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Lesson 7

This document provides a lesson on the present perfect tense in English. It includes: 1) An explanation of the present perfect tense, its structure (have/has + past participle), and common uses (experiences, unfinished past actions, recent events). 2) Exercises to practice forming the present perfect correctly and using it in sentences with adverbs like "yet", "already", and "just". 3) A breakdown of the most common adverbs used with the present perfect and their meanings. The document provides a comprehensive lesson on understanding and using the present perfect tense through examples, explanations, and multiple exercises.
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Lesson 7

This document provides a lesson on the present perfect tense in English. It includes: 1) An explanation of the present perfect tense, its structure (have/has + past participle), and common uses (experiences, unfinished past actions, recent events). 2) Exercises to practice forming the present perfect correctly and using it in sentences with adverbs like "yet", "already", and "just". 3) A breakdown of the most common adverbs used with the present perfect and their meanings. The document provides a comprehensive lesson on understanding and using the present perfect tense through examples, explanations, and multiple exercises.
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Lesson 7.

Present perfect

Exercise 1: Complete the following sentences with the correct present perfect

form. The bus _________ just ______ _.


have/arrive b) has/arrive c) has/arrived

___________ you __________ my book?


Has/saw b) Have/seen c) Have/see

Oh! It's raining a lot and my mom ______________________ an umbrella.


hasn't taken b) haven't taken c) hasn't took

The students _____________________ today. They will get a bad note.


hasn't worked b) haven't worked c) have worked

___________ you ___________ your homework to classroom?


Have/send b) Has/send c) Have/sent

We _________________ taking classes online since last semester.


has been b) have been c) have be

Can you wait for me? I _____________ my lunch yet.


hasn't eat b) haven’t ate c) haven´t eaten

___________ she ever __________ a camel?


Have / ridden b) Has / ride c) Has / ridden

I ________________________ that movie yet, but I hope to go this weekend.


has seen b) haven't seen c) haven't saw

The coronavirus _______________________the word in many ways.


have change b) has changed c) have changed
Present perfect
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El presente perfecto es el tiempo verbal que usamos para expresar acciones que
sucedieron en el pasado pero que guardan alguna relación con el presente, puede ser que
ocurrieron recientemente o porque aún no terminan.
Hay dos elementos claves al hacer uso del presente perfecto.

Antes de ver los diferentes usos del presente perfecto, vamos a repasar la estructura de
este tiempo en sus tres formas: afirmativa, negativa e interrogativa. Los dos elementos
que revisamos antes se encuentran presentes en la estructura, es decir el verbo auxiliar
have/has y el verbo principal en pasado participio.
Estructura Present Perfect
Form Structure

Affirmative Sujeto + have/has + verbo pasado participio +


+ complemento I have lived in Puebla since 2002
(He vivido en Puebla desde el 2000)

She has finished her


homework (Ella ha terminado
su tarea)
Negative Sujeto + have/ has not +verbo pasado participio + complemento
You haven't slept very well
- (No has dormido muy bien)
Brandon hasn´t arrived yet
(Brandon no ha llegado
aún)

*Es muy común usar la contracción en esta forma haven´t/ hasn´t


Have / has + sujeto + verbo pasado participio + complemento + ?
Interrogative Have you seen my glasses?
(¿Has visto mis lentes?)
?
Has she flown in an
airplane? (¿Ha volado en un
avión?)

*Why has he gone so early?


(¿Por qué se ha ido tan temprano?)

*Si lo deseas o necesitas puedes agregar una question word al inicio.


Responder de forma corta a las preguntas de presente perfecto:

Yes, I have / No, I


haven´t

Para respuestas largas puedes usar la estructura afirmativa o negativa


según tu respuesta.

Una vez vista la estructura para formar el present perfect, vamos a recordar sus diferentes
usos, podrás encontrar en la siguiente tabla ejemplos de cada uno, algunos en su forma
afirmativa, negativa o interrogativa de uso cotidiano.

Usos del Present Perfect

Uso Examples
Acciones del pasado -I haven´t heard what the teacher said, now I
conectadas con el can't finish my homework.
presente o futuro. (No he escuchado lo que dijo el profesor, ahora
Acciones del pasado no puedo terminar mi tarea)
que tienen
consecuencias o una -Rosy has planned her trip carefully.
conexión con el (Rosy ha planeado su viaje cuidadosamente).
presente o el futuro

Experiencias de vida -Have you ever ridden an


elephant? (¿Has montado en un
Para preguntar y /o elefante?)
hablar sobre las
experiencias de vida, - Have you visited the Pyramids
si ha probado cierta yet? (¿Ya has visitado las
comida, visitado pirámides?)

