Present perfect

1. Grammar from Oxford Present perfect For PET-level practice see Oxford Practice Grammar Basic

2. present perfect simple: use • to talk about life experiences, often with ever or never No, I’ve never wanted to do that. I’ve tried paragliding, though. Have you ever done bungee jumping?

3. Find examples of structures “Annie Kerr has had a difficult year. She’s spent a lot of her life training for a major swimming event. For as long as she can remember, Annie has wanted to compete with the best in the world. But she’s just found out that she has suffered a serious injury. Annie is 26 and hasn’t ever had the chance to swim at this level. She hasn’t been able to train since March. What a disappointment! It remains to be seen if she has given up on her dreams, or whether she will fight on.”

4. Find examples of structures “Annie Kerr has had a difficult year. She’s spent a lot of her life training for a major swimming event. For as long as she can remember, Annie has wanted to compete with the best in the world. But she’s just found out that she has suffered a serious injury. Annie is 26 and hasn’t ever hadthe chance to swim at this level. She hasn’t been able to trainsinceMarch. What a disappointment! It remains to be seen if she has given up on her dreams, or whether she will fight on.”

5. present perfect simple: use • for past actions or states that have a result in the present, or which have happened recently We’ve bought the tickets for tonight’s film. • for something that happened during a period of time that is not yet finished, and where the timescale is not important The team has improved enormously.

6. present perfect simple: use • with since or for, to describe a period of time that has passed I’ve had this computer since last Christmas. We haven’t lived in this town for very long. • We use for + a period of time and since + a specific point in time.

7. present perfect simple: form • Affirmative: have/has (’ve/’s) + past participle • Negative: have/has + not (haven’t/hasn’t) + past participle • Questions: Have/Has + subject + past participle • The past participle form of regular verbs is often the same as the past simple form. Irregular forms must be learned individually, e.g. see > saw > seen , eat > ate > eaten.

8. present perfect simple: use • with just, already or yet I’ve just bought a new bike. We have already seen that film. I haven’t checked my emails yet. Have you checked your emails yet? • Just means ‘a short time ago’ and already means ‘before now’. We use yet in negatives and questions when we are expecting something to happen.

9. Correct or incorrect? Have you been ever to a football match? Ryan has already won three medals. I haven’t eaten anything for ages. Sandra has found her watch last night. Have you bought the tickets yet? They’ve just got off the train. We’ve trained together since five years. I’ve had this injury since the start of the month.

10. Correct or incorrect? Have you been ever to a football match? ever been Ryan has already won three medals. ✓ I haven’t eaten anything for ages. ✓ Sandra has found her watch last night. Have you bought the tickets yet? ✓ They’ve just got off the train. ✓ We’ve trained together since five years. for I’ve had this injury since the start of the month. ✓