Revision Exercises 10th Form ( Present Perfect)

The Present Perfect

The present perfect simple expresses an action that is still going on or that stopped recently, but has an influence on the present. It puts emphasis on the result.

Use of Present Perfect

• puts emphasis on the result
  Example: She has written five letters.
• action that is still going on
  Example: School has not started yet.
• action that stopped recently
  Example: She has cooked dinner.
• finished action that has an influence on the present
  Example: I have lost my key.
• action that has taken place once, never or several times before the moment of speaking
  Example: I have never been to Australia

  Form of Present Perfect

  	Positive	Negative	Question
  I / you / we / they	I have spoken.	I have not spoken.	Have I spoken?
  he / she / it	He has spoken.	He has not spoken.	Has he spoken?

  
  
  Verb Have in the Present Simple + Past participle of the Main verb
  Signal Words of Present Perfect

  already, ever, just, never, not yet, so far, till now, up to now, for, since

  
  

  
  

  Links for useful exercises

  
  

  http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/present-perfect-simple/exercises?03

  
  

  http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=2998
  http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=1625
  
  http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=2705
  
  http://www.english-4u.de/pres_perf_ex2.htm
  
  http://www.learnamericanenglishonline.com/Yellow%20Level/Y5%20Present%20Perfect%20Questions.html