PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE TENSE

We use the present perfect simple:

• To talk about duration of events and actions that started in the past and are still going on, with for (a period of time) or since (a point in time).

• To talk about events which have recently occurred.

• With phrases which are linked to the present, e.g.: yet, already, just, ever,

never, so, far, up till now, recently.

• To talk about actions which are repeated up to the present.

• To talk about a recent past event which has present relevance.

• with a superlative to talk about experience.

1. Provide questions for these answers:

• ____________________________?

• Yes I have. I went to London last year.

• ____________________________?

• No, I haven´t. I´ve never been to Paris.

• ____________________________?

• She´s lived in Lisbon for five years.

• ____________________________?

• They´ve worked in this office since 2002.

2. Complete the sentences with for and since and the Present Perfect of the verbs in brackets.

• We __________ (not/watch) TV ____ tree days.

• Mark __________ ( not/ eat) anything __________ this morning.

• Mary __________ (study) French __________ five years.

• My father (not/smoke) a cigarette __________ 2004.

• Susan __________(be) ill in bed __________ last Monday.

3. Write the following sentences in the Present Perfect using the words given. Do not change their meaning.

• It´s two years since I had a new bike.

• I haven´t __________________________________________.

• The last time they gave a concert was 3 years ago.

• They haven´t _________________________________________.

• It´s ages since I last saw Mary.

• We haven´t __________________________________________.

• This is the first time we´re going to a disco with our friends.

• So far ______________________________________________.

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