The English Present Perfect: a free printable worksheet on the English Present Perfect with grammar rules and exercises
The English Present Perfect
Table of Contents
- Grammar Rules
- Exercises
Level:
This lesson can be used on all ages of elementary to intermediate students.
The present perfect is formed from the present tense of the verb have and the past participleof a verb.
We use the present perfect:
- for something that started in the past and continues in the present:
They‘ve been marriedfor nearly fifty years.
She has lived in Liverpool all her life.
- when we are talking about our experience up to the present:
I‘ve seen that film before.
I‘ve played the guitar ever since I was a teenager.
He has written three books and he is working on another one.
We often use the adverb ever to talk about experience up to the present:
My last birthday was the worst day I have ever had.
and we use never for the negative form:
Have you ever met George?
Yes, but I‘ve never met his wife.
Have been and have gone
We use have/has been when someone has gone to a place and returned:
A: Where have you been?
B: I‘ve just been out to the supermarket.
A: Have you ever been to San Francisco?
B: No, but I‘ve been to Los Angeles.
But when someone has not returned, we use have/has gone:
A: Where’s Maria? I haven’t seen her for weeks.
B: She‘s gone to Paris for a week. She’ll be back tomorrow.
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