Helping English

Present Perfect Tense: used to indicate an action that has completed by a given time or to connect a completed action with the present. It always tells us something about now.

Formula:

Subject + has/have+ past participle (3^rd form of the verb) + complement

Examples:

1. We have lived here for a long time.
2. I have read  two books about this topic.
3. She has not answered the email.

Cues: already, yet, never, ever, just, recently   

Exercise:

4. I _________(already take) three cups of coffee.                          [have already taken]
5. My brother _________________ (not write) to me for ten years.     [ has not written]
6. They _____________ (not eat) anything since morning.                     [have not eaten]                  
7. she ________________ (already post) the letter.                           [has already posted]
8. I ____________________ (not see) him since Monday.                         [have not seen]     
9. He ___________________ (never speak) to me about his secret.  [has never spoken]
10. They ___________________ (not arrive) yet.                                    [have not arrived]