Present Perfect Tense or Active

Complete with the correct form.

has been have know

Jack (be) my friend for over 20 years. We (know) each other since
have moved

we were children. Recently, he and his family (move) to a house on the

same street as me, and now our children play together almost every day.

have played

For the last ten years, Jack and I (play) for the same hockey team every
has had

Saturday. Jack is a better player than I am, but in the last few months he (have)
has found

some trouble with his left knee, and he (find) it hard to play a full game. He
has seen

(see) the doctor several times about his knee, but the doctor doesn't know what
has decided

is causing his pain. Jack (decide) to take a break from hockey for a while, so
that his knee can recover. It's going to be lonely on the team without him!

Present Perfect Passive voice

*Grammar

We use Has + been +verb in pp

*We use Present Perfect passive, cuandoSomething has been done? Algo ha sido
hecho? O Algo ha sido hecho por alguien o por algo.

Examples:

a. The whole city has been destroyed by the earthquake.

La ciudad entera has sido destruída por el terremoto.
b. I can't get in. These doors have been locked!
No puedo entrar. Estas puertas han sido cerradas con llave!
c. Those windows have not been closed yet.
Aquellas ventanas no han sido cerradas aún.
d. This wooden floor has not been waxed.
Este suelo de madera no ha sido encerado.
Exercises: Match

1. Dinner ... a. .2.. have been hurt in a car accident.

2. Two people ... b. .3.. has been elected.
3. A new president ... c. 6... have been opened in the past year
4. A new species of frog ... d. ..5. has been increased again.
5. The price of a bus ticket ... e. 1... has already been served.
6. Three new schools ... f. .8.. has been damaged by acid rain.
7. A new type of microchip ... g. ..4. has been discovered.
8. The statue ...h.7 ... has been invented.

Present Perfect Active/Passive

Complete the pairs of sentences with the Present Perfect form of the verbs. Use the
active in one sentence and the passive in the other.

has been st

1 A Picasso painting from the Prado Museum. (steal)

have stolen

2 Thieves 6,000,000 Euros from a bank. (steal)

has w on

3 A ninety-year-old woman a million pounds on the lottery. (win)

has been w on

4 The FA Cup final by Arsenal. (win)

have found

5 Archaeologists the remains of an ancient city in the Sahara desert

(find)
has been fo

6 The missing tiger and captured in a London park. (find)