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GRAMMAR

LESSON 11:

Present Perfect Tense 2

Goal

I can use present perfect tense to talk about completion.

Grammar Point

Read the grammar point with your tutor.

Use the present perfect tense with already, just, and yet to talk about completion.

  • The base form is have + [past participle]. To make the past participle, add -ed or -d to regular verbs*.

*for regular verbs that end in [consonant] + -y, change y to i and add -ed

REGULAR VERB

PAST PARTICIPLE

finish

finished

reserve

reserved

copy

copied

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ex

I have finished the report.

ex

She has reserved our tickets.

ex

They have copied the files.

  • Be careful with irregular verbs. You will have to memorize their past participles.

IRREGULAR VERB

PAST PARTICIPLE

run

run

meet

met

eat

eaten

get

gotten

wake up

woken up

take

taken

tell

told

make

made

see

seen

do

done

go

gone

be

been

sleep

slept

buy

bought

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ex

He has eaten lunch.

ex

We have done the chores.

  • In casual spoken and written English, have is usually contracted with subject pronouns. Please try to use contracted forms throughout this lesson.

FORMAL ENGLISH

CASUAL ENGLISH

I have

I’ve

you have

you’ve

he has

he’s

she has

she’s

it has

it’s

we have

we’ve

they have

they’ve

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ex

I’ve finished the report.

ex

He’s eaten lunch.

  • Use already to talk about completed actions.

ex

I’ve already finished the report.

ex

He’s already eaten lunch.

  • Use just to talk about completed actions that happened in the very recent past.

ex

I’ve just finished the report.

ex

He’s just eaten lunch.

  • Use yet to ask questions about completion.

ex

Have you finished the report yet?

ex

Has he eaten lunch yet?

  • Use short phrases to positively answer yes/no questions about completion.

POSITIVE ANSWERS

Yes, I have.

Yes, you have.

Yes, he has.

Yes, she has.

Yes, it has.

Yes, we have.

Yes, they have.

ex

Q: Have you finished the report yet?
A: Yes, I have.

  • Use short phrases to negatively answer yes/no questions about completion too.

NEGATIVE ANSWERS

No, I haven’t.

No, you haven’t.

No, he hasn’t.

No, she hasn’t.

No, it hasn’t.

No, we haven’t.

No, they haven’t.

ex

Q: Have you finished the report yet?
A: No, I haven’t.

  • Use not with yet to talk about incomplete actions that you expect to be completed soon.

ex

I have not finished the report yet.

ex

He has not eaten lunch yet.

  • In casual spoken and written English, not is usually contracted with have. Please try to use contracted forms throughout this lesson.

FORMAL ENGLISH

CASUAL ENGLISH

have not

haven’t

has not

hasn’t

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ex

I haven’t finished the report yet.

ex

He hasn’t eaten lunch yet.

Be careful: You can use the present perfect tense to talk about completion in an unfinished period of time. However, you cannot use it to talk about completion in a finished period of time. For this, use the simple past tense instead.

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Right now it’s eleven a.m. I haven’t eaten breakfast this morning(morning unfinished)

Right now it’s two p.m. I haven’t eaten breakfast this morning.  (morning finished)

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Right now it’s two p.m. I didn’t eat breakfast this morning.  (morning finished)

Sentence Builder

Build new sentences using the grammar point, the original sentences, and the words in parentheses. The form of some words may need to be changed.
Build new sentences using the grammar point, the original sentences, and the words in parentheses. The form of some words may need to be changed.
ex

I haven’t reserved a hotel room yet.

(he)
   He hasn’t reserved a hotel room yet   .
(we)
   We haven’t reserved a hotel room yet   .
  • I’ve already met him.

(you)
                            .
(she)
                            .
  • I’ve just started yoga lessons.

(eat a snack)
                            .
(wake up)
                            .
  • Have you watched it yet?

(finish the book)
                            ?
(wash the dishes)
                            ?
  • Yes, we have.

(he)
                            .
(I)
                            .
  • He hasn’t called us yet.

(do it)
                            .
(message me)
                            .

Practice

Make sentences using the grammar point, the words in the box, and the pictures and words below. The form of some words may need to be changed.

already

just

yet

ex

James / talk to them

James has just talked to them.
ex

James / talk to them

James has just talked to them.
  • I / wake up

  • Brad / watch episode 10

  • you / make dinner

  • he / go to the gym / today

  • I / meet Kelly

  • Andrew / get a haircut

  • we / watch a really scary movie

  • you / tell Kayla

  • I / eat breakfast

  • he / message me

Q&A

PART 1
Answer the questions using the grammar point and your own information.
  • What have you just done (ex. get home, eat a snack)?
  • Have you planned your next vacation yet?
  • Have you eaten today yet? If yes, what?
  • Have you reserved your next RareJob Eikaiwa lesson yet?
  • What have you already done today (ex. go to work, take a bath)?
PART 2
Use the grammar point to ask your tutor some questions. You can use the ideas below or your own ideas.
you / take a break
you / go outside / today
you / brush your teeth