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ENGLISH HANDOUT
SEGUNDO MEDIO
PRESENT PERFECT
Indefinite Past Time
I have won a competition
Affir.
Interr.
Negat.

PAST SIMPLE
Definite Past Time
I won a competition last
year

S + have/has +
S + V (past) + C
Past Part. + C
Have/has + S + Did + S + V (present)
Past Part. + C ?
+C?
S +have/has +
S + Did + Not + V
Not +Past Part.
(present) + C
+C
USE

- For actions which

happened at an unstated
time in the past. The
exact time is not
mentioned because it is
not important.
Richard has bought a
new car.

- For actions which

happened at a definite or
stated time in the past;
that is we know when
they happened.

- For actions which

started in the past and
are still continuing in the
present.
He has been a car

- For actions which

happened repeatedly in
the past but dont happen
any more.
He often played football

They graduated
years ago.

four

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salesman since
1990.

with his dad when he

was five.
- For actions which
- For action which have happened immediately
recently finished and
one after the other in the
their results are visible in past.
the present.
I have closed the door. They cook the meal first
and then they ate with
their friends
1 Read these sentences. Mark I for Indefinite past
time and D for Definite past time.
1.- Madonna has worked as an actress and a singer
_______
2.- Nelson Mandela became President of South
Africa in 1994 _______
3.- I saw a horror film last night ______
4.- Mark hasnt tried Japanese food ________
5.- Have you heard the new Oasis single?______
6.- When did you last write to your key pal _____

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2 Fill in the gaps with the most appropriate verb.

Use Present Perfect Tense.
- break - buy
- invite - read

- finish
- see

- forget- not / tell

- take
- tell

1.- A: Can I have a look at your newspaper?

B: Yes, I with it.
2.- A: I some new shoes. Do you
want to see them?
B: Of course. I really want to.
3.- A: Im looking for
..her?
B: No, I havent.

Paula.

..you

4.- A: Look! Somebody ..that window.

B: Thats terrible.
5.- A: Does Lisa know that youre going away?
B: Yes, I .her.
6.- A: I cant find my umbrella. Somebody
. it.
B: Remember where you left it.
7.- A:
I
know
that
woman,
but
her name.
B: Shes your new classmate.

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8.- A: Sue is having a party tonight.

She a lot of people.
B: Yes, and her parties are really great.
9.- A: Does Bill know about the meeting
tomorrow?
B: I dont think so. I him.
10.- A: Do you want this magazine?
B: No, I it, thanks.
Time Expressions : Time expressions
used with the present perfect simple
include:
AFFIRMATIVE
FOR
I have known them for six
years. (por, durante)
SINCE She has been ill since
Monday. (desde)
ALREADY We have already eaten
our lunch.
JUST
I have just posted the letter.
(recin)
ALWAYS
She has always wanted
to travel abroad. (siempre)
RECENTLY He has recently published
a book. (recientemente)

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QUESTIONS
EVER
Have you ever met anybody
famous?
HOW LONG
How long have you
lived here?
YET
Has Paul left yet?
LATELY e.g. Have you seen any good
film lately?
NEGATIONS
FOR
I havent talked to them for
days. (por, durante)
SINCE They havent been abroad
since 1990. (desde)
YET
She hasnt answered my
letter yet.
LATELY I havent seen John lately.
NEVER They have never worked
abroad
SO FAR They havent travelled to
Europe so far
3 ALREADY YET JUST
correct item.

