The present perfect simple

"El lenguaje es el vestido de los pensamientos" (Samuel Johnson)

Hi! I'm Samira Medellin, today we're going to take the topic: The Present Perfect Simple.

The Present Perfect Simple

Form of Present Perfect:

I / you / we / they:

Positive: I / you / we / they have said.
Negative: I / you / we / they have not said.
Question: Have I / you / we / they said.

She / He / It:

Positive: She / he / it has said.
Negative: She / he / it has not said.
Question: Has she / he / it said?

For irregular verbs we use the participle form. And for regular verbs just we add ed or d depends of the verb.

Use of Present Perfect

• Puts emphasis on the result.

Example: She has drawn a dog.

• Action that is still go on.

Example: The movie has not started yet.

• Action that stopped recently.

Example: She has cooked  the breakfast.

• Finished action that has an influence on the present.

Example: I have lost my book.

• Action that has taken place once, never or several times before the moment of speaking.

Example: I have never been to Francia.

Signal words of Present Perfect

• Already, ever, just, never, not yet, so far, till now, up to now.

Activity

Write sentences with the words below. Use the Present Perfect Simple.

1. Why / Jessie / go / to the park / all morning / ?
2. They / not play / lately / .
3. We / run / every day.
4. How  long / people / see / tv / ? 
5. The neighbours' baby / cries / for hours / .