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P r esent Per fectP r esent Per fect

I havehave traveledYou havehave workedHeHe hashas goneShe She hashas preparedItIt hashas jumpedWe havehave waitedYou havehave plannedThey havehave tried

I‘veve traveledYou’veve workedHe’He’ss goneShe’She’ss preparedIt’It’ss jumpedWe’veve waitedYou’veve plannedThey’veve tried

contracted formcontracted formnormal formnormal form

To have + particípio do verbo principalTo have + particípio do verbo principal

I havehave tried.You havehave done.

HeHe hashas gone.SheShe hashas prepared.

HaveHave I tried ??HaveHave you done ??

HasHas hehe gone ??HasHas sheshe prepared ??

Forma interrogativaForma interrogativa

I havehave triedtriedYou havehave donedone.

HeHe hashas gonegone.She She hashas preparedprepared.

I havehave notnot triedtried.You havehave notnot donedone.

HeHe hashas notnot gonegone .SheShe has has notnot preparedprepared .

Formas abreviadasFormas abreviadas havehave notnot = haven’haven’tthashas notnot = hasn’thasn’t

Forma negativaForma negativa

I have tried have tried ...You havehave workedworked...HeHe hashas gonegone...

Para indicar uma ação passada sem tempo definido.

I triedtried yesterday yesterday .You workedworked last night last night .He wentwent to London two days ago two days ago .

Aplicações 1Aplicações 1

masmas

Para representar uma ação que tem se repetido recentemente.

SheShe hashas donedone that exercise

many timesmany timesseveral timesseveral timesmore than twicemore than twicemore than three timesmore than three times

(a ação se repetiu várias vezes)

Aplicações 2Aplicações 2

O "Present Perfect" também é usado quando uma ação que iniciou no passado se prolonga até o momento presente.

Aplicações 3Aplicações 3

JohnJohn hashas writtenwritten reports sincesince 1980 .(ele começou escreve-los em 1980 e até hoje os escreve)

SusanSusan hashas observedobserved birds forfor five years .(Susan começou a observar há cinco anos atrás e ainda hoje observa)

AlreadyAlreadyYetYetJustJustNeverNeverEverEver

Advérbios usados com o “Present perfect”.

LatelyLatelyRecentlyRecentlySo farSo farUp to nowUp to now

Aplicações 4Aplicações 4

Significa "já""já" e aparece nas formas afirmativa e interrogativa .

ALREADYALREADY

HeHe has has already already sentsent those samples .They havehave already already gonegone to England .

HasHas hehe alreadyalready sentsent those samples ??HaveHave they alreadyalready gonegone to England??

Significa "ainda""ainda" e "já""já" e aparece nas formas interrogativa e negativa .

YETYET

HeHe hasn'thasn't writtenwritten the article yet yet . ((aindaainda ) )They haven't gonehaven't gone there yetyet . ((aindaainda ) )

HasHas he he writtenwritten the article yet yet ? ? ((jájá ) )HaveHave they gonegone there yetyet ? ? ((jájá ) )

Significa "exatamente, precisamente ou acabar de" "exatamente, precisamente ou acabar de" e aparece entre o verbo "to have" e o “verbo principal no particípio” . (O advérbio "just" indica que a ação (O advérbio "just" indica que a ação aconteceu recentemente)aconteceu recentemente)

JUSTJUST

HeHe hashas justjust eateneaten the sandwich .They havehave justjust fixedfixed the problem.

Significa "nunca""nunca" e aparece entre o verbo "to have" e o verbo principal no particípio .

NEVERNEVER

HeHe hashas never never sungsung that song .They havehave nevernever talkedtalked to her .

Significa "alguma vez""alguma vez" e aparece entre o verbo "to have” e o verbo principal no particípio.

EVEREVER

HasHas sheshe everever tested tested you with those silly questions ??HaveHave you everever heardheard about bad cops in NYPD ??

Significam "ultimamente""ultimamente" e “recentemente”“recentemente” e aparecem no final da frase.

LATELY / RECENTLYLATELY / RECENTLY

HeHe hashas workedworked a lot latelylately .They haven’t gonehaven’t gone anywhere latelylately .

HeHe hashas studiedstudied Math recentlyrecently .They haven’t givenhaven’t given any help recentlyrecently .

Significam “até aqui”“até aqui” ou “até agora”“até agora” e geralmente aparecem no final da frase.

SO FAR / UP TO NOWSO FAR / UP TO NOW

The children have donehave done eleven exercises so farso far .

SamSam hashas savedsaved a lot of money up to nowup to now .

Exercise 1Exercise 1

Complete the sentences using the verbs in the present perfect tense:  1.I___________to Boston many times. (to go)2.My two sisters_____________too much. (to work)3.My brother____________ a lot. (to travel)4.Bill and that girl _______just________ to live in London. (to decide)5.Becky ___________for a new job. (to look)

havehavehashas

havehave decideddecided

hashas

havehave gonegoneworkedworked

traveledtraveled

lookedlooked

6. Jane ________to send the message. (to try)7. Meg and I _____just______up smoking. (to give)8.It ___________in Southern California. (to rain)9.Your sister__________ money on silly things . (to spend)10.George _________“Love for sale” all the time. (to sing)

hashas

hashashashas

havehave givengivenhashas

triedtried

rainedrained

sungsungspentspent

In the following sentences, supply either the past tensethe past tense or the present perfect tensethe present perfect tense of the verbs in parentheses. 1. I __________ everything soso farfar. It’s useless! (to try)2. Her boss_____to New York city last nightlast night. (to go)3.They _________the report severalseveral timestimes. (to read)4. I_____that woman in Berlin in 1990in 1990. (to meet)5.They_____ justjust _____ the report about UFOs . (to read)

Exercise 2Exercise 2

have triedhave triedwentwent

metmethavehave readread

have readhave read

6.I ______to him a few days agoa few days ago. (to talk)7.He____ nevernever _____to Seattle. (to be)8.______ you everever _____ the rain? (to see)9.They ________to Paris last Winterlast Winter. (to travel)10.We____that movie last yearlast year. (to see)

hashas beenbeenHaveHave seenseen

traveledtraveled

talkedtalked

sawsaw

Test 1Test 1

Check the right alternative; I___________him many years ago. We________good friends since then.

a) met; wereb) met; have beenc) have met; have beend) have met; weree) met; are

Test 2Test 2

(UEPG) - My friend__________her grandparents since Christmas.

a) sawb) hasn’t seenc) doesn’t seend) haven’t seene) were seen

Test 3Test 3

(UNESP) - Assinale a alternativa correta.

We're still waiting for Bill. He ______ yet.

a) hasn't comeb) haven't comec) didn't comed) doesn't comee) hadn't come

Test 4Test 4

(ITA-SP) - Sarah_________classes lately , has she?

a) didn’t attendb) haven’t attendc) attendedd) hasn’t attendede) doesn’t attend

Test 5Test 5

(UNESP – SP) - Fill in the blanks with the correct verb forms:

He_________ learning English five years ago but he________ it yet.

a) has started - does not learn; b) started - has not learned; c) has started - learned; d) started - have not learned; e) have started - did not learn.