present perfect and past perfect

Present perfect and past perfect

Dayara Morales, Attassat García, Guiovvanni Mesa2ª bachillerato B

Index

1. Present perfect 2. Present perfect form 3. Exercise 4. Past perfect 5. Past perfect form 6.. Exercise

Present simple form

Afirmativa: sujeto + have/has + participio del verbo principal Negativa: sujeto + have/has + not ( o n´t) + participio del verbo principal Interrogativa: have/has + sujeto + participio del verbo principal

We use present perfect simple when an action that began in the past contins until the present

We use present perfect simple when an action that began in the past continous until the present. for example: I have been a teacher four two years. We can also use it when an acation that took place somewhere in the past is connectd to the present. For example: Pedro has joined a race recent. Yet wich means ( aun), lately ( últimamente), recently ( recientemente), since ( desde), this week/month ( esta semana) .

We use present perfect simple when an action that began in the past contins until the present

1. Complete the sentences whit the verbs below use the present perfect

Not arrest- cover- not hold-finish-whact-grab-live-not have

1. she____ the local news for the past eight years. 2. the police___ the murderer yet 3. I ____ just ___ reading a great detective novel 4. He ___ here since 2010 5. ____ you ever ____ the brithish tv police drama Lewis? 6. We ___ anything to drink today 7. Help! someone ____ my backpack! 8. He _____ a press conference since he became the prime minister.

We use past perfect simple when action was completer before another action or specific time in the past . For example: Everyone hat left by five o´clock. After we had finnished breakcfast we wachted a film on tv. We can also use it when there are two actions, the more recent one is in the past simple. For example: I wasn´t tired yesterday because I had slep well the night before. We can use these time expresions when using the past perfect--> After ( después), before ( antes), until ( hasta que...)

1. the scientits ___ (decide) to stop the experiment.2. Let´s go to the theatre. I ____ ( not see) a play for ages. 3. Myra ___ ( give) me her old computer. 4. _____ you _____ ( come across) any useful information? 5. Tom is hungry because he ____ (not eat) since breakfast. 6. We ____ ( not hear) from Adam since yesterday. 7. Let´s go aut. The rain ____ just _____ ( stop) 8. How much money _____ they already ____ ( collect) ?

past simple form

Afirmativa: sujeto + had + participio del verbo principal Negativa: sujeto + had not ( o hadn´t ) + participio del verbo principal Interrogativa: had + sujeto + participio del verbo principal

2. cOMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE VERS BELOW. Use the past perfect siple

Publis-nor drive-not break-begin- tell- break into- not sleep-finnish

1. The thieves ___ very for before the police caught them. 2. The tabloid printed on apology after they ______ false information about a goverment official. 3. The reporter didn´t have all the facts until live broadcast ____ already____ 4. By the time I saw the film, my friends_______ me about the surprese ending. 5. He was a suspect even though he _____ the law. 6. I ___ well the night before 7. We ____ finner 8. How many homes_______ they before someone ifentified them?

3.Complete the sentences. Use the past perfect simple

1. Tom didn´t want to go the cinema because he _______ ( just /see) a film 2. The floor was dirty because I _____ ( not clean) in all week 3. kevin forgot to tell me that he ____ (already/ pay) for the ticksts 4. Sally felt ill because she ____ ( not take ) her medicine 5. Anna didn´t call Sandra because she ____ ( lose) her number 6. We apologised for the meas we ____ ( make) 7. John didn´t know what to do because he ____ ( not listen) to the teacher 8. Laura ____ ( not buy) new shoes for a long time, so she decided to go shopping

Thank you very much for your attention