PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

HAVE YOU EVER STUDIED THIS TENSE?

AFFIRMATIVE FORMSUBJECT+ HAVE/HAS + PAST PARTICIPLE

I HAVE PLAYED YOU HAVE WON SHE HAS BOUGHT HE HAS COME IT HAS EATEN WE HAVE DONE YOU HAVE VISITED THEY HAVE SEEN

Pau Gasol has won the match.He is very happy.

NEGATIVE FORMSUBJECT+ HAVEN’T/HASN’T + PAST PARTICIPLE

I HAVEN’T PLAYED YOU HAVEN’T WON SHE HASN’T BOUGHT HE HASN’T COME IT HASN’T EATEN WE HAVEN’T DONE YOU HAVEN’T VISITED THEY HAVEN’T SEEN

Dani Pedrosa hasn’t won the competition. He has fallen down.

INTERROGATIVE FORMHAVE/HAS + SUBJECT + PAST PARTICIPLE

HAVE I PLAYED…? HAVE YOU WON…? HAS SHE

BOUGHT…? HAS HE COME…? HAS IT EATEN …? HAVE WE DONE

…? HAVE YOU

VISITED…? HAVE THEY

SEEN…?

Have you seen this stadium? Have you been in Barcelona?

PRESENT PERFECT

SHE HAS DRUNK TOO MUCH.

PRESENT PERFECT

SHE HASN’T SWUM TODAY.

PRESENT PERFECT

HAVE YOU HAD LUNCH?YES, I HAVE

HAS SHE EATEN?NO, SHE HASN’T

WHEN WE USE THE PRESENT PERFECT:

1.WHEN THERE IS A CONNECTION WITH THE PRESENT.

I HAVE WASHED MY HAIR.(Now my hair is clean)

2. WHEN WE GIVE NEW INFORMATION AND WHEN WE ANNOUNCE A RECENT HAPPENING

I HAVE BROKEN MY ARM.(Now I can’t write)

WHEN WE USE THE PRESENT PERFECT

3. WHEN IT’S THE FIRST TIME OF SOMETHING

This is the first time he has driven a car.

He has never driven a car before.

4. TO SAY YOU HAVE NEVER DONE SOMETHING BEFORE OR DURING A PERIOD OF TIME.

She has never smoked.

She hasn’t smoked for two months.

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN:…been to / …gone to

… BEEN TO

He has been to Italy(He was there but now he has come back. So he is in Reus.)

… GONE TO

He has gone to Italy.(He is in Italy now. He is not in Reus.)

EXPRESSIONS:THIS MORNING / THIS EVENING / TODAY / THIS WEEK /

THIS TERM / THIS YEAR …ETC

I haven’t studied very much this term.

My teacher has had a shower this morning.

My favourite team has won a lot of matches this year. Now, it’s the champion.

This year, We have been to Paris. I have played football today. Today, my friend hasn’t done the

homework.