Present perfect

Present Perfect
FORM

[has/have + past participle]

Examples:

* You have seen that movie many times.
* Have you seen that movie many times?
* You have not seen that movie many times.

Complete List of Present Perfect For

vocabulario de la unidad 6

UNIT 6

-Bungee jumping: puenting.
-Kayaking: kayak.
-Mountain biking: bicicleta de montaña.
-Roller blanding: patinaje (en línea).
-Snorkelling: buceo (con tubo).
-Water-skiing: esquí acuático.
-Hand-glinding: ala delta.
-Parachuting: paracaidismo.
-Rock-climbing: escalada.
-Skateboarding: monopatín.
-Snowboarding: snow.
-Windsurfing: windsurf.

vocabulario de la udidad 4

UNIT 4
-Clear the floor: fregar el suelo.
-Do the ironing: planchar.
-Do the washing: hacer la colada.
-Make your bed: hacer la cama.
-Tidy your room:ordenar la habitación.
-Do the cooking: cocinar.
-Do the shopping: hacer la compra.
-Hoover the carpets: pasar la aspiradora.
-Take the rubbish out: sacar la basura.
-Wash he dishes: fregar los platos.

FOR or sincer

FOR and SINCE

We use Present Perfect tense to talk about action which started in the past and continues up to the present.

Examples
I have had this computer for about a year.
How long have you been at this school?
I haven't seen Julia since September.

Tip! For other uses of the Present Perfect tense, see the Present Perfect Tense - When To Use.

We use for with a period of time, for example: a few days, half an hour, two years. We use since with the time when the action started, for example: last year, June 8, I met you.


Examples:

1. Mercé went to Barcelona on Monday. (be)

Mercé has been to Barcelona since on Monday.

2. Dave bought that CD player six months ago. (have)

Dave has had that CD player for six months .

3. We arrived here at five o'clock. (be)

We have been here since five o'clock.

4. Manolo came to this school three years ago. (be)

Manolo has been to this school for three years.

5. I came to this town five years ago. (live)

I have lived to this town for five years.

too and enought

1. She is tall enough to reach the shelf.

Ella no es lo suficiente alta para llegar a la estantería.

2. The street is too wet to play tennis.

La calle está bastante mojada para jugar al tenis.

3. Those shoes are too uncomfortable to wear all day.

Esos zapatos son bastantes incómodos para llevarlos todo el día.

4. He is old enough to go into the disco.

El no es lo suficiente grande para entrar a la discoteca.

5. This car is big enough for us.

Ese coche no es lo sufuciente grande para ellos.

6. He is too mean to share his crisps.

El no es bastante tacaño para compartir sus patatas fritas.

Present Perfect Use

1 They have fallen in love, though both of them are married
-It happened in the past and has a consequence in the present.
2 We have already analysed the situation of the economic crisis
-It indicates an indefinite or incomplete time
3 We have started a new business that is keeping us very busy
- It started in the past and continues in the present
4 I have studied in this school for 3 years
- started in the past and continues in the present
5 The dog has eaten your dinner. You'll have to eat something else
-It happened in the past and has a consequence in the present
6 They have fallen in love, though both of them are married
-It happened in the past and has a consequence in the present
7 Have you ever thought of singing in a group? You've got a beautiful voice
-It indicates an indefinite or incomplete time
8 We haven't finished the project yet
-It indicates an indefinite or incomplete time.
9 Football has been my hobby since I was at school
-It started in the past and continues in the present
10 Some people have moved next door
-It has just finished or happened recently

EJERCICIO 2

-I have already cleaned the house.
-I have already prepared some salad.
-I haven´t cooked the pasta yet.
-I have already phoned everybody.
-I haven´t had a shower yet.
-I have already bought some wine.
-I have already been to the hairdresser´s
-I haven´t bought any bread yet.
-I haven´t decide about the clothes yet.
-I havne´t set the table yet.