PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

Use : to show action in the indefinite past

to show action began in the past and continuing into the present

Form :
S + have/has + V3

I, You, We, They He, She, It

Examples : (+) The teachers have spoken about the competition.

(-) The teachers have not spoken about the competition.
(?) Have the teachers spoken about the competition?
Yes, they have./ No, they have not.

(+) Marry has lived in Semarang for six years.

(-) Marry has not lived in Semarang for six years.
(?) Has Marry lived in Semarang for six years?
Yes, she has. / No, she has not.

LISTENING
No Wrong Numbers

Mr James Scott has a (1)_________in Silbury and now he has just bought another (2)_________ in
Pinhurst. Pinhurst is only five miles from Silbury, but Mr. Scott cannot get a telephone for his new garage,
so he has just bought twelve (3)__________.
Yesterday, a (4)_________carried the first message from Pinhurst to Silbury. The bird covered the
distance in three minutes.
Up to now, Mr Scott has (5)_________a great many requests for spare parts and other
(6)___________messages from one garage to the other. In this way, he has begun his own
private 'telephone' service.

Read aloud the passage and answer the following questions!

1. What is the topic of the above passage?
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2. What does no wrong numbers mean?
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3. Why has Mr. Scott bought twelve pigeon?
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4. How long did the bird fly from Pihurst to Silbury?
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5. How can it be said that that he has begun his own private telephone service?
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Draw a circle around the correct past participle in each sentence below.

1. Your child has (broke/broken) my window!

2. Have you (eaten/ate) all your dinner?
3. I have (known/knew) Sally since we were in kindergarten.
4. Michael has (drew/drawn) a picture for his granddad.
5. The new girl seems nice, but I haven't (spoke/spoken) to her yet.
6. We've (drank/drunk) all the milk.
7. The ball has (went/gone) over the garden fence.
8. Has Tom (did/done) all his homework?
9. You have (been/was) late for school every day this week.
10. Help! I've (fell/fallen) down a hole!

Complete the sentence with the present perfect tense of the verbs in parentheses.

1. The children has made (make) the house very messy.

2. I have seen (see) that actor in several movies.
3. The boys have drunk (drink) all the soda in the refrigerator.
4. Our dog have hurt (hurt) its leg.
5. One of the workmen has fallen (fall) off his ladder.
6. She's sad because her friends have gone (go) to the park without her.
7. Dad has had (have) a shower already.
8. I've been shouting so much that I have lost (lose) my voice.
9. My sister's boyfriend has bought (buy) her a diamond ring.
10. Alan has do (do) this jigsaw puzzles so many times that he could do it with his eyes shut.

Complete with the present perfect simple.

1. Here's your book. Nick has returned (return) it.

2. Please wait. They have not finished (not finish) yet.
3. Have you changed (you / change) the color of your hair?
4. She has not sent (not send) us an invitation to her party.
5. We have used(use) this recipe for chocolate cake many times.
6. Have you ever seen (you / ever / see) a ghost?
7. It has just stoped (just / stop) raining.
8. I have never heard (never / hear) such a stupid joke before!
9. Have they forgotten (they / forget) your phone number?
10. She has paid (pay) the bill.

Read these sentences about fish. Then put the verb in brackets into present perfect simple form.

1. About 15% protein eaten by humans (always come) have always come from fish.
2. Recently, however, the number of fish (fall) have fallen
3. Several things (cause) have caused this problem.
4. Most scientists agree that governments (not do) have done enough to stop overfishing.
5. This means that fish populations (grow) have grown smaller.
6. Many fish (mil reproduce) have mil reproduced fast enough to replace their numbers.
7. The population of North Sea cod, for example, (reach) has reached a dangerous level,
8. EU laws (reduce) have reduced the numbers of fishing boats.
9. As a result, many fishermen in traditional fishing ports (lose) have lost their jobs,
10. In recent years, fish in the UK (become) has become expensive, and many people (stop) have stoped
eating it.

Use the prompts to make a question.

Example: you/ever/watch thriller movie? Have you ever watched thriller movie?

1. you / ever / see a humming bird? Have you ever seen a humming bird?
2. you / ever / read War and Peace? Have you ever read war and peace?
3. you / ever / visit San Marino? Have you ever visited san marino?
4. you / ever / swim in the Pacific Ocean? Have you ever swum in the pacific ocean?
5. you / ever / take a trip to the Sahara Desert? Have you ever taken a trip to the sahara desert?