Atreveix-te a mirar 2012-2013 1 Present Perfect Tense or the most confusing tense you have ever...

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Present Perfect TensePresent Perfect Tense

or the most confusing tense you or the most confusing tense you havehave ever triedever tried to understand ! to understand !

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What do you needWhat do you need the Present Perfect for ? the Present Perfect for ?

to tell what you have done to tell what you have done recently/ lately.recently/ lately.

to tell what you have to tell what you have just or alreadyjust or already done. done.

to tell what you have to tell what you have never/ evernever/ ever done. done.

to tell what you have done to tell what you have done so far/ up to nowso far/ up to now..

to tell what you have done to tell what you have done today/ this week/ today/ this week/ this month/ this year.this month/ this year.

•REMEMBER THESE EXPRESSIONS!!!!


What is so confusing about it ?What is so confusing about it ?

It can describe either It can describe either present or pastpresent or past activities !activities !

Sometimes, we use to Sometimes, we use to translate it as the translate it as the present in Catalanpresent in Catalan ! !


How can you form How can you form the Present Perfect?the Present Perfect?

Positive sentence

I , you, we , they, have done he, she, it, has worked

Negative sentence

I , you, we , they, haven’t done he, she, it, hasn’t worked

Question Have I , you,we, they, done? Has he, she, it worked?


Why don’t you try some Why don’t you try some exercises?exercises?


Choose the correct answer.Choose the correct answer.

Peter ........Peter ........nevernever watched „Maja bee”.watched „Maja bee”.

A) hadA) had

B) haveB) have

C) hasC) has

D) none of theseD) none of these

Peter ........ Peter ........ has has never watchednever watched „Maja Bee”.„Maja Bee”.

Congratulations!Congratulations!


How about this?How about this?

Lidka hasn’t ........to Lidka hasn’t ........to Majorka Majorka yetyet..

A) hadA) had

B) seenB) seen

C) droveC) drove


None of theseNone of these

Lidka Lidka hasn’t hasn’t beenbeen to Majorka . to Majorka .

Precisely!Precisely!


Try the next question.Try the next question.

....you ....you everever smoked? smoked?

A) hasA) has

B) doB) do

C) haveC) have


HaveHave you ever you ever smoked?smoked?

Good!Good!


Choose the correct answer Choose the correct answer again.again.

She hasn’t ..........the She hasn’t ..........the dinnerdinner already already..

A) cooksA) cooks

B) cookedB) cooked

C) makeC) make


She She hasn’t hasn’t cookedcooked the the dinner already dinner already

Very well!Very well!


Can you do this one ?Can you do this one ?

He hasn’t ........ a He hasn’t ........ a shower shower today.today.

A) takeA) take

B) tookB) took

C) takedC) taked



He He hasn’t takenhasn’t taken a shower today.a shower today.

Well done!Well done!


Try this one !Try this one !

...........Joan ...........Joan everever...........a shark? ...........a shark?

A) has J. eatA) has J. eat

B) does J. eatenB) does J. eaten

C) has J. eatenC) has J. eaten


Has Has Joan ever Joan ever eateneaten a shark? a shark?

Not bad! Keep on Not bad! Keep on tryingtrying


Choose the correct answer one Choose the correct answer one more time.more time.

She has ........ a man.She has ........ a man.

A) A) nevernever kiss kiss

B) B) everever kissed kissed

C) C) justjust kisses kisses



She She has never has never kissedkissed a man. a man.

Of course, you Of course, you are right !are right !


Choose the correct answer.Choose the correct answer.

..........you ..........you everever ......... ......... your head ?your head ?

A) have..........lostA) have..........lost

B) do............loseB) do............lose

C) did...........loseC) did...........lose


HaveHave you ever you ever lostlost your head ? your head ?

Right again!Right again!


Choose the best answer again !Choose the best answer again !

Tom and Tom and Arthur ......................Arthur ........................a dog ..a dog so far.so far.

A) don’t buyA) don’t buy

B) hasn’t boughtB) hasn’t bought

C) haven’t boughtC) haven’t bought

D) didn’t buyD) didn’t buy

Tom and Arthur Tom and Arthur haven’t boughthaven’t bought a a dog so far.dog so far.

Excellent!Excellent!


What’s the right answer now?What’s the right answer now?

.................Peter and .................Peter and Mat ............... abroad Mat ............... abroad beforebefore??

Has..............beenHas..............been

Have............seenHave............seen

Have............beenHave............been


Have Have Peter and Peter and Mat Mat beenbeen abroad abroad beforebefore ? ?

You are You are absolutely right !absolutely right !


Why don’t you Why don’t you test yourself again?test yourself again?

What action can you describe with What action can you describe with the Present Perfect?the Present Perfect?

How do you form it ?How do you form it ?

What time expressions can you use What time expressions can you use with the Present Perfect?with the Present Perfect?

What’s the difference between the What’s the difference between the Present Perfect and the Simple Present Perfect and the Simple Past ?Past ?

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