Use of Present Perfect

•puts emphasis on the result

Example: She has written five letters.

•action that is still going on

Example: School has not started yet.

•action that stopped recently

Example: She has cooked dinner.

•finished action that has an influence on the present

Example: I have lost my key.

•action that has taken place once, never or several times before the moment of
speaking

Example: I have never been to Australia.

Signal Words of Present Perfect

•already, ever, just, never, not yet, so far, till now, up to now

have or has
Fill the gaps with 'have' or 'has'.

1.I________ answered the question.

2.She_____ opened the window.

3.They____ called us.

4.You______carried a box.

5.It________ rained a lot.

6.We_______washed the car.

7.He_______ closed the window.

8.Jenny_____locked the door.

9.The girls___ visited the museum.

10.John_______helped in the garden.

Positive Sentences in Present Perfect Simple

Write positive sentences in present perfect simple

The following people have just completed an action.

1.Bob / visit / his grandma 

2.Jimmy / play / on the computer 

3.Sue and Walter / wash / their car 

4.Andrew / repair / his bike 

5.Phil / help / Anne with maths 

6.Brad and Louise / watch / a film 

7.Tamara / talk to / her best friend 

8.Bridgette / draw / a picture 

9.Carol / read / a computer magazine 

10.Tom and Alice / be / to a restaurant 

Negative Sentences in Present Perfect Simple

Write negative sentences in present perfect simple.

The weather was wonderful today. So the children were in the park all afternoon and
have not done their household chores:

1.Sarah / not / wash the dishes 

2.Anita / not / clean the kitchen 

3.Maureen and Gavin / not / water the plants 

4.Joey / not / make his bed 

5.David / not / buy milk 

6.Lisa / not / be to the baker's 

7.Aran and Jack / not / do their homework 

8.Jane and Ben / not / tidy up their rooms 

9.Alex / not / feed the hamster 

10.Hazel / not / empty the bin 

Sentences with 'never' in Present Perfect Simple

Write sentences in present perfect simple. Place 'never' before the main verb.

In a contest, people get the chance to do something they've never done before. This
is what the participants told the jury:

1.Fergal / never / sail / on the Pacific. 

2.Rebecca / never / stay / at a five-star hotel 

3.Jason / never / watch / a world-cup final 

4.Rachel and Gareth / never / climb / Mount Kilimanjaro 

5.Elaine / never / see / a whale 

6.Ruth / never / spend / her holiday in Mexico 

7.Connor / never / be / to Canada 

8.Lisa and Holly / never / cycle / around England 

9.Barry / never / drive / a Ferrari 

10.Clare / never / meet / Mickey Mouse

Questions in Present Perfect Simple

Write questions in present perfect simple.

1.you / answer / the question 

2.Jenny / lock / the door 

3.Walter / call / us 

4.you / see / the picture 

5.your parents / get / the letter 

6.it / rain / a lot 

7.how often / we / sing / the song 

8.Maureen / watch / the film 

9.how many books / Bob / read 

10.ever / you / be / to London 

Questions with Interrogative Particles in Present Perfect

Simple
Ask for the information in the bold part of the sentence.

1.I have been in the garden. - 

2.My sister has cooked dinner. 

3.Sue has read the book twice. - 

4.My computer has crashed. - 

5.Jeane has been on holiday for eight days. 

6.Fred has done his homework. 

7.Gavin has stopped at the corner. 

8.Sarah has bought five books. - 

9.Jason has talked to his teacher. 

10.Catherine has cleaned the house because she is having a party tonight.

Put the verbs into the correct form (present perfect simple).

Example:I (not / work) have not worked  today.

1.We (buy)_________________________  a new lamp.

2.We (not / plan)___________________  our holiday yet.

3.Where (be / you)_________________________________ ?

4.He (write)___________________________  five letters.

5.She (not / see)______________________  him for a long time.

 6.(be / you)___________________________  at school?

7.School (not / start)____________________________________  yet.

8.(speak / he) ____________________________________________ to his boss?

9.No, he (have / not)_____________________________________  the time yet.

Loch Ness
Loch Ness is a lake between the Scottish towns of Inverness and Fort Augustus. The
word loch is Scottish for lake. Loch Ness is about 37 km long and extremely deep,
the deepest part is 226 m.

Loch Ness is famous for its friendly monster, Nessie. Most people think that this is
only a legend, but every year tourists from all over the world come to Loch Ness and
hope that they will see the monster.

Grammar Exercise on the Text

Present Perfect Simple
We use the present perfect to express what has (not) happened so far. (Note that no time in the past
must be given – otherwise you have to use simple past.)

Write the verbs in present perfect simple.

1. Tourists from all over the world (be)   to Loch Ness.

2. Most of them (see / not)   Nessie, however.

3. Only very few people say that the Loch Ness Monster (appear)   in front
of them.

4. Even scientists (come)   to Loch Ness to find the monster.

5. And the boss of the Guinness brewery (promise)   to pay 500,000

Pounds to the person who catches Nessie.

Test your knowledge on the Present Perfect.

Test
Write the participle forms of the following verbs.

1. shut → 

2. spend → 

3. give → 

4. teach → 

5. sell → 

Complete the table in present perfect simple.

positive negative question
We have chatted.

The lesson has not started.

Have we won?

She has turned around.

They have not arrived.

Write sentences in present perfect simple.

1. we / reach / our goal - 

2. our team / lose / the match - 

3. she / underline / the word - 

4. they / not / discover / the treasure - 

5. Ron / not / talk / about the problem - 

Write questions in present perfect simple.

1. you / knock / at the door - 

2. the teacher / mark / the tests - 

3. she / buy / a new computer - 

4. they / rescue / the girl - 

5. Brad / wear / a blue shirt - 

Ask for the information in the bold part of the sentence.

1. They have seen him at the library. - 

2. Robby Robber has robbed another bank. - 

3. Bill has ordered three desserts. - 

4. Clara has repeated the sentence five times. - 

5. Jane has asked a question. -