Present perfect

Use:
The present perfect tense is often used to tell up-to-date
news.
‘Great news! Jane has had a baby!’

But you cannot use the present perfect with phrases

relating to finished time.
‘Great news! Jane has had a baby yesterday!’

So, to ask about and give more details, you need to use
the past simple.

‘Great news! Jane has had a baby!’ Present perfect

‘When did she have it?’ Past simple
‘She had it last night!’ Past simple
 Positive:
I have played soccer this week I've played
You have worked all night You've worked
he has written a letter He's written

Negative:
It has not snowed this winter It hasn't snowed
We have not slept all night We haven't slept
They have not tried the food They haven't tried

Question:
Have I missed the bus?
Has she met John?
Have we arrived too early?
Why has he gone already?
 When we are talking about our experience up to the present:
I've seen that film before.
I've played the guitar ever since I was a teenager.
He has written three books and he is working on another one

We often use the adverb ever to talk about experience up to the present:
My last birthday was the worst day I have ever had.

We use never for the negative form:

Have you ever met George?
Yes, but I've never met his wife. ❑For something that happened in the past but is important in the present:

I can't get in the house. I've lost my keys.

Teresa isn't at home. I think she has gone shopping.
 The present perfect can be used with phrases relating
to unfinished time, such as:

this week, today, this year

I’ve seen Roger twice this week.
That’s the second time I’ve seen that film this year.
The present perfect is often used in sentences with these
words:

just, yet, already, ever, never

I’ve just finished the report.
Karen has finished the book already.
I haven’t finished the report yet.
I’ve never been to Spain. Have you ever been?
 The present perfect is used to describe periods of
time that start in the past and continue until the
present. It is often used with for and since.

I’ve lived here for five years.

James has worked here since last summer.

The present perfect and past simple may appear in

the same sentence:

I’ve lived here since I was a child.

Tom has been unemployed since he left the factory.
 Review
These examples show how the present perfect can describe something that occurred or was the state of things at an
unspecified time in the past.

I have walked on this path before.

We have eaten the lasagna here.

Keep in mind that you can’t use the present perfect when you are being specific about when the action happens.

I have put away all the laundry.

I have put away all the laundry at 10:00 this morning. X

You can use the present perfect to talk about the duration of something that started in the past is still happening.

She has had the chickenpox since Tuesday.

Youtube videos:
Present perfect: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBCqDRX5YfA
Past simple or present perfect: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM5trdispow
Practice: https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-perfect-exercise-4.html
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/english-grammar-reference/present-perfect
 PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

Have you ever SEEN The movie THE TITANIC?

Ever: alguna vez

Have: has/ ha/ hemos / he/ han

• I have seen the Titanic

Yo He visto el titanic

• We have (hemos)
• I have
• Ashly (she) has
• It has (ha)

Have you ever eaten hormigas culonas?

Participio pasado

Have you ever stolen from your mom or dad?

The present perfect expresses an action that is still
going on (happening) or that stopped recently, but has an
Subject (I we you they) + have + verb in past
influence on the present. It puts emphasis on the result.
participle ….
GOING ON: I HAVE BEEN HOME SINCE 7 PM (NOW IT IS 9
Subject (she he it) + has + verb in past
PM)
participle
• I HAVEn’t EATEN arepas TODAY
• She has worked with me since january She has been slapped BY me
We have drunk 3 beers so far.
• I‘VE just finished my homework (have just: acabo de ) I have studied since 7 a.m
• I have been with my girlfriend since January
• I have just broken up with my girlfriend
 I
You
HAVE (not)
We
They
He
Affirmative – I have already been to London. HAS (not) She
Negative – I haven’t been to London yet. / I
have never been to London.
It
Interrogative – Have I ever been to London?
Negative ideas: • Posted: publicado She hasn’t posted an article in
the newspaper
Subject + have /has + not / n’t + verb in past participle • Drunk : bebido They haven’t drunk a
S AUX V strawberry juice
• Driven: conducido She’s driven for ten hours
•Been: estado : She has not been alone in the classroom • Flown: volado
•Eaten: comido: He hasn’t eaten a burger • Chosen : elegido
•Gone: ido: It hasn’t gone • Arisen: criado surgido
•Worked: trabajado : We have not worked for 5 hours • Added: agregado
•Chatted: chateado : You haven’t chatted in ages
•Seen : visto : I haven’t seen her /him Contraction
•Worked out : ejercitado They haven’t worked out for two weeks Formal / informal
•Traveled: viajado We haven’t travelled to new York
I have : I’ve
•Gone : ido He hasn’t gone
You have : you’ve
• I just wrote my example
She has : she’s
• I just write my example
• I‘ve just written my example He has : he’s
It has : it’s
Have/has just: acabar de
Just : solo (unicamente) We have : we’ve
They have : they’ve
 Time to practice – Answer the quesitons

1. Have you ever visited France?

2. What have you done up to now?

3. Where have you gone recently?

4. Where haven’t you gone lately?

5. How long have you lived in your

country?
6. What have you studied?

