1. PRESENT PERFECT
English File Pre-intermediate 4A

2. USE THE PRESENT PERFECT
to speak about the recent past,
not saying exactly when things happened
He hasn't done the washing
up
I have/'ve finished my homework
She has/'s cleaned the kitchen
A. has she turned off her
phone?
B. No, she hasn't

3. USE THE PRESENT PERFECT
We often use the Present Perfect
to give news
A parcel has arrived for
you
Mary's had her baby

4. Full form Contraction Negative Past participle
I have
You have
He/she/it has
We have
You have
They have
I’ve
You’ve
He/she/it’s
We’ve
You’ve
They’ve
I haven’t
You haven’t
He/she/it
hasn’t
We haven’t
You haven’t
They haven’t
finished
the
exercise
Have you finished the exercise? Yes, I have/No, I haven’t
Has he done the homework? Yes, he has/no, he hasn’t

5. The past participle
REGULAR VERBS – THE SAME AS THE PAST SIMPLE
IRREGULAR VERBS – SOMETIMES THE SAME AS THE PAST
SIMPLE, SOMETIMES DIFFERENT
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PRESENT PAST SIMPLE PAST PARTICIPLE
LOVE LOVED LOVED
PRESENT PAST SIMPLE PAST PARTICIPLE
BUY
DO
BOUGHT
DID
BOUGHT
DONE

6. YET, JUST,ALREADY
We often use yet, just and already
with the Present Perfect
Yet: ? and - at the end of the sentence
have you finished yet?
She hasn't cleaned the kitchen
yet
to ask if something happened or to say
if it hasn't happened

7. YET, JUST,ALREADY
already: + before the main verb
I have already finished my homework
to say that something happened before
or
earlier than expected

8. YET, JUST,ALREADY
just: + before the main verb
I have just finished my
homework
to say that something happened
very
recently