Underline the

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1.- She hasn't bought a new car yet/

already
2.- She has just / yet finished writing her essay.
3.- The plane hasn't landed yet / already.
4.- I've yet / already eaten a piece of cake.
5.- They haven't got married just / yet.
4

Fill in the gaps with FOR or SINCE

1.- She hasn't come in to work ....................a

week.
2.- She has lived here .......................she was a
little girl.
3.- I haven't bought anything new ..................a
month.
4.- Nothing exciting has happened in this small
village.......................a long time.
5.He's
been
working
project ....................yesterday
5 Underline the correct word

on

that

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1.- Have you never/ ever been to

Lisbon?
2.- Flight 201 for New York hasnt left
yet / already
3.- John has been here for / since two
weeks
4- We have yet / already visited the
Science Museum
5.- Melanie has ever / never been to a
concert at the Royal Albert Hall.
6.- A: Have you booked a hotel room?
B: Yes, Ive just / yet booked one.
7.- Peter hasnt traveled by boat for /
since he was five years old.
8.- This is the most comfortable hotel Ive
never / ever stayed at.

6 Match column A with column B

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1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Jerry hasnt typed

She has always
Have you ever
Weve already
Tim has already been
How long have you

. visited Japan?
. talked to them
..the letter yet
to New York
twice this year
..known them?
.. wanted to be a
singer

7 Fill in the gaps with recently, how long, yet,

always, ever, already, since or never.
1

A: ________ has she been an air hostess?

B: __________________ she left school.

A: Jonathan has moved house _________

B: Whats his new address?

3 A: I cant pone you. I havent got a

phone _________
B: Well, Ill come to your house instead.

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4 A: Has she finished her homework

_________?
B: Yes. Shes _______________finished it.
5

A: He eats a lot of vegetables, doesnt he?

B: Yes. Hes ___________liked vegetables.

A: Have you ___________ been to China?

B: No, I have _____________ been there.

HAVE GONE or HAVE BEEN

There are two ways to form the THE
PRESENT PERFECT OF THE VERB GO: have
gone and have been, but there is a
difference in meaning. Study these
examples
Mark has gone to Spain. (He went to Spain
some time ago and he is still there)
I have been to Spain. (I have visited Spain
and come back, I am not there now)

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1 Fill in the gaps with been or gone

1.- I have ___________to the USA. I went there
last summer.
2.- George isnt in Greece. He has ________to
Italy.
3.- Have you ever _______________ to Bali?
4.- My parents have ________________to
Portugal. Theyll be back next week.
5.- I have never ________________to Egypt,
but I want to go one day.

2 Fill in the gaps with have/has been (to) or

have/has gone (to)
1 Where are Tom and Lucy? They
________________________ the theatre.
2 I dont live in London. I ____________ only
____________ there once.
3 Im alone in my house.
My parents
_____________________ on holiday.

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4 Is
Philip
at
home?
_______________________ work.

No,

he

5 My friend wants us to go on holiday to

Madrid this summer, but I _________ already
____________ there.
6 Anita has just come home.
________________________ the theatre.

She

Use of language (step by step)

Read the passage about Richard Branson.
Underline the time expressions. Fill in the
gaps by using the past simple tense or
the present perfect tense
Richard Branson (1) .. (be)
born in England in 1950 and he (2)
.. (live) there ever since.
He became an entrepreneur
while he was still at school. He
(3) (start)
a national
magazine called Student . In 1972 he
(4) (open) Virgin Records in
Oxford Street London. This quickly

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(5) .. (expand) to many

megastores all round the country.
He started his own recording
company, Virgin Records, in 1973.
Since
then
many
superstars
(6)
.. (record) for Virgin Records
including
the Sex Pistols, the Rolling Stones, Phil
Collins and Genesis. In 1992 he
(7) .( sell ) the Virgin Music
Group to EMI for one billion US dollars.
Since that time, the Virgin Group(8)
.. (move) into many different
areas, including clubs and hotels.
In 1984 Branson (9) ..
(form) Virgin Atlantic Airways. It
(10) .. (be) highly successful and
(11) ..(win) many awards.
It
(12)

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just ... (win) the Airline of

the Year Award for the third time.
Since 1985 Richard Branson (13)
.(be) in the news for trying to
break sea and air records.
He (14)
(try) to go round the world in a
hot-air
balloon three times but he (15)
.. (fail) .
Someone else (16)
..(do) it in 1999.