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PRESENT PERFECT




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AFF: HAVE / HAS + PAST PARTICIPLE�[ HAVE CLEANED, HAS BROKEN, HAVE EATEN��������

�NEG: HAVEN�T / HASN�T + PAST PARTICIPLE [ HAVEN�T DONE, HASN�T COME�

�INT: HAVE / HAS______ PAST PARTICIPLE? [ HAVE ____ WRITTEN?, HAS ____ SPOKEN?

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  • USES:

1.� PAST ACTIONS WITH PRESENT RESULTS:

������ Eg. � Sorry, I�m late, I�ve missed the bus�� / ' My brother has just arrived'

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  • ��WHAT HAS JUST HAPPENED?

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�The boy���� The man �� The cook ���This guy � This woman
�an 'A'�in his test.�����a lot today.��������������� a cheese cake.����������a bank.
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This�boy����� �Frank ����� The wizard��������� The man ������� �Tom
his driving licence���������� the marathon.������ ����� asleep.
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��������� 2. EXPECTED ACTIONS OR SITUATIONS THAT HAVE OR HAVEN'T TAKEN PLACE SO FAR:
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  • ��Write sentences to say what Helen has or hasn't done till now. Use ALREADY�or YET:������

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1.� Helen

2.� She

3.� Helen

4.� She

5.� Helen�

6.� She�

7.� Helen�

���������� �HELEN� PLANS FOR TODAY������������������������

�������������� -����� Tidy my room��O����������

�������������� -����� Visit Sarah at hospital�P

���������������-����� Buy a notebook P���������

�������������� -����� Phone uncle Peter�O�������

�������������� -����� Go to the hairdresser�s� P�

�������������� -����� Do my English project�O����

������������� �-����� Feed the birds�O����

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        3. EXPERIENCES: what you have or haven't done in your life so far:
        ������� Eg. 'Have you ever�written a love poem?' / 'We have never done a dictation in class'
          • Complete the�sentences to talk about Gari�s experiences. Use expressions from the box:

        EAT CAULIFLOWER������� BE TO FRANCE���������SEE A GHOST������ TRAVEL BY PLANE������

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        PLAY MARBLES������� BE TO THE ZOO���������RIDE A SCOOTER������������DRINK TEA
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        ����� �MY EXPERIENCES IN LIFE

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        ���3 ����� 0
        ����0 ���A LOT
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          ������ - He
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          ������ - Gari
          ������ - He
          ������ - Gari
          �������- He
          ������ - Gari
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                  4. SITUATIONS THAT STARTED IN THE PAST AND STILL CONTINUE:
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                  ��� Eg.'I've lived in the same flat for ten years.' / �'We've known each other since we were little.'
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                  • Complete the sentences with the appropriate PRESENT PERFECT form of the verbs in brackets and with SINCE or FOR:
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                  � 1.�Robert� (KNOW)�Silvia� he moved to London.

                  � 2. Mrs�Glenn� (BE) a�doctor� twelve years.

                  � 3.�Sandra� (LIVE) in�Scotlland� 1998.

                  � 4. We� (HAVE) a�new car� February.

                  � 5. I� (PLAY) in the school�basketball team� five months.

                  � 6. We� (NOT LOSE) a match� a long time.

                  � 7. She� (NOT EAT) anything� six hours.

                  � 8. Mr�Wilkinson� (WORK) for this company �2004.

                  � 9. My sister� (STUDY) English� a short time.

                  10. You� �(NOT�RING)� several weeks.

                  11. I �(NOT SEE) my girlfriend� last week.

                  12. We �(NOT VISIT) our grandparents� a month.

                  13. Ben� (BE) my best friend� we were seven.

                  14. I� (NOT RECEIVE) an e-mail�from my�e-pal� �a few months.

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