7. Which languages have you practiced?

8. Who haven’t you seen yet?

Writing Prompt: "Your Achievements and Experiences"
Instructions:

1.Write a short paragraph (about 100-130 words) about your personal achievements and
experiences. Use the present perfect tense to describe things you have done up to now.
2.Include at least 4 examples of things you have accomplished or experienced. These
can be related to school, hobbies, travel, or any personal goals.

Guiding Questions:
1.What are some achievements you are proud of ? (e.g., Have you won a prize, completed
a course, or learned a new skill?)
2.What new experiences have you had recently? (e.g., Have you traveled to a new place,
tried a new activity, or met new people?)
3.How have these experiences or achievements made a difference in your life?
Remember: Focus on using the present perfect tense correctly, and make sure each
sentence clearly reflects an action that has occurred at some point before now.
TO or FOR?

Use "to" when there is some kind of transfer

Put these sentences in order
happening or something is being moved from one
place to another. "To" expresses direction. 1. Never/have/ been/London/to/ I.
Do this to me, please.
Talk to your teacher and get some information.
2. They/already/met/have.

1) Use "for" when something is being done to 3. Haven’t/for/test/the/we/studied/yet.

benefit something or someone else.
4. He/a/house/new/has/bought/ just
I bought a gift for you.

2) Use "for" when you are trying to express

purpose or the reason that something is
happening

He runs for his health. Complete the quiz: https://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verb-

tenses_present-perfect_quiz.htm
 Look at the pictures and use Present perfect.

Fail a test write a book

He’s failed the Math test Travel abroad
Loose a key

Do the Laundry
Iron the clothes
Cook lunch / dinner
Buy a new car
Asking someone about his / her experiences !

HAVE YOU EVER …. BEEN SCARED?

YES, I HAVE
NO, I HAVEN’T

scared
SALMON EAT SNAILS SEEN/KILLED A
EATEN GRASSHOPPER
DODGEM CAR RUGBY SCOOTER
DRIVEN RIDDEN
 OCEAN

FARM
NATURAL PARK
BEEN TO: IDO

MONSERRATE
HILL
 WORM/ SPIDER SNAKE
EARTHWORM
 HAVE YOU EVER Be to Disney World?
fallen down in public?

Roll down a hill?

Make a phone prank? Lie to your parents?

Cheat on an exam?
She’s Invited me
We’ve Decided to
They’ve Waited for
I’ve Expected to
She’s Admitted to
I've Crashed my car
She’s helped me
She’s looked at me
The dog has sniffed some drugs
We’ve laughed so hard
He has kissed TWO girls
We’ve danced for hours
The mechanic has fixed the car
I’ve called you 4 times
We have cleaned my room
She’s offered you a sandwich
We’ve damaged the TV
I’ve loved her
She has used me
They have amazed me
She has claimed
 Freed
Tried
Followed
Continued
played
HAVE YOU EVER
read upside down?
 READING

homeless person
do drugs /sleep /hand out
Complete the text using present perfect of the verbs
Ted Williams, was filmed by a local
cameraman holding a cardboard sign
that read: "I'm an ex-radio announcer
who fall on hard times". Williams is
seen in the video asking for money in
exchange for a message of his “God-
given voice”. Now that the
video have millions of hits on YouTube,
Williams, become an overnight
sensation.
He spend today appearing on talk shows
across America, sporting a new haircut and a
smarter appearance than on the clip that
made him famous.
Since his story broke, he recieve numerous
job offers from big broadcasting names
including ESPN, MTV, ABC, CBS and CNN
and The Cleveland Cavaliers.
Williams be on the streets for years
and struggle with drug and alcohol addiction
for years.
Accusations have also surface that Williams
acted as a pimp during his years on the streets. In
response, Williams said, "Don't judge a book by its
cover - everyone has their own little story. I'm just
so thankful. God bless me deeply. I'm getting
a second chance. Amazing." There are fears though
that Williams will not be able to cope with his new
status as an instant hero.
They say that he will be a flash in the pan and his
fairytale story is being used by the media to
reinforce American Dream propaganda, at a time
when America is in serious economic difficulties
and the gap between the rich and poor is rapidly
increasing.
 Idiomatic expressions
‘See eye to eye’ – this means agreeing with someone.

