The Present Perfect Simple

The present perfect simple expresses an action that is still going on or that
stopped recently, but has an influence on the present. It puts emphasis on the
result.

Form of Present Perfect

Positive

Negative

Question

I / you / we / they

I have spoken.

I have not spoken.

Have I spoken?

he / she / it

He has spoken.

He has not spoken.

Has he spoken?

For irregular verbs, use the participle form (see list of irregular verbs, 3rd column).
For regular verbs, just add ed.
Exceptions in Spelling when Adding ed
Exceptions in spelling when adding ed

Example

after a final e only add d

love loved

final consonant after a short, stressed vowel

or l as final consonant after a vowel is doubled

admit admitted
travel travelled

final y after a consonant becomes i

hurry hurried

READING COMPREHENSION
Loch Ness is a lake between the Scottish towns of Inverness and Fort Augustus.
The word loch is Scottish for lake. Loch Ness is about 37 km long and extremely
deep, the deepest part is 226 m.

Loch Ness is famous for its friendly monster, Nessie. Most people think that this is
only a legend, but every year tourists from all over the world come to Loch Ness
and hope that they will see the monster.
Present Perfect Simple
We use the present perfect to express what has (not) happened so far. (Note that
no time in the past must be given otherwise you have to use simple past.) For
further information, check out our grammar section: Present Perfect Simple.
Write the verbs in present perfect simple.
1.

Tourists from all over the world (be)

to Loch Ness.
have been

2.

Most of them (see / not)

Nessie, however.
have not see

3.

Only very few people say that the Loch Ness Monster (appear)
have appeared

front of them.
4.
Even scientists (come)

to Loch Ness to find the monster.

have come

in

5.

And the boss of the Guinness brewery (promise)

to pay 500,000
has promised

Pounds to the person who catches Nessie.

Positive Sentences in Present Perfect Simple

Write positive sentences in present perfect simple
The following people have just completed an action.
1.

Bob / visit / his grandma

Bob has visited his grandma

2.

Jimmy / play / on the computer

Jimmy has played on the computer.

3.

Sue and Walter / wash / their car

Sue and Walter have w ashed their car.

4.

Andrew / repair / his bike

Andrew has repaired his bike.

5.

Phil / help / Anne with maths

Phil has helped Anne w ith maths.

6.

Brad and Louise / watch / a film

Brad and Louise have w atched a film.

7.

Tamara / talk to / her best friend

Tamara has talked to her best friend.

8.

Bridgette / draw / a picture

Bridgette has draw ed a picture.

9.

Carol / read / a computer magazine

Carol has read a computer magazine.

10.

Tom and Alice / be / to a restaurant

Tom and Alice have been to a restaurant.

Negative Sentences in Present Perfect Simple

Write negative sentences in present perfect simple.
The weather was wonderful today. So the children were in the park all afternoon
and have not done their household chores:
1.

Sarah / not / wash the dishes

Sarah has not w ashed the

2.

Anita / not / clean the kitchen

Anita has not cleaned the kitchen.

3.

Maureen and Gavin / not / water the plants

Maureen and Gavin have not w atered the plants.

4.

Joey / not / make his bed

Joey has not made his bed.

5.

David / not / buy milk

David has not bought milk.

6.

Lisa / not / be to the baker's

Lisa has not been to the baker`s.

7.

Aran and Jack / not / do their homework

Aran and Jack have not done their homew ork.

8.

Jane and Ben / not / tidy up their rooms

Jane and Ben have not tidied up their rooms.

9.

Alex / not / feed the hamster

Alex has not fed the hamster.

10.

Hazel / not / empty the bin

Hazel has not emptied the bin.

Questions in Present Perfect Simple

Write questions in present perfect simple.
1.

you / answer / the question

have you answ ered the question?

2.

Jenny / lock / the door

Has Jenny locked the door?

3.

Walter / call / us
Has Walter called us?

4.

you / see / the picture

Have you seen the picture?

5.

your parents / get / the letter

Have your parents gotten the letter?

6.

it / rain / a lot
Has it rained a lot?

7.

how often / we / sing / the song

How often have w e sungthe song?

8.

Maureen / watch / the film

Has Maureen w atched the film?

9.

how many books / Bob / read

How many books has Bob read?

10.

ever / you / be / to London

Have you ever been to Lo

Put the verbs into the correct form (present perfect simple).
1.

I (not / work)

today.
have not w or

2.

We (buy)

a new lamp.
have bought

3.

We (not / plan)

our holiday yet.

have not planned

4.

Where (be / you)

have you been

5.

He (write)

five letters.
has w ritten

6.

She (not / see)

him for a long time.

has not seen

7.

(be / you)

at school?

Have you been

8.

School (not / start)

yet.

has not started

9.

(speak / he)

to his boss?
Has he spoken

10.

No, he (have / not)

the time yet.

has not had