PRESENT PERFECT

O presente perfeito é marcado pela forma:

Sujeito + have/has + verbo principal no particípio + complemento.
Susan has been to England. (Susan esteve na Inglaterra).

O presente perfeito pode ser usado para indicar:

1- Ações que começaram no passado e continuam até o presente.

She has worked at the hospital since April. (Ela trabalha/ tem trabalhado no hospital desde abril).
I have exercised at the gym lately. (Eu tenho me exercitado na academia ultimamente).
They have organized their wedding. (Eles têm organizado o casamento deles).

2- Ações que ocorreram em um tempo não determinado (indefinido) no passado.

I have been to the U.S.A. (Eu estive nos E.U.A.)
She has traveled to England. (Ela viajou para a Inglaterra).
You have made a delicious apple pie. (Você fez uma torta de maçã deliciosa).

3- Ações que acabaram de acontecer.

They have just left. (Eles acabaram de sair).
Jane has just made the lunch. (Jane acabou de preparar o almoço).
I have just done the dishes. (Acabei de lavar a louça).

Para as frases negativas, basta acrescentar o “not” após “have/has”. E nas frases interrogativas, basta colocar o “have/has” no início da frase.


 

Negativa	Interrogativa
I have not / I haven’t	Have I …?
You have not / you haven’t	Have you…?
He has not / he hasn’t	Has he…?
She has not / she hasn’t	Has she…?
It has not / it hasn’t	Has it…?
We have not / we haven’t	Have we…?
You have not / you haven’t	Have you…?
They have not / they haven’t	Have they…?

Ex.: She hasn’t organized the house. (Ela não organizou a casa).
They haven’t painted their house yet. (Eles ainda não pintaram a casa deles).
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EXERCISE:

1. Quem estuda inglês atualmente?

a) Lucia  has studied English for six months.

b) Carla studied English for six months.

2. Paul e Willian foram para o Japão, mas um deles ficou por lá. Quem?

a) Paul has been to Japan.     

b) William has gone to Japan.

3. Make sentences using the Present Perfect.

a) She/just/go/the beach. _________________________________________________________ 

b) Philip and Adrian/ever/be/abroad?

__________________________________________

c) I/never/play/badminton. _______________________________________________________ 

d) Mary/already/phone/her husband. _______________________________________________  

e) We/not/write/any books/yet. ____________________________________________________ 

f) John/not learn/anything.

_________________________________________________

g) I/remember/Ana’s birthday.

____________________________________________________  

4. Since or for?

a) ___________1999                             e) ____________her birthday                 b) ___________two years                      f) ____________last week                    

c) ___________I was tem                      g) ____________September                 

d) ___________many months                 h) ____________ a long time

5. Supply the simple past  or the present perfect.

a) She ____________(study) English for many  years now.

b) They ___________(send) a letter to Japan last week.

c) You ____________(work) in the company since August.

d) He _____________(study) Spanish in 2003.

e) Greg ___________(win) a loto f medals when he was a young man.

f) Flora _____________(tell) that story so many times! I know it by heart already!

g) Barbara ____________(speak) to her sister on the phone yesterday.

h) I ___________(be) so tired I ______________(decide) to sleep over at Mom’s last night.

i) The man ______________(lose) his dog at the park. He’s absolutely desperate.

j) We ______________(be) to the zoo.

k) Diana _____________(go) to Florida last Summer.

6. Find and correct the mistakes.

a) We have just met Helen yesterday. _______________________________________________

b) They went to the beach since then. ______________________________________________ 

c) We did never eaten out. _______________________________________________________  

d) Lucy has worked two hours ago. ________________________________________________

Componentes:  Brunno Rosales

                       Pedro Algusto

                       Felipe Carvalho

                       Kersey Macedo