬥ verb - 1 word
e.g. I started playing the violin in 2000.
⬥ verb - 2 words
e.g. I’ve played the violin since 2000.
Past Tense
Present Perfect Tense
⬥ Hint words:
yesterday,
last night,
last Sunday,
last year, ago,
in 2000
⬥ Hint words:
since, for, already, just,
yet, ever
Past tense & Present perfect tense

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