Present Perfect Tense

1. Present Perfect Tense or the most confusing tense you haveever tried to understand ! Atreveix-te a mirar 2012-2013

2. What do you need the Present Perfect for ? • to tell what you have done recently/ lately. • to tell what you have just or already done. • to tell what you have never/ ever done. • to tell what you have done so far/ up to now. • to tell what you have done today/ this week/ this month/ this year. • REMEMBER THESE EXPRESSIONS!!!! Atreveix-te a mirar 2012-2013

3. What is so confusing about it ? • It can describe either present or past activities ! • Sometimes, we use to translate it as the present in Catalan ! Atreveix-te a mirar 2012-2013

4. How can you form the Present Perfect? Atreveix-te a mirar 2012-2013

5. Why don’t you try some exercises? Atreveix-te a mirar 2012-2013

6. Peter ........never watched „Maja bee”. A) had B) have C) has D) none of these Peter ........ has never watched „Maja Bee”. Congratulations! Choose the correct answer. Atreveix-te a mirar 2012-2013

7. Lidka hasn’t ........to Majorka yet. A) had B) seen C) drove D) none of these None of these Lidka hasn’t been to Majorka . Precisely! How about this? Atreveix-te a mirar 2012-2013

8. ....you ever smoked? A) has B) do C) have D) none of these Have you ever smoked? Good! Try the next question. Atreveix-te a mirar 2012-2013

9. She hasn’t ..........the dinner already. A) cooks B) cooked C) make D) none of these She hasn’t cooked the dinner already Very well! Choose the correct answer again. Atreveix-te a mirar 2012-2013

10. He hasn’t ........ a shower today. A) take B) took C) taked D) none of these None of these He hasn’t taken a shower today. Well done! Can you do this one ? Atreveix-te a mirar 2012-2013

11. ...........Joan ever...........a shark? A) has J. eat B) does J. eaten C) has J. eaten D) none of these Has Joan ever eaten a shark? Not bad! Keep on trying Try this one ! Atreveix-te a mirar 2012-2013

12. She has ........ a man. A) never kiss B) ever kissed C) just kisses D) none of these None of these She has never kissed a man. Of course, you are right ! Choose the correct answer one more time. Atreveix-te a mirar 2012-2013

13. ..........you ever ......... your head ? A) have..........lost B) do............lose C) did...........lose D) none of these Have you ever lost your head ? Right again! Choose the correct answer. Atreveix-te a mirar 2012-2013

14. Tom and Arthur ........................a dog so far. A) don’t buy B) hasn’t bought C) haven’t bought D) didn’t buy Tom and Arthur haven’t bought a dog so far. Excellent! Choose the best answer again ! Atreveix-te a mirar 2012-2013

15. .................Peter and Mat ............... abroad before? Has..............been Have............seen Have............been None of these Have Peter and Mat been abroad before ? You are absolutely right ! What’s the right answer now? Atreveix-te a mirar 2012-2013

16. What action can you describe with the Present Perfect? How do you form it ? What time expressions can you use with the Present Perfect? What’s the difference between the Present Perfect and the Simple Past ? Why don’t you test yourself again? Atreveix-te a mirar 2012-2013

17. Congratulations you have just completed the test successfully! Atreveix-te a mirar 2012-2013