1. PRESENT PERFECT

2. AFFIRMATIVE
SUBJECT + HAVE / HAS + PARTICIPLE
+ COMPLEMENTS
• I have been to London three times.
(= I’ve been to London three times)
• She has seen the film.
(= She’s seen the film)
• They have gone to school by bus.
(= They’ve gone to school by bus)

3. How to form the participle?
• Regular verbs -ed
play played
• Irregular verbs 3rd column from list
eat eaten

4. NEGATIVE
SUBJECT + HAVEN’T / HASN’T +
PARTICIPLE + COMPLEMENT
• I haven’t studied a lot for this exam.
• She hasn’t eaten anything!
• We haven’t met before.

5. INTERROGATIVE
HAVE / HAS + SUBJECT + PARTICIPLE
+ COMPLEMENT
• Have you seen my new coat?
• Has she phoned her mother?
• Have they finished their homework?

6. USE
• Usamos el Presente Perfecto para decir
que una acción ocurrió en un momento
no especificado antes de ahora. El
tiempo exacto no es importante.
You have read that book twice
FUTUR
E
PAST
NOW
????????
??

7. USE
• Se usa para hablar de acciones que
han concluido pero cuyo espacio
temporal aun no ha terminado.
I have studied maths this year

8. TIME EXPRESSIONS

9. • FOR: Used to show a length of time
I have studied English for 5 years
• SINCE: From a time in the past until
now
I have studied English since 2009

10. JUST
• Used to say that somebody finished
something very recently.
I’ve just finished the book

11. Used in negative sentences and
questions to mean ‘at any time’

17. I haven´t had vacationI haven´t had vacation yetyet..

18. I haven´t finished the reportI haven´t finished the report yet.yet.

20. I haveI have alreadyalready been to London.been to London.

21. OTHER EXPRESSIONS
Never, just now, recently, lately, so far,
this morning / evening / afternoon,
today, up to now…

22. I´veI´ve nevernever travelled by train.travelled by train.

23. PRACTICE 1
• I _____ (not / work) today.
• We _____ (buy) a new lamp.
• We _____ (not / plan) our holiday yet.
• Where _____ (be / you) ?
• He _____ (write) five letters.
• She _____ (not / see) him for a long time.
• _____ (be / you) at school?
• School _____ (not / start) yet.
• _____ (speak / he) to his boss?
• No, he _____ (have / not) the time yet.

24. PRACTICE 2:
past simple or present perfect?
• I _____ (just / finish) my homework.
• Mary _____ (already / write) five letters.
• Tom _____ (move) to this town in 1994.
• My friend _____ (be) in Canada two years ago.
• I _____ (not / be) to Canada so far.
• But I _____ (already / travel) to London a couple of times.
• Last week, Mary and Paul _____ (go) to the cinema.
• I can't take any pictures because I _____ (not / buy) a new film
yet.
• _____ (they / spend) their holiday in New Zealand last summer?
• _____ (you / ever / see) a whale?

25. PRACTICE 3
• Yo no he estado en Jamaica aun
• Acabo de limpiar la casa
• Ya he visto esa pelicula
• Ella nunca ha comido comida china
• Nosotros hemos vivido en esta casa durante 20
años
• El no ha vuelto a Londres desde el 2001
• ¿Alguna vez has jugado al beisbol?