“They finally saw eye to eye on the business deal.”

‘When pigs fly’ – something that will never happen.

“When pigs fly she’ll tidy up her room.”

“a flash in the pan” something that happened only once or for a short time.

“Sadly, their success was just a flash in the pan.”

Homework
Rewrite the sentences using the present perfect tense – affirmative.
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-perfect-exercise-1.html

Rewrite the sentences using the present perfect tense – negative.

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-perfect-exercise-2.html

Rewrite the sentences using the present perfect tense – interrogative.

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-perfect-exercise-3.html

Complete the exercise and discover new frasal verbs with UP:
https://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/up-phrasal-verbs
Present Perfect vs. Past Simple

Tell us Tell us about

something a place you
you did have never
yesterday. been to.

PS: NEVER is a
negative word.
 Time Expressions Since and For
We often use for and since when talking about time.

• For + period: a "period" is a duration of time - five

minutes, two weeks, six years. For means "from the
beginning of the period to the end of the period".

• Can be used with all tenses. Here are a few examples:

They study for two hours every day.

They are studying for three hours today.
He has been living in Paris for three months.
I worked at that bank for five years.
Will the universe continue for ever?

• We do not use for with "all day", "all the time":

I was there all day. (for all day) X

 Since
Since is normally used with perfect tenses: The particular point in
time could be anything – last Tuesday, 2008 or midnight, for
example.
He has been here since 9am.
He has been working since he arrived.
I had lived in New York since my childhood.

We also use since in the structure "It is [period] since":

It was a year since I had seen her.
How long is it since you got married?

Practice:
Since or for: https://www.myenglishpages.com/english/grammar-exercise-since-
for.php

Since, for or ever: https://www.superprof.es/apuntes/idiomas/ingles/gramatica-

inglesa/verb-tense/exercises-present-perfect-simple-ever-for-since.html
 Been or Gone?
“Been” and “gone” both are used in the present perfect tense.

She has been to America.

She has gone to school.

We use “been” to describe a completed visit of a place. We visited the place in the past but in the present
we are no longer there.

He has been to the park.

(He visited the park in the past. Now, he is back home.)

Also, we often use “been” to describe someone’s travel experience.

Have you ever been to Paris?

Yes, I have been to Paris 3 times.

We do not use “gone” for this meaning and use.

Have you ever gone to Paris? X

Yes, I have gone to Paris 3 times. X
❑ We use “gone” to describe a visit of a place and the visit is not completed. We travelled to the place in the past and in the
present we are still there or still travelling to the place.

He has gone to the park.

(He travelled to the park in the past and he is still there or still travelling there.)

❑ We use “gone” to say where someone is and explain why they are not here. Imagine you go to Jane and Mark’s house to
talk to Mark:

Andrew: Hi Jane. Is Mark here?

Jane: No, he’s not here. He has gone to the supermarket.

❑ We do not use “been” for this meaning and use.

Jane: No, he’s not here. He has been to the supermarket. X

(Although this is grammatically correct, this is not the correct use of “been” because Mark has not yet returned from the
supermarket.)

I wait for Mark at his house. When he arrives 1 hour later he says:
Mark: Hi. I have been to the supermarket. I bought some wine.
 Compare:
Joan’s just gone to the shop. She’ll be back in about ten
Joan has not yet returned from the shop.
minutes.
Joan’s just been to the shop. She bought some cakes. Would
Joan has returned from the shop.
you like one?

Been To or Been In

• We use been to to say that we went somewhere and came back and that we are not there anymore.

I have been to Paris before, and I can tell you that it’s an amazing city. (I am back now)
My brother has been to Venice. I am sure he can give us some advice about where to eat or where to stay.

• We use been in to give information about how long we have been somewhere.

A: How long have you been in California?

B: I have been in San Francisco for six years and never thought of going back to my homeland.

Practice: https://www.usinggrammar.com/exercises-english/exercise-1-been-gone.php
https://www.grammarbank.com/gone-vs-been-exercise.html
https://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar/2g2-been-gone.php
 Preposition of movement

Prepositions of movement or direction are used to

show movement from one place to another. These
prepositions are most often used with verbs of motion
and are found after the verb.

Grammar: https://www.curso-
ingles.com/aprender/cursos/nivel-
basico/prepositions/prepositions-of-movement-or-
direction
Giving directions
Speaking activity

5
 Let’s use English
Say two things you can do with your eyes
closed.

Say two things you don’t like to do in the

Say two things you
morning/afternoon / at night.
like to do while you
I like read
listen to music.
I like TO read
(mientras que)
I like readING