Mastering English Present Perfect Tense: Rules and Examples

Subject-Verb Agreement: Has vs. Have

• Has: He, She, It
• Have: I, You, We, They

Irregular Verbs: Past Participle List

• be (been), beat (beaten), become (become), begin (begun), bite (bitten), blow (blown), break (broken), bring (brought), build (built), buy (bought), catch (caught), choose (chosen), come (come), cost (cost), cut (cut), do (done), draw (drawn), dream (dreamed/dreamt), drink (drunk), drive (driven), eat (eaten), fall (fallen), feel (felt), fight (fought), find (found), fly (flown), forget (forgotten), forgive (forgiven), get (got), give (given), go (gone), grow (grown), hang (hung), have (had), hear (heard), hide (hidden), hit (hit), hold (held), hurt (hurt), keep (kept), know (known), learn (learned/learnt), leave (left), lend (lent), let (let), lie (lain), lose (lost), make (made), mean (meant), meet (met), pay (paid), put (put), read (read), ride (ridden), ring (rung), run (run), say (said), see (seen), sell (sold), send (sent), set (set), show (shown), shut (shut), sing (sung), sit (sat), sleep (slept), smell (smelled/smelt), speak (spoken), spell (spelled/spelt), spend (spent), stand (stood), steal (stolen), swim (swum), take (taken), teach (taught), tear (torn), tell (told), think (thought), throw (thrown), understand (understood), wake (woken), wear (worn), win (won), write (written)

Present Perfect Affirmative Sentences

1. Jose has already washed the car.
2. Mary has already played with your feelings.
3. Oli has already given up.
4. Gabi has already done all his homework in the store.
5. Ana has already studied for her exam tomorrow.
6. Carlos has already sung in his room.
7. Mario has already recovered all his lost photos.
8. Toby has already caused a lot of clutter in the house.
9. Camila has already written many love letters.
10. Daniel has already helped many people in need.

Present Perfect Negative Experiences

1. I've never played volleyball with them.
2. I've never flown in my dreams.
3. I've never slept with my grandparents.
4. I've never lied to people.
5. I've never been more sure.
6. I've never had a chance to talk to you.
7. I've never seen anyone die.
8. I've never seen anyone more beautiful than her.
9. I've never run with a dog.
10. I've never heard your voice from my grandfather.

Using 'Yet' in Negative and Interrogative Sentences

1. She hasn’t returned from lunch yet. (Ella no ha regresado de almorzar aún)
2. The mail hasn’t arrived yet. (El correo no ha llegado hasta el momento)
3. She hasn’t called yet. (Ella no ha llamado todavía)
4. She hasn’t found a new job yet. (Ella no ha encontrado un nuevo trabajo aún)
5. I haven’t signed the contract yet. (Yo no he firmado el contrato todavía)
6. I haven’t mailed the letter yet. (No he enviado la carta aún)
7. He hasn’t paid the bill yet. (Él no ha pagado la factura aún)
8. She hasn’t bought a new house yet. (Ella no ha comprado una nueva casa todavía)
9. She isn’t here yet. (Ella no está aquí hasta el momento)
10. He wasn’t well on his way to achieving it yet. (Él no estaba en camino de lograrlo aún)
11. The answer isn’t known yet. (La respuesta no se conoce todavía)
12. Have you found a job yet? (¿Hasta el momento has encontrado un trabajo?)
13. Has he finished his homework yet? (¿Hasta ahora él ha terminado su tarea?)
14. Have you gotten a new car yet? (¿Ya has conseguido un nuevo automóvil?)
15. Is it time to leave yet? (¿Ya es hora de irse?)