Present perfect (simple)

O Present Perfect pode ser usado para indicar ações que começaram no passado e se
prolongam até o presente. Na língua portuguesa, não há nenhum tempo verbal
equivalente ao Present Perfect.
Pesent perfect progressive:

Present Perfect Simple: trata-se de uma ação que já foi concluída ou que é
permanente.

Present Perfect Progressive: trata-se de uma ação que não foi concluída, ou seja, que
ainda está acontecendo. Ele é formado pelo verbo to have (have / has) conjugado no
simple present (presente simples) + o verbo to be conjugado no present perfect
(presente perfeito) + o gerúndio (-ing) do verbo principal.

Exemplo: I have been working on a new project. (Eu tenho trabalhado em um novo
projeto.)
EXERCISES

1) Present perfect:

have booked
1. The students   a flight to Vienna. (to book)
has just caught
2. The cat   a mouse. (just/to catch)
have just draw
3. Jack and Brian   this picture. (just/to draw)
has already invated
4. He   his friends. (already/to invite)
has just made
5. Julia   a table with three columns. (just/to make)
have passed
6. My friends   the geography test. (to pass)
have just fed
7. I   the rabbits. (just/to feed)
 have already drunk
8. The baby hedgehogs   the water. You need to get
more. (already/to drink)
has lost
9. The teacher   the keys, so he can't open the door. (to
lose)
have already downloaded
10. We   the worksheets. (already/to download)

Exercises - Present perfect:

Has John lived for

1.  here   five years? (John/to live/for)
Have the twins written yet
2.  the e-mail to grandma  ? (the twins/to
write/yet)
has Dan spent
3. Why   so much money on sweets? (Dan/to spend)
Has Sophie prepared yet
4.  the talk in history  ? (Sophie/to
prepare/yet)
Have they ever left
5.  the house before their parents in the morning? (they/to
leave/ever)
have you yawned
6. How often   in the last maths lesson? (you/to yawn)
Has the waiter laid yet
7.  the round table for us  ? (waiter/to
lay/yet)
has Ollivia done lately
8. What  ? (Olivia/to do/lately)
have you been
9. Where in the USA  ? (you/to be)
haven't you checked yet
10. Why   the tyres  ? (you/not/to
check/yet)

Exercises - Present perfect:

has never seen

1. Emma   this film on TV. (never/to see)
has phoned
2. How often   she   the office this morning? (to
phone)
have arrived
3.  the Millers   yet? (to arrive)
has never gone
4. John   on a trip through Alaska. (never/to go)
Have been
5.  they ever   to New York? (to be)
has not repaired
6. Andy   his sister's bike. (not/to repair)
 Have dropped
7.  you   a knife in the kitchen? (to drop)
have bought
8. I   a new laptop. (to buy)
Has found
9.  Toby   his blue pen yet? (to find)
have not forgotten
10. The students   their homework so far. (not/to forget)

Exercises - Present perfect:

have never worked

1. I   in a restaurant before. (never/to work)
Has Robin ever missed
2.  the school bus? (Robin/to miss/ever)
have known for
3. They   each other   a long time now. (to
know/for)
Have you dyed yet
4.  your hair  ? (you/to dye/yet)
has been
5. She   to India twice. (to be)
have helped since
6. My parents   me a lot   I lost my job. (to
help/since)
has not brushed yet
7. He   his teeth  . (not/to brush/yet)
have already planted
8. We   the apple tree. (already/to plant)
has grown up since
9. Tom   a lot   I last saw him. (to grow
up/since)
have not decided yet
10. Ken and Fred   to go to the party 
. (not/to decide/yet)

Exercises – Present perfect progressive:

have been running

1. I   this website since 1999. (to run)
have been smoking
2. My parents   for years. (to smoke)
has been waiting
3. He   for his girlfriend since 6 o'clock. (to wait)
have been living
4. We   in Greece since last August. (to live)
have been riding
5. Max and Paul   their bikes all day. (to ride)
have been lying
6. They   in the sun for hours. (to lie)
has been working
7. Emily   on the computer for too long. (to work)
has been raining
8. It   since I came home. (to rain)
have been listening
9. You   to music since 12:30. (to listen)
 has been dreaming
10. Frank   for the last 20 minutes. (to dream)
Exercises – Present perfect progressive:

has not been living

1. Andrew   in the country since 2015. (not/to live)
have been driving
2. How long   your grandparents   this
car? (to drive)
have not been cycling
3. They   today. (not/to cycle)
has not been reading
4. Tony   his book, but Mary has. (not/to read)
has been waiting
5. How long   he   for her? (to wait)
has been working
6.  Andy   on the blue car all day? (to
work)
has not been studying
7. My brother   hard enough. (not/to study)
have been looking
8. How long   they   for a flat? (to look)
have not been doing
9. I   my homework recently. (not/to do)
have been sleeping
10.  you   the whole morning? (to sleep)

Exercises – Present perfect progressive:

has not been listening

1. Carl   to the teacher for the last ten minutes. (not/to
listen)
have not been trying
2. The students   to learn the new words. (not/to try)
has not been doing
3. Kim   crossword puzzles. (not/to do)
have not been lying
4. The teachers   in the sun. (not/to lie)
have not been sleeping
5. I   in the last lesson. (not/to sleep)
has not been examining
6. The doctor   the patients. (not/to examine)
have not been laughing
7. They   out loud. (not/to laugh)
have not been phoning
8. We   the whole evening. (not/to phone)
has not been going
9. My father   to work lately. (not/to go)
has not been dancing
10. Zack   the whole evening. (not/to dance)

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