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Present perfect: negative /haven't visited china.

and questions Have you started?

Negatives
I haven*t visited China before. This is the first time.
I have not found my car keys. Vm still looking for them.
have not = havent has not = hasn’t
Regular Irregular
I havent started we haven’t started I havent eaten we haven’t eaten
you havent started they havent started you haven’t eaten they haven’t eaten
he hasn’t started he hasn’t eaten
she hasn’t started she hasn’t eaten
it hasn’t started it hasn’t eaten

Questions
Have you started your homework? Yes, Vve finished it!
Have you ever visited Cairo? Yes, Vve been there twice.
Regular Irregular
Have I started? Have we started? Have I eaten? Have we eaten?
Have you started? Have they started? Have you eaten? Have they eaten?
Has he started? Has he eaten?
Has she started? Has she eaten?
Has it started? Has it eaten?

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 GRAMMAR 16 PRESENT PERFECT: NEGATIVE AND QUESTIONS

1 Read Nick's list of'Things to Do' for his holiday. Write questions about
Use the words in brackets.

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L o o k a t t / 7<e sa O f /
B a y a t ic k e t X
P a c k sa y *5 a t c a s e X
C h o o S e /yjy c / o t h e S X

(hotel)
(Tim)
(map)
(suitcase)
(timetable)
(guide book)
(ticket)
8 (clothes)

2 Read Nick's list. Write statem ents and negative sentences.

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(Tim)
(map)
(suitcase)
(timetable)
(guide book)
(ticket)
8 (clothes)

3 Com plete this letter. Use the correct verb form of the words in brackets.

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Love, Nlcte

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Name

1 Read about an adventurer and write True 3 Unscramble the sentences.

or False.
a) museum / We’ve / that / twice. / visited
I am an adventurer. I have done a lot of
exciting things. I have climbed Everest.
I have been to the Antarctic. I have seen b) many / I / read / book / have / times. / this
a volcano. I have swum in the Amazon
and cooked crocodile. Of course, I have
never been bored!
c) have / They / with / been / to / the / their /
a) She has climbed K2. False zoo / parents.
b) She has seen a volcano.
c) She has swum in the Nile.
d) She has eaten crocodile. d) met / I’ve / famous. / someone
e) She has never been bored.

e) three / climbed / Mount Everest / times. /

STOP a Form the present perfect with
to have + the past participle of the verb. She’s
The past participle of regular verbs ends in -ed.
AFFIRMATIVE
I have (’ve) passed.
Singular

You have (’ve) passed.

He has (’s) passed.
She has (’s) passed. 4 Complete the sentences and write have
It has (’s) passed. or has.
We have (’ve) passed.
Plural

You have (’ve) passed.

They have (’ve) passed.
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b We use the present perfect to talk about

actions and experiences in the past.
She’s swum in the Amazon.
a) He / see / a ghost.
He has seen a ghost.
2 Find the past participles of the verbs in
b) She / eat / a big pizza.
the box.

been cooked swum met visited c) They / buy / a house / Italy.

done read climbed

a) do done e) climb d) My dad / work / for that company.

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b) swim f) visit
c) cook g) be e) We / watch / this movie / twice.
d) meet h) read
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Name

1 Read the text and underline all examples 3 Find the past participles of the verbs.
of the present perfect. fallen eaten drunk seen worn
caught written taken
My grandfather has had a very interesting
a) take taken e) catch
life. He has been around the world, he has
visited every continent and has learned b) drink f) see
four languages. He hasn’t stopped since he c) eat g) fall
was a boy: always moving from one place d) wear h) write
to the next.This means he hasn’t bought
a house, and now he lives with us. He has 4 Unscramble the sentences.
told me lots of stories, but he hasn’t told
me them all. a) hasn’t / He / bus / caught / the / today.

b) fallen / in / love. / hasn’t / She

STOP
a Form the negative present perfect with
haven’t / hasn’t + the past participle
of the verb. c) finished / your / haven’t / You /dinner!
b The past participle of regular verbs ends in -ed.
NEGATIVE
1 I haven’t finished. d) any / The / drunk / water. / hasn’t / dog
Singular

2 You haven’t finished.

3 He hasn’t finished.
4 She hasn’t finished. e) The / haven’t / students / done / homework. /
5 It hasn’t finished.
6 We haven’t finished. their
Plural

7 You haven’t finished.

8 They haven’t finished.

5 Circle the best option to make true

sentences.
2 Look at the STOP table and complete.
a) I have / haven’t been to Chile.
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b) I have / haven’t seen my friends today.

English
c) My best friend has / hasn’t given me a present.
1 I haven’t studied. d) I have / haven’t climbed a mountain.
2 e) I have / haven’t seen The Revenge of the Sith.
Singular

3
4
6 Write present perfect negative sentences.
a) He / not / fall / from a tree.
5 It hasn’t studied.
He hasn’t fallen from a tree.
6 b) They / not / finish.
Plural

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c) She / not / eat / anything / today.
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d) We / not / be / to Peru.
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Name

1 Read the dialogue and write True or False. 2 Unscramble the questions.
a) you / passed / exam?/ Have / your /
Have you passed your exam?
b) her / talked / Has / to / teacher? / she

c) spoken / Have / in public? / you /

d) you / Have / won / the / match? / tennis /

e) book? / they / read / Have / that

SUSAN: Let’s see… Have you ever sent

a Valentine’s Day card? 3 Complete the questions.
CHRIS: No, I haven’t.
won drunk said been eaten
SUSAN: Have you ever bought flowers for
a friend? a) Have you ever eaten blue cheese?
CHRIS: No, I haven’t! b) Have you ever a competition?
SUSAN: Have you ever said “I love you”?
c) Has your best friend ever
CHRIS: Yes, I have.To my mom!
camping?
d) Have they ever hot
a) Chris has sent a Valentine’s card once. False
chocolate?
b) Chris has never bought flowers for
e) Has Michael ever
a friend.
“I love you”?
c) Chris has never said “I love you.”
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4 Answer the questions.

STOP a Form the present perfect questions with
haven’t / hasn’t + the past participle Yes, I have. No, I haven’t.
of the verb.
b The past participle of regular verbs ends in -ed. a) Have you ever fallen from a tree?
QUESTIONS
Have I finished?
b) Have you ever eaten Italian food?
Singular

Have you finished?

Has he finished?
Has she finished?
Has it finished? c) Have you ever been on TV?
Have we finished?
Plural

Have you finished?

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Have they finished? d) Have

c Use ever to make questions about experience.
Have you ever been to Paris?