ENGLISH GRAMMAR

For intermediate school

Alaa Adeeb Ostah

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The autumn has already arrived

How do you know?

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Present Perfect Tense

The present perfect is often used for an action which started at some time in the past , and is still continuing now .

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Note

To form the PRESENT PERFECT you need to remember that in English we have two kinds of verbs in this tense, Regular Verbs and Irregular Verbs .

Read /read/ read Play /played/ played

Work/worked/worked See /saw/ seen

Do /did/ done

IRREGULAR VERBS Regular Verbs

Eat/ ate/ eaten 4

Past tense present tense

I lived in USA in2001.Now, I live in Mexico

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Present Perfect tense

I have lived in USA.

For example:

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FORM: have / has + past participle

I have read that book before.

Affirmative:

1- Affirmative:

She has already done her homework..

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Interrogative:

Has she seen the film before?

Have you seen the film before?

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Negative:

Negative?How to

make

it......

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To form the Negative Form we just need to add NOT

Have not haven’t has not hasn’t

I have not played soccer in this team

We haven’t worked here since 2001

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Interrogative AFFIRMATIVE Negative

Have you ever eaten frog’s legs?Yes, I havealready eaten

No, I haven’t eaten yet

Has he ever gone to Tampico? Yes, he has No, I hasn’t

Has Mary ever had an accident? Yes she has No she hasn’t

Review

What have we done ??

Present Perfect Tense

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Exercises:

1. Susan and Carlos ____________________ to Europe twice this year. (go)

2. I _____________________ a ghost (not/see)

4. The teacher _____________________ the students with their homework. (help)

5. Luis _____________________ all the questions in the exam. (not/answer)

3. I ______________________ in this company since 2001. (work)

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Question 1 :Full in blank with present perfect simple

AFFIRMATIVE negative Interrogative

He has written a letter.

They have not stopped.

Have we danced?

She has worked.

Andy has not slept.

Question 2 :Complete the table in present perfect simple

1. Phil / not / miss / the bus - -----------------------------------------------

2. they / not / plant / a tree - ------------------------------------------------

3. Vanessa / catch / the ball - ----------------------------------------------

4. we / sell / our old car - ----------------------------------------------------

5. the train / leave / the station---------------------------------------------

Question 3 :Write sentences in present perfect simple.

. you / correct / my mistakes --------------------------------------------

they / finish / their homework –----------------------------------------

you / practice / your English –-----------------------------------------

the waiter / bring / the tea - --------------------------------------------

Marilyn / pay / the bill - --------------------------------------------------

you / ever / write / a poem --------------------------------------------

Question 4 :

Write questions in present perfect simple

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