1. What is the Present Perfect Simple tense?
The Present Perfect Simple Form =has / have + verb (past participle)
e.g.
1. They have not arrived.
2. I have not spoken to his mum yet.
3. She has seen the movie 3 times.
2. When to use Present Perfect Simple - Example Situation?
We use the Present Perfect to talk about:
i) an action in the past (but we do not know exactly when),
ii) a recent past - (recently finished action / event),
iii) time from the past until now (experience),
3. How to use the Present Perfect Simple in a Sentence
Example:
1. She has never ridden a bike before.
2. They have already gone home.
3. He has just finished his homework.
4. Have you been to Tina's new place?
5. Why has Zoe taken her cat away?
Grammar Check!
The Past Participle form:
present past simple past participle
- go >went >> gone
- finish >finished >> finished
- ride >rode >> ridden
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4. What's the Difference between Present Perfect vs Past Simple?
e.g.
(Present Perfect Simple) (Past Simple)
a. I have done my homework. I did my homework last night.
b. She has gone to the supermarket. She went to the supermarket yesterday.
Grammar Check!
(Present Perfect Simple)
- we don't use exact 'time words' e.g yesterday, etc.
- we don't know exactly when the past action happened.
(Past Simple)
ii. yesterday, last night, 10 minutes ago etc...
5. How to form the Present Perfect Simple tense?
a) positive / negative form
Form = has / have + verb (past participle form)
e.g. verb > 'do' = 'done' (past participle)
i. (positive) & (short form)
- I /you /we / they have ('ve) + done
- he / she / it has ('s ) + done
ii. (negative) & (short form)
- I /you /we / they have not (haven't) + done
- he/she/it has not (hasn't) + done
iii. Yes/No Question:
- Have I / you / we / they done ...?
- Has he / she /it done ...?
iv. Short Answer
- Yes, I / you / we / they have.
- Yes, he / she / it has.
- No, I / you / we / they have not (haven't).
- No, he / she / it has not (hasn't).
Present Perfect Simple Example Sentence :
(Positive)
-I have done the laundry.
(short form) I've done the laundry.
(Negative)
-I have not done the laundry.
(short form) I haven't done the laundry.
6. What is the Past Participle? List of Regular & Irregular Verbs
How to form the Past Participle - Rules & Some Examples
i) REGULAR VERBS
Change to Past Participle form - verb + -ed:
PRESENT PAST PAST PARTICIPLE
bake baked baked
cook cooked cooked
like liked liked
clean cleaned cleaned
start started started
finish finished finished
Example Sentence:
- He has cleaned his room.
(short form) He's cleaned the room.
ii) IRREGULAR VERBS
PRESENT PAST Simple PAST PARTICIPLE
has/have had had
be was/were been
drink drank drunk
eat ate eaten
go went gone
come came come
bring brought brought
know knew known
do did done
see saw seen
run ran run
think thought thought
make made made
put put put
read *read read
speak spoke spoken
Pronunciation tip!
*read sounds like (red)
Example:
- Lily has read the book before.
(Short Form) Lily's read the book before.
Grammar Point!
7. How to use the Present Perfect Simple With Adverbs / Time Expressions - Example Sentences
You can use the Present Perfect Simple with these adverbs / time expressions:
- just
- already
- yet
- ever
- before
- never
i) How to use Present Perfect Simple with:
- just
- already
- yet
a. 'just' = 'a short while ago'
e.g. Kumi has cleaned the kitchen floor.
- Kumi has ('s) just cleaned the kitchen floor.
e.g. > Has she left the office?
- Yes, she has ('s) just left the office.
b) Present Perfect Simple with 'yet' for Negative & Question form:
e.g.
(negative)
- I haven't done the laundry yet.
(yes/no Question)
- Have you done the laundry yet?
(wh-Q)
- Why haven't you done the laundry yet?
c) Present Perfect Simple with 'already' - Example Sentences
(yes/no Question)
- Lisa, have you fed Fifi yet?
(short answer)
- Yes, I have ('ve) already done it.
- No, I have not (haven't) done it yet.
- No, not yet.
Tip! Better English Speaking Skills
Say the sentences out loud. Repeat a few times. Try without looking at the text.
iii). Use Present Perfect Simple Tense for a time from the past till now (experience) with Adverbs / Time expressions:
-before,
- ever,
- never
(Yes/No Questions)
- Have you been to Paris?
use with 'before':
- Have you been to Paris before?
use with 'ever':
- Have you ever been to Paris?
- Yes, I've been there before.
- No, I've never been there before.
(Short Answers)
-Yes, I have. Many times.
-No, I have not. No, I haven't.
