Simple present perfect
I / be / in my room
I have been in my room
(be / you) ______________ at school?
Have you been at school?
What (you / do) You're covered in flour.
What have you been doing? You're covered in flour.
I ________ (lose) my keys. Can you help me look for them?
I have lost my keys. Can you help me look for them?
True of false. We use the simple present perfect when the action has finished but it is still important in the present.
True
Marilyn / pay / the bill
Marilyn has paid the bill
Have _______________ (work) a lot recently?
Have been working a lot recently?
He (not / finish) ____________ his homework because he (watch) ____________television for the last two hours.
He hasn't finished his homework because he has been watching television for the last two hours.
She _________ (play) hockey at school, but she didn't like it.
She played hockey at school, but she didn't like it.
What words tell me of a continuous form in the following sentence?
I have been thinking of you all day.
Been + thinking
you / ever / write / a poem ?
Have you ever written a poem?
Have _____________ (do) anything interesting lately?
Have you been doing anything interesting lately?
Debbie (look) ___________ very tired recently. (She / work) ___________ too hard?
Debbie has been looking very tired recently. Has she been working too hard?
I (know) ________ my grandmother for a few years. She died when I was was eight.
I knew my grandmother for a few years. She died when I was was eight.
True or false. When we want to ask questions using the present perfect, we need to begin with the auxiliary verb?
True
Ask for the information in the italic part of the sentence.
Oliver has cooked dinner.
Who has cooked dinner?
Mel looks really tired. _____________ (she / work) all night?
Mel looks really tired. Has she been working all night?
I (wash) ______________ the windows, I (sweep) _____________ up the leaves, but I (not / wash) ___________ the car yet.
I have washed the windows, I have swept up the leaves, but I haven't washed the car yet.
Sorry, I _______ (miss) the bus. I'm going to be late.
Sorry, I have missed the bus. I'm going to be late.
True or false. If we say: I have been working on this project since 9:00 a.m., does it mean that the action has finished?
False
Ask for the information in the italic part of the sentence.
They have seen him at the library
Where have they seen him?
Well, I ____________ (take) a weight training class at the gym since May.
Well, I have been taking a weight training class at the gym since May.
Have we got any Band-Aids? I (chop) __________ vegetables for dinner and I (cut) _________ my finger.
Have we got any Band-Aids? I have been chopping vegetables for dinner and I have cut my finger.
I ________ (know) Julie for three years. We still meet once every two months.
I have known Julie for three years. We still meet once every two months.
The past participle form of these verbs:
Catch
Think
Try
Learn
Caught
Thought
Tried
Learned/learnt