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Present Perfect
Unite 6: Verbs revision

Beginners-4

LOGROS ESPERADOS
Diferencia las principales estructuras de la gramtica inglesa.
Usa las diferentes estructuras gramaticales para escribir oraciones sencillas.
Comprende textos cortos con diferentes tiempos gramaticales.

What I have learnt

1. Complete the chart with the structures to make affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences in
present perfect. Then, write 2 examples for each structure.
PRESENT PERFECT
AFFIRMATIVE

NEGATIVE

INTERROGATIVE

Subject + Have/Has + Past Participle +

Complement

I have played football

I havent played football

They have eat potatoes

every day

2. he has worked tonight

they
havent
eaten
potatoes
every
day
2. he
hasnt
worked
tonight

Have you played football?

1.

have they eaten

potatoes every day?

2.

Has he worked tonight

2. Translate the following sentences into English.

a. Yo he comido muchos helados: _____I have eaten more
icecream____________________________________________________________.
b. Ellos no han caminado por 3 das: __they havent walked for three
days_____________________________________________________________.
c. Jos y Marcos han sido amigos desde 1990: _jose and marcos _have _been Friends sincen
1990__________________________________________________.
d. Nosotros hemos vivido juntos por 10 meses: ____we have lived together for 10
months__________________________________________________.
e. Ha usted comido hamburguesas?:____have you eaten hamburgers
__________________________________________________________.
3. Imagine the world in 100 years; write ten sentences about the future using will.
Example: In 100 years, Cars will fly.
1.in 100 years, food will be
organic_______________________________________________________________________________________________
2.we will have
peace_______________________________________________________________________________________________.
3.homes will clean by itselves
________________________________________________________________________________________________.
4.______virtual books will be free
____________________________________________________________________________________________.

5.________hauses will have_solar

energy_________________________________________________________________________________________.
6._____the wter will be
recycled____________________________________________________________________________________________.
7.________the people will not watch
t.v__________________________________________________________________________________________.
8.____the sport will be part of a daily
rutine______________________________________________________________________________________________.
9.
the world will not have nylon_bags_________________________________________________________.
10.__________we all_will ride
bikes______________________________________________________________________________________.
4. Complete the following sentences using FOR or SINCE. Once finished, translate the sentences into
Spanish.
a. I've had this car ___since_______ June. Yo he tenido este auto desde junio.
b. We haven't met _since_________ Christmas. No nos hemos encontrado desde navidad.
c. Bill has worked as a teacher ___for_______ ten years. Bill ha trabajado como profesor por 10 aos
d. It hasn't snowed __for________ two hours. No ha nevado por dos horas.
e. Nothing has changed here ____since ______ the war. Nada ha cambiado aqu desde la guerra.

WORKSHOP
A. Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence in present perfect.

b)
c)
d)
e)

1. Have you ever ..been........ to New York?

flew
went
goed
been
2. No I've never .been ......... there.
been
went
was
existed
3. In fact I've just ..gone........ back from
there.
been
gone
came
come
4. and I've ...... spend
.... at least six weeks there in the last year.
past
passed
spent
spend

5. Have you .....gone up..... to the top of

the Empire State Building?
a)
flown
sat up
grown up
gone up
6. No, I havent.......... yet.
haven't
don't
not
won't
7. I haven't ...taken....... the ferry to Ellis
Island either.
taken
swam
jumped over
driven

8. I've just .......had to ... work so

hard.
looked
seen
must
had to
9. though I have ..had........ dinner at
Sardi's
had
taken
seen
served
10. and .watched......... a Broadway
show.
taken
watched
seen
starred in

B. Complete the chart with the proper form of the verb. Then write a sentence in the given tense. Check the
example first.
BASE
Be
Bring
eat

PAST
Was /
were
brought
Ate

PAST
PARTICIPLE
Been

TENSE

brought

Present
Simple
Past simple

eaten

Present

SENTENCE
I am a boy
He
brought
I eat

Take

took

taken

See

saw

seen

simple
Past
continuous

apples
I was
taking
english
classes

Present
continuous
Present
perfect

He is
seeing
I have
driven a
car
I will sing
tango
I have
played
piano
They
come to
our home
You forgot
call me

drive

Drove

driven

sing

Sang

sung

Will

Play

played

played

Present
perfect

Come

came

come

Present
simple

forget

Forgot

forgotten

Past simple

The moutain

C. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to complete the sentence in present perfect
I left school in 1992 and became a factory worker. In 1993 I started working at ATCO. I still work there now. I moved to
Camden in 1994. I go to work by bike: I dont like driving. I bought a new bike in 1996.
1. How long have you been a factory worker, John?
Ive been a __factory worker_______ ________ for ___20_____ years.
a. cyclist 15 b. factory worker 20 c. driver 10 d. worker 21
2. How long have you worked at ATCO?
Ive _____worked____there for__19_______ years.
a. been 15 b. played 21 c. works 17

d. worked
19

3. How long have you lived in Camden?

Ive ___lived______ there for ________18__years.
a. lived 18
b. stayed 18 c. lives 18
4. How long have you had your bike?
______i have____had my bike for 16 years
a. I am
b. I would
c. I have
d. He has

d. been 18