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CHAPTER

6 The Present Perfect MIRTA DIAZ


JENNI LORENA DELGADO
LINA CAMPIÑO
KEVIN AROCEMENA
FORM
1 Examining Form
Read this newspaper article and complete the tasks below.

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county: a geographical and political division within a state in the U.S.

1. There are five examples of the present perfect in the article. The first one is
underlined. Underline four more.
has/have + past participle of verb
2. How is the present perfect formed?

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2 Working on Yes/No Questions with Irregular Past Participles
Complete these questions with the past participles of the verbs in the box. Then
answer the questions.

be eat find fly meet ride

Have you ever . . .


1. been on television? No, I haven’t.
2. rode a horse? Yes, I have.
3. eaten Indian food? No, I haven´t.
4. met a famous person? No, I haven´t.
5. flown in a helicopter? No, I haven´t.
6. found money in the street? Yes, I have.

3 Asking Information Questions


Use the words and phrases to write information questions in the present perfect.
1. How long / you / be / out of college?
How long have you been out of college?
2. Where / you / travel / to?
Where have you travelled to?

3. How many people / she / invite?


How many people has she invited?

4. Who / be / to China?
Who has been to China?

5. Why / you / choose / that book?


Why have you chosen the book?

6. How long / Larry / live / there?


How long has Larry lived there?

7. What / you / prepare / for lunch?


What have you prepared for lunch?

8. How much money / you / spend / this week?


How much money have you spent this week?

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MEANING AND USE
4 Understanding the Present Perfect
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.
1. She’s been a teacher all her life, .
a. and she loved her job
b. and she loves her job
2. I’ve traveled in Europe a lot, and in 2001 I went to Africa .
a. I’ve gone to Africa
b. I went to Africa
3. I’ve had that car for five years, and it never breaks. down
a. and it never breaks down
b. and I sold it
4. We haven’t eaten at the Greek restaurant yet, so we want to try.it soon

a. so we tried it last night


b. so we want to try it soon
5. We haven’t solved the problem yet, but we aren´t giving
. up
a. so we gave up
b. but we aren’t giving up
6. Pedro is one of my best friends; I´ve known him for a. long time
a. I’ve known him for a long time
b. I knew him for a long time

5 Using For and Since


Complete these time expressions and time clauses with for or since.
1. for three days
Since
2. 3 o’clock
For
3. a long time
4. For a moment
5. Since last month
6. For a month
7. Since he was a boy
8. Since 1988

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6 Contrasting the Present Perfect and the Simple Past
Complete this conversation with the present perfect or simple past forms of the verbs
in parentheses. Use contractions when possible.
A: Why do you want to work here?
B: Well, I ’ve loved (love) children all my life. I have wanted (want) to work
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with kids since I left (leave) high school.
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A: Your resume says that you have worked (work) in the childcare center at the
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university from 1999 to 2001. Can you tell me about that?
B: Yes. It was (be) a part-time job. We played (play) with the
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children and gave (give) them lunch. I have worked (work) with a
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Head Teacher.
A: Tell me about the jobs you have had (have) since then. Have you ever had(you/
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ever have) full responsibility for children in your care?
B: Yes. For the last year I looked after (look after) one-year-old twins.
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7 Using Adverbs with the Present Perfect


Use the words below to rewrite each sentence in two ways. Do not change the
meaning of the sentence. More than one answer may be possible.
1. I haven’t seen a volcano in my whole life.

already never still so far yet

a. I’ve never seen a volcano.


b. I haven’t seen a volcano yet.
2. Up to now, we’ve raised $5,700.
a. We´ve raised $5,700 so far.
b. We already raised $5,700
3. He hasn’t been to Europe.
a. He hasn´t been to Europe yet.
b. He´s never been to Europe.
4. They’ve interviewed five people.
a. They´ve interviewed five people so far.
They have already interviewed five people so far.
b.

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COMBINING FORM, MEANING, AND USE
8 Editing
There are nine errors in these paragraphs. The first one has been
corrected. Find and correct eight more.

We´ve
___
gone to Have
__ ___
Gone

Has
____
Visited
___

Has
__
has

9 Writing
On a separate sheet of paper, write a paragraph about your travel
experiences. Use the present perfect or the simple past as needed.
1. In your first few sentences, describe your travel experience in general.
2. In the rest of the paragraph, describe one or more trips in particular.
Use the questions below to help you write your paragraph:
• How many countries or cities have you visited?
• Have you visited any places more than once?
• Where did you go on a recent trip?
• Think of places you haven’t visited. Which ones would you like to visit?

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