the present perfect tense + exercise

Teacher: Nguyen Trong Binh
Loc Binh high school


Warm up : Game – who is faster?
Write the – PAST PARTICIPLE FORM (PP) of these verbs.

Group 1

go =>
gone
make => made
live => lived
come => come
stop => stopped
worry => worried

Group 2

do =>
write =>
start =>
read =>
shop =>
cry =>

done
written
started
read
shopped

cried



Examples
Which tense is used in the following sentences?

1. He has lost his key.
2. I have seen this film several times.
3. She has just arrived in Hanoi this afternoon.
4. They haven’t heard anything news from their son.
5. Have you ever been to England?


1. The present perfect
tense
1. Form:
(+) S + have/ has + PP
I have lived here for 2 years.

(-) S + have/ has + not + PP
John hasn’t watched that film.

(?) Have/ Has + S + PP ?
Have you found the key?


2. Uses:
a. Diễn tả hành động xảy ra trong quá khứ kéo dài
đến hiện tại.

b. Diễn tả hành động xảy ra trong quá khứ để lại
kết quả ở hiện tại.
c. Diễn tả kinh nghiệm.
* Trạng từ thường gặp : since, for, never, just, ever,
recently, already, yet, lately,so far….
Ex:
- They have just built a new school in Tu Doan.
- Tom hasn’t visited Mau Son before.
- How long have you lived here?


3. The present perfect tense in
passive voice

S

S

+

+

have/has + PP

have/ has been + PP

+

+

E.g. I have prepared this lesson.
This lesson has been prepared ( by me).

O

(by O)


PRACTICE
I. Complete the following sentences using for, since,
just, ever…….
since
1. Tom has lived in Loc Binh _____________ 1990.
2. Mary has learned Vietnamese ___________ 6 years.
for
3. I haven’t met her __________ she moved to Ha Noi.
since
4. John has known Mary ___________ long time.
for
5. Have you ___________ seen ghost?
ever
just
6. They have ____________ built a new school for children.
7. We haven’t cleaned that house ___________ 2 weeks.
for


II. Give the correct forms of the verbs.
1. Lan and Minh (live)_______________ in Loc Binh for 2 years.
have lived

2. I can’t go with you as I (not finish) haven’t finished my homework.
______________
3. They (study) _______________ at this school for 7 years.
have studied

Have
ever seen
4. _______you (ever see) ____________ a tiger ?
5. They (learn) _____________ English since 1999.
have learned

haven’t had
6. We (not have) ______________ a good meal for 3 weeks.
7. The weather (be) _____________ quite good since Tet holiday.
has been

have read
8. I (read) _______________ this book many times before.


III. Change these sentences into passive voice.

1. They have built a new school.
=> A new school has been built (by them).
2. Tom has bought a new house.
=> A new house has been bought (by us).
3. John has read 3 books.
=> 3 books have been read by John.
4. Mary has bought a new car.
=> A new car has been bought by Mary.

5. They haven’t seen that film.
=> That film hasn’t been seen (by them).


Home work: Give the correct forms of the verbs.
1. He (read) __________ that novel many times before.
2. I (not see) __________ John for a long time.
3. Mr Brown (travel) ____________ by air several times.
4. They have (build) _____________ a hospital in this area.
5. ________ you (ever see) ________________ a tiger ?
6. The train (not arrive) ________________ yet.
7. We (live) ________________ here for 6 years.
8. The bell (just ring) __________________ .
9. They (study) __________ at this school for 7 years now.
10. I (know) _____________ since I was a child.


Do the exercises again.
Prepare for the next lesson:


Homework
- Write a short paragraph a bout
the features of the mass media.
- Prepare for the next lesson.
Part C. listening