Present Perfect Simple with "never" (Negative)
'never' = not even 1 time
- No, I've never been to Paris.
- No, I've never been to Paris before.
8. How to use 'been' & 'gone' in the Present Perfect Simple: Example Sentence
1. Using 'gone' & 'been' difference - Dialogue Example Sentence
a. James, where's Mary?
b. She's gone to the library. (gone = not back yet)
(a few hours later)
a. Hi Mary. Wow, so many books...
b. Haha, yeah. I've just been to the library. (been = go & come back)
a. Mum, where's dad?
b. He's gone to London. (gone, not back yet)
a. Hello, Patrick. Long time no see.
b. Yes, I've been to London. (go & come back)
9. Present Perfect Simple: More Example Sentences with Adverbs / Time Expressions:
Present Perfect Simple: Question & Answer Example A:
-Have you read this novel?
-Yeah, I've already read it twice.
-No, I haven't read it yet.
-No, never.
*Present Simple form
- Do you know this novel?
Present Perfect Simple: Question & Answer Example B:
- Ted, have you told the staff about tomorrow's event?
Yes, I've already informed them.
No, I haven't.
*Present Simple form
- Do they know about tomorrow's event?
Present Perfect Simple: Question & Answer Example C:
- Are Jane and Edwin coming to tonight's gathering?
- They haven't replied yet.
- Yes, they've just replied.
10. When to use the Present Perfect Simple Tense - More Conversation Example Sentence
Short Dialogue A - At the store
Susan: Hi Beth! Shopping alone?
Beth : Hey Susan. Yeah. Bob's gone on a business trip.
Susan: Oh, where's he now?
Beth: In Vietnam.
Susan: Nice. Is it his first time there?
Beth: No, we've been there on holiday a few times.
Speaking Practice #2
2. Short Dialogue B - At home
Brian: Mum, I'm home.
Mum: (from the kitchen) Brian, have you eaten yet?
Brian: Yes, I had fried chicken for lunch. And fries, too. Beth and I did our homework after that.
Mum: Oh? What about tomorrow's spelling test? Have you studied for it yet?
Brian: Yep. We went to the library to study after lunch.
(yawns) I'm so sleepy...Oh, no. I've not ironed my school uniform for tomorrow yet.
Mum: Ok. *Go and take a nap. What would you like for dinner?
Brian: Can we have rice?
Mum: All right. *Be down by 7pm.
Grammar Point!
*Be down. (Imperative Form)
*Go and take a nap. (Imperative form)
Speaking Practice #3
Short Dialogue C - Two neighbours *are talking.
Zoe: Hey, Luke. Is Samantha around?
Luke: No, she's gone out. Oh, she's asked me to pass this to you. (hands over
a book)
Zoe: Great. Thanks. I haven't finished my class project.
By the way, have you bought her a birthday present yet?
Luke: No, not yet. But I think mum and dad bought her something yesterday.
- Grammar Point!
*are talking - Present Continuous form
Speaking Practice #4
Short dialogue D - My Diary this week
Things I haven't done
- haven't shopped for groceries.
- haven't done the laundry
- haven't bought a new dress for party
Things I've done
- have visited the dentist
- have completed the project
- have paid the bills
9. Let's recap!
We use the Present Perfect Simple to talk about past events that happened at an unspecified time
9. Review - Your spoken Present Perfect Simple grammar practice
Build your English speaking skills
Now it's your turn. Make your own sentence. Say it out loud.
A. Change the following verbs into the Present Perfect tense. Practise making your own sentences:
e.g. meet - have/has met
-I've met Alice's parents before.
-I've never met Alice's family.
-I've already met Alice's family a few times.
-I haven't met Alice's brother yet.
-Have you met her family yet?
i) Try using with these adverbs / time expressions:
-just
-already
-yet
-ever
-before
-never
1. see
2. swim
3. try
4. make
5. take
TIP!
Be creative. Make & practise as many sentences & times as you can. Write them down in your notebook.
Tip!
Tenses tell us when the event happens. Note the different tenses & uses of the verbs in the following example sentence:
TENSES POSITIVE SENTENCES
PRESENT SIMPLE I usually have pancakes for breakfast.
PRESENT CONTINUOUS I am having pancakes now.*I'm having pancakes now.
PAST SIMPLE I had pancakes yesterday.
FUTURE
with "will, be going to" I will / 'll have pancakes later.
I am / 'm going to have pancakes for lunch.
PRESENT PERFECT I have just had pancakes.
*I've just had pancakes.
*TIP for Better English Speaking Skills
Practise speaking using the short form for your conversations. You'll speak faster. And sound more natural.
*short form:
I am -*I'm
I have -*I've
I will -*I'll
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