Gear Two: Topic 6

Topic 6 Present Perfect Tense

We use the Present Perfect Tense to show an action we have done or not but it affects the situation now. It also shows an action that happens in the past and continues up to the moment of speaking. It does not associate with the time expression.

Verb Pattern

[S] have / has F4 -------------------------------- (+)

[S] have / has not F4 --------------------------- (-)

Have / Has [S] F4 -------------------------------- (?)

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[I] have finished my homework. [I] can go out to play now.

[I] have not cleaned my room. [It] is quite dirty now.

Have [I] told you the news?

Yes, [you] have. (No, [you] haven’t.)

[You] have caught a tortoise. [You] will keep it as a pet.

[You] have not found a place for it.

Have [you] told Alice about your new pet?

Yes, [I] have. (No, I haven’t.)

[Joe] has already written a letter. [He] is going to post it tomorrow.

[He] has not eaten his lunch yet. [He] is hungry now.

Has [he] bought a telephone yet?

Yes, [he] has. (No, [he] hasn’t.)

(The tense often uses ‘already’ in the positive statement and ‘yet’ in the negative statement and question.)

[The children] have picked all the rubbish. [It] is clean now.

[They] have not washed their hands yet.

Have [they] packed their school bags?

Yes, [they] have. (No, [they] haven’t.)

[I] have not met Yalee for a long time.

[Tina] has started her project since last Friday.

(The tense also uses the Preposition ‘for’ to show a period of time and ‘since’ to show a point of time when an action started.)

The Subject must agree with the Verb (have / has) at all times.

Remember: [He /She /It] has (not) F4 -------------------------------.

[I /We /You /You /They] have (not) F4 ---------------.

Has [he /she /it] F4 --------------------------------------?

Have [I /we /you /you /they] F4 ------------------------? (17)

Topic 6 Present Perfect Tense

Exercise 31

Fill in the blanks with the Present Perfect Tense.

1. Mr Chieng___________________(keep) many animals on his farm.

2. My parents and I____________________(paint) the house.

3. You________________________(catch) a butterfly.

4. Leena____________________(buy) a new dress.

5. The goat__________________(fall) into a drain.

6. Tina and her friends__________________(collect) many seashells.

7. I ______________________(find) a strange-looking stone.

8. You and Susan_____________________(feed) the geese.

9. My uncle___________________(come) back from England.

10. Nora’s grandfather ___________________(recover) from his illness.

Exercise 32

Fill in the blanks with the Present Perfect Tense.

1. The horse___________________(run) away.

2. The children_________________(put) everything in good order.

3. I____________________(give) some balloons to my friends.

4. Rita and her family___________________(go) to Japan.

5. Miss Ling____________________(sell) off her old car.

6. You and Helen____________________(set) the frog free.

7. You______________________(make) some juice for your guests.

8. Natasha ___________________(save) a cat from drowning.

9. Yalee and I _______________(bring) along our umbrellas with us.

10. Yew Chong _______________(grow) some vegetables in his garden.

Exercise 33

Rewrite the following statements in the Negative form.

1. Chiachia has already taken a bath.

__________________________________________________________

2. Noris and I have already waited for a long time.

__________________________________________________________

3. You have met Mr Song before.

__________________________________________________________

4. Samy has fought with that bully before.

__________________________________________________________

5. I have seen a lion before.

__________________________________________________________

6. The elephant has eaten all the fruit in the basket.

__________________________________________________________

7. You and Julia have jogged round the field two times.

______________________________________________________(18)

Exercise 34

Rewrite the following statements in the Question form.

1. Luchia and her sister have donated some money to the poor.

__________________________________________________________

2. You have returned all the books to the library.

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3. Hassan has made up with Ali again.

__________________________________________________________

4. I have told them the good news.

__________________________________________________________

5. Becky has bought a pair of trousers.

__________________________________________________________

Exercise 35

Rewrite the following statements in the a) Negative and b) Question form.

1. You have repaired your car.

a) _________________________________________________________

b) _________________________________________________________

2. Cindy and I have reported the robbery to the police.

a) __________________________________________________________