Have you ever been abroad? - Yes, I have. - No, I haven’t.

Have you ever been abroad?- Yes, I have.- No, I haven’t.

Have you ever seen a mouse? -Yes, I have. -No, I haven’t.

Have you ever broken a bone? -Yes, I have. -No, I haven’t.

I have been to the states.I went to the states last summer.

I have washed the dishes.I washed the dishes an hour ago.

• Autumn has already arrived

Present Perfect Tense

1- Recent events: It is used to describe recent events without a definite time. The idea of time or place in the speaker’s mind makes the event recent. A time expression may emphasize recentness: just, recently, lately

Present Perfect TenseUses of the present perfect

Why are they so happy?

They have just won a prize so they are really pleased

Present Perfect Tense

2- Personal experiences: It is used to express personal experiences, there isn’t a definite time given. The time expressions ever and never are very often used with this meaning

I have never been to Japan. Have you ever been there?

Present Perfect Tense3- It is used to express actions that started in the past and

continue to the present, the time period is not finished. We use for and since with this meaning. We use for with periods of time and since with points of time.

I haven’t eaten since yesterday morning. I am really hungry

I haven’t drunk anything for two days. I am terribly thirsty

Present Perfect TenseFORM: have / has + past participle

Affirmative: I have seen the film before. She has seen the film before.

Interrogative: Have you seen the film before? Has she seen the film before?

Negative: They haven’t seen the film before. He hasn’t seen the film before.

Time Expressions

Present Perfect Tense

• We often use the present perfect tense with already and yet.

Already: Something happened before now or earlier than expected.

You can use already in positive sentences. Put already before the main verb.

Yet: Until now.

You use yet in negative sentences and questions only. Yet is put at the end of the statement.

Example: A) Have you done your homework yet?

B) No, I haven’t done it yet. / Yes, I’ve already done it.

Contrast between Present Perfect and Past Simple

We use definite expressions with the Past simple tense: yesterday, last week, … ago etc, while we don’t use definite time expressions with the present perfect tense.

I have been to France three times When did you go there last? I went there last summer.

Past simple vs. present perfectPast simple Present Perfect

-With definite time expression in the pastI went to France last year.

- Expresses an action that started and finished in the past.I lost my money yesterday.

(may be I found it & may be not)

-Without definite time expressionI have been there three times

-Expresses an action that happened in the past and its effect is going on till the present.I have lost my money.

)till now I can’t find it(

Gerald has bought a new car. He bought it last week.

Have you met Ray? – Yes, I met him when we were students.

My parents have been to India. In fact, they went there twice last year.

Has anybody phoned me? – Yes, Joyce phoned an hour ago.

I’ve seen that man before. – Really? When did you see him?

Contrast between Present Perfect and Past Simple

Present Perfect Tense

Have you ever listened to classical music?

When did you hear it?

Present Perfect TenseHave you ever walked along a riverside similar

to the one in the photograph?

When did you do it?

Note the difference• He has been to London.

Now he is here. He can tell you wonderful stories about London.

• Where’s Peter? He has gone to London. He is in London now or on his way to London.

Note the difference

• They have gone to the cinema. (This means that they

haven’t come back yet. They are still at the cinema.)

• She has been to London. (This means that she has

visited London; she’s not there now. She has come back.)

Exercises 1:

1. You / correct / my mistakes 2. You / practise / your English3. She / tidy up / her room4. The boss / sign / the letter5. Mary / shut / the door6. Tony /build / a house.7. Anne / cross / the street at the traffic lights.8. They / be / to Australia. 9.Rupert / call / this number. 10. Betty / spend / 200 Euros at the shopping mall.

Write sentences in present perfect

Exercises 1 :

11. We / reach / our goal12. Our team / lose / the match13. She / underline / the word14. They / not / discover / the treasure 15. Ron / not / talk / about the problem16. You / knock / at the door17. The teacher / mark / the tests 18. She / buy / a new computer19. They / rescue / the girl20. Brad / wear / a blue shirt

Write sentences in present perfect

Exercises 2 :

1. Mary / win / the lottery last year. 2. We / prepare / already / dinner. 3. James / find / your ring in the garden yesterday.4. He / come / just / home. 5. They / buy / their car two years ago.6. I / see / anyone yet. 7. Phil / go / to the cinema last night. 8. We / be / to the zoo so far. 9. She / arrive / yet. 10. Emily / visit / me last week.

Write sentences in present perfect or past simple

Exercises 2 :

11. / you / read / the book yet? 12. How many letters / they / write / so far? 13. When / he / tell / you that? 14. / you / be / at home last night? 15. How often / you / travel / abroad till now?16. He / leave / just / his house. 17. We / build / a tree house last week. 18. Two years ago, Fiona / break / her leg. 19. I / wash / already / the dishes. 20. The other day, our cat / bring / home a mouse.

Write sentences in present perfect or past simple