Basics. Present Perfect.: correct answers

Present Perfect (I have done)

Explanation and examples

The Present Perfect tense is used to describe actions or events that started in the past and have a connection to the present. This tense often indicates that the action has been completed, but its result or effect is still relevant.

Examples:

I have finished my homework.
She has traveled to Europe several times.

Formation

To form the Present Perfect tense, we use the auxiliary verb have (or has for third person singular) followed by the past participle of the main verb. For regular verbs, the past participle is the same as the past simple form, usually ending in -ed. Irregular verbs have different past participle forms.

Examples:

Subject	Base Form	Present Perfect
I	work	have worked
He	study	has studied
We	go	have gone
She	be	has been

Present Perfect is different from Past Simple, which describes completed actions in the past with no connection to the present. It also differs from Present Simple, which describes habits or facts in the present.

To identify the Present Perfect tense, look for the auxiliary verb have or has followed by the past participle of the main verb.

Negative form

To form negative sentences in Present Perfect, we add not after the auxiliary verb have or has.

Examples:

Present Perfect	Negative Present Perfect
have finished	haven't finished
has traveled	hasn't traveled

Questions

To form questions in Present Perfect, we invert the auxiliary verb have or has and the subject, followed by the past participle of the main verb.

Examples:

Present Perfect	Question Present Perfect
have finished	Have you finished?
has traveled	Has she traveled?

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Correct answers

Question 1

Choose the correct form of the verb "to start."

She has just finished her book. _________________________ she _________________________ a new one yet?

The question is formed using the present perfect tense, which is indicated by the adverb "yet." The correct auxiliary verb for the singular subject "she" is "has," and the past participle of the verb "to start" is "started."

Question 2

Choose the correct form of the verb "to go" to complete the sentence.

He _________________________ to the gym this week.

The sentence requires the present perfect tense with a negative form to express that the action has not happened in the past with relevance to the present. The correct form for the singular subject "he" is "hasn't gone."

Question 3

Choose the correct forms of the verb "to read."

He _________________________ many books in the past, but recently he _________________________ any.

The sentence uses the present perfect tense to describe the past action with a present relevance ("has read") and the present perfect with a negative form to express an action that has not happened recently ("hasn't read").

Question 4

Choose the correct form of the verb "to arrive" to complete the sentence.

The guests __________________________ yet.

The sentence requires the present perfect tense with a negative form to express that the action has not happened in the past with relevance to the present. The correct form for the plural subject "the guests" is "haven't arrived."

Question 5

I have lived in this city for five years. How long _________________________ in this city?

The context given indicates a present perfect situation. The correct auxiliary verb for forming a present perfect question with the subject "you" is "have," followed by the past participle "lived."

Question 6

Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb "to go."

She _________________________ to Paris many times already.

The present perfect tense is used to describe an action that occurred in the past but has relevance to the present. The correct present perfect form of "to go" for the singular subject "she" is "has gone."

Question 7

Choose the correct form of the verb "to drink" to complete the sentence.

She _________________________ enough water today.

The sentence requires the present perfect tense to express an action completed in the past with relevance to the present. The correct form for the singular subject "she" is "has drunk."

Question 8

Choose the correct forms of the verb "to be" and "to pass."

The weather _________________________ better now when the storm _________________________.

The sentence requires the present simple tense for the verb "to be" to describe the current state of the weather ("is") and the present perfect tense for the verb "to pass" to indicate the action completed in the past with relevance to the present ("has passed").

Question 9

Choose the correct verb forms to complete the sentence.

I have never _________________________ sushi, but I _________________________ Japanese food.

This sentence uses tenses coordination (present perfect and present simple) connected by the conjunction "but." The correct present perfect form of "to try" is "have tried," and the correct present simple form of "to like" for the first-person subject "I" is "like."

Question 10

Form a question using the same verb.

"We have already finished our project."

Have you already finished your project?

Did you already finish your project?

Are you already finishing your project?

Do you already finish your project?

The question is formed by using the present perfect auxiliary verb "have" before the subject "you," followed by the past participle "finished."

Question 11

Choose the correct form of the verb "to do" to complete the sentence.

The students _________________________ their homework yet.

The sentence requires the present perfect tense to express an action completed in the past with relevance to the present. The correct form for the plural subject "the students" is "have done."