Irregular Verbs
Fill in the blank with the correct irregular past participle.
Feel: I've never ______ so good!
I've never felt so good!
For most verbs, the past participle is formed by adding -ed or -d to the end of the root form of the verb.
What are Time Expressions for the Present Perfect?
Time expressions are signal words that give you a clue for the tense that you need to use.
Make the present perfect.
you / keep a pet for three years.
You've kept a pet for three years.
Make the affirmative present perfect.
She / eat / octopus.
She's eaten octopus.
Fill in the blank with the correct irregular past participle.
Bring: Duncan's here, and he's ______ some sandwiches!
Duncan's here, and he's brought some sandwiches!
How do you form present perfect?
Give an example.
Subject + has/have + past participle.
Free response.
Which of these is not a time expression used for present perfect?
1. ever
2. yet
3. last week
4. already
3. last week (it's past simple)
Make the present perfect.
we / not / hear that song before
We haven't heard that song before.
Make the negative present perfect.
She / not / see / The Lord of the Rings.
She hasn't seen The Lord of the Rings.
Fill in the blank with the correct irregular past participle.
Teach: Gerry has ______ English at UVic for many years.
Gerry has taught English at UVic for many years.
Make this into a question using present perfect:
You / read / War and Peace ?
Have you read War and Peace?
Complete the blanks in the sentence with the following words: yet, already, just, since, for, ago, last.
I've known him ______ 2015.
1. ago
2. since
3. for
I've known him since 2015.
Make the present perfect.
who / we / forget to invite ?
Who have we forgotten to invite?
Make the affirmative present perfect.
They / go / to Scotland.
They've gone to Scotland.
Fill in the blank with the correct irregular past participle.
Steal: Someone has ______ my bicycle!
Someone has stolen my bicycle!
Make these words into past participles:
1. Live
2. Study
3. Do
Lived
Studied
Done
Complete the blanks in the sentence with the following words: yet, already, just, since, for, ago, last.
You don't need to do the dishes. I've ________ done them.
1. already
2. yet
3. ago
You don't need to do the dishes. I've already done them.
Make the present perfect.
what countries / they / visit in Europe ?
What countries have they visited in Europe?
Make this into a negative present perfect.
We / not / find / the book yet
We haven't found the book yet.
Fill in the blanks with the correct irregular past participles.
1. Drink: It's so hot that I've ______ five cans of Coke already this afternoon.
2. Lose: I've ______ my grammar book. Have you seen it?
1. It's so hot that I've drunk five cans of Coke already this afternoon.
2. I've lost my grammar book. Have you seen it?
Make this into a question using the present perfect:
What / you / do today ?
What have you done today?
Fill in the blanks using ever, never, or already.
Have you ______ seen a ghost? No, I have ______ seen a ghost. Winnie has _______ scared 50 people.
Have you ever seen a ghost? No, I have never seen a ghost. Winnie has already scared 50 people.
Make the present perfect.
she / not / leave her phone in the taxi.
She has not left her phone in the taxi.
Make this into a negative present perfect.
They / not / be / in London for six months.
They haven't been in London for six months.