-John has never tried tamales


determinado lugar, (John nunca ha probado los tamales)
visto “x” película,
por poner algunos
ejemplos.
Acciones sin terminar -Miss Mary has taught in this CBTA since
2005. (Miss Mary ha enseñado en este CBTA
Acciones que desde 2005)
iniciaron en el pasado
y aún continúan. - I have lived in Puebla since 2002
(He vivido en Puebla desde el
2002)
Cambios en el tiempo -Annie has become more careful since
that experience. (Annie se ha vuelto
Manifestar que una más cuidadosa desde aquella
acción o persona ha experiencia)
cambiado con el
paso del tiempo - Wow! Rob has improved his dancing
(¡Wow! Rob ha mejorado su forma de
bailar)
Eventos que han (o -Have you sent your lesson
no) pasado yet? (¿Ya enviaste tu lección?)
antes del ahora
- I still haven't sent, I need more time, but
Lucy and Jose have already sent it. (Todavía
no la he mandado, necesito más tiempo, pero
Lucy y José ya la mandaron)
-My sister's flight hasn't arrived yet
(El vuelo de mi hermana aún no ha llegado)
Eventos que se -Luis has visited Teotihuacan two times so far
repiten en el pasado and we want to go back again. (Luis ha
visitado 2 veces Teotihuacán y quiere
Generalmente regresar).
indica que se -Our basketball team has won every game
volverá a repetir la so far. (Nuestra selección de basquetbol ha
acción. ganado todos los partidos hasta ahora)
Acciones - I have already finished my
recién homework (Ya he terminado mi
terminadas tarea)

-My mom has just closed her shop.


(Mi mamá acaba de cerrar su
tienda)

Como podrás ver en los ejemplos, en el presente perfecto se usan mucho los
adverbios como yet, still, already, just, entre otros, así como otras palabras. Para
entender mejor cómo y cuándo usarlos, observa el siguiente diagrama con información
concreta de los más usados.
Nota: algunas de estas palabras tienen otros usos y significados, en esta tabla se
presentan los que aplican para el presente perfecto.
Exercise 1. Complete the following sentences with the correct present perfect form (have/
has), take into account the form of the sentences in brackets ( ) Use the verbs from the
box, be careful the verb is in its base form.

sing eat visit take read clean drink play sleep win feel

1. (?) ___________ you ___________ coffee in the morning?


2. (-) Brittany ___________________ her room.
3. (+) I ______________________ this book many times.
4. (-) Shakira _______________________ in the concert.
5. (+) Paul and John _____________________ the lottery
6. ( ?) ___________ She ___________ her lunch today?
7. (+) Bruno __________ better in his new bed.
_________

8. (-) Leo ___________ ___________ for Real Madrid.


Messi

9. (?) _____________ you ____________ my cell phone?


10. (+) Jennifer ____________________ to her family recently.

Exercise 2. Underline the sentences or questions where the present perfect is used
correctly.
1. Mary have lost her 2. He hasn’t visited Uxmal yet
passport Mary has lost her He hasn’t visited Uxmal still
passport Mary has lose her He hasn’t visited Uxmal
passport never
3. Has she ever sung in public? 4. I have finally understand the present perfect
Has she ever sang in public? I have finally understood the present perfect
Has she ever sung in public? I finally have understood the present perfect

5. She hasn’t yet found her 6. Have you ever have a car accident?
money? She hasn’t found her Have you never had a car
money yet? accident?
She hasn’t find her money yet? Have you ever had a car accident?

Exercise 3. Complete the sentences. Use the present perfect form of the verbs in
parentheses and underline the right word in bold.

Example: Jose (leave) has yet /already left work.

1. Mayra is from Xalapa Veracruz, but still / since 2015, She (live) _________________ in
San Andres Calpan, Puebla.

2. She (study) ______________________ in the CBTA for / yet two years.


3. Mayra (finish) _________ just / already _______ four semesters. Until now, She (pass)
_____________________ all her subjects.

4. Sometimes Mayra gets sad because she (forget, not) ___________________ her old
friends in Veracruz yet / still.

5. Mayra and her family ________ always _____________ (dream) about ridding the famous
train “El Chepe”.

6. She is so excited about going to Chihuahua by train, “She (be) ______never / already
_________ on a train before”.

Exercise 4. Order the words to form questions, then write your own responses, Can be
positive or negative and be careful the verb is in its base form. Use present perfect.

Example: -. teach / ever / have / Englis/you/?


Have you ever taught English?
Anwer: Yes, I have. I have been teaching English for five years.

1. cell phone /you / lose / have / ever / your


_________________________________________________________________________?
Answer_________________________________________________________________

2. ever / win / have / competition /you / a


_________________________________________________________________________?
Answer_________________________________________________________________

3. try / pulque /you /ever / have


_________________________________________________________________________?
Answer_________________________________________________________________

4. concert / a / ever / you / be / in / have


_________________________________________________________________________?
Answer__________________________________________________________________

5. archeological /visit / you / ever /an / site / have


_________________________________________________________________________?
Answer_________________________________________________________________

6. water / have / be / you / park / to / ever / a


________________________________________________________________________?
Answer_______________________________________________________________
Te sugerimos consultar los siguientes recursos para facilitar tu práctica de
asesoría académica:

• Monica Stocker. ¿Cuándo usamos el Present Perfect?


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e=youtu.be

• English Secrets. La forma más fácil de aprender present perfect.


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