the present perfect tense

FORM I have watched that film.. I haven’t watched that film.. You haven’t seen him twice.. USE OF PRESENT PERFECT TENSEA Geçmişte yaptığımız eylemleri zaman vermeden anlatıyorsak bu tens

PRESENT

PERFECT TENSE

Prepared by Ela GUNDOGDU

FORM

I have watched that film I haven’t watched that film Have I watched that film? You have seen him twice You haven’t seen him twice Have you seen him twice?

He / She / It has eaten lunch He / She / It hasn’t eaten

lunch

Has he / she / it eaten lunch?

We have invited her We haven’t invited her Have we invited her

You have worked hard You haven’t worked hard Have you worked hard?

They have visited us They haven’t visited us Have they visited us?

USE OF PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

A) Geçmişte yaptığımız eylemleri zaman vermeden anlatıyorsak bu tense’i kullanırız Ancak aynı eylemleri zamanı belirterek ifade ediyorsak «Simple Past» kullanmamız gerekir

She has removed all the furniture in the house

They have painted their house

She removed all the furniture in the house last weekend

They painted their house a few weeks ago

NOT: Geçmişte yaptığımız eylem için zaman zarfı kullanmasak bile, eğer zamanı ima ediyorsak yine «Simple Past» kullanırız

I saw that film when I was in Ankara (Kesin bir zaman verilmese de …when I was in Ankara… geçmişte belli bir dönemi ifade eder.)

B) Yakın geçmişte olup sonuçları yada etkileri içinde bulunduğumuz anda devam eden eylemler için bu tense’i kullanırız

I have burnt myself (I’m in pain now.)

I have cleaned the house (It’s clean now.)

(Meeting a friend in the street)

-You have cut your hair!

-Yes, I went to barber’s last week

C) Today, this morning, this week, this month, this year, this century vb., henüz tamamlanmamış bir dönemi ifade eden zarflarla bu tense’i kullanırız.

I’ve been to the cinema twice this week.

I haven’t been able to go on holiday this year.

Technology has advanced greatly this century

NOT: Genellikle 13.00’e kadar olan süre sabah, 17.00’ye kadar öğleden sonra, 17.00-20.00 arası ise akşam saatlerini bildirir Bu durumda

I haven’t heard the alarm this morning (It’s 11.00 a.m now.)

İfadesini sabah dilimin henüz bitmemiş olduğu bir saatte söyleyebiliriz

Aksi durumda;

I didn’t hear the alarm this morning (It’s 2 p.m now.)

TIME EXPRESSION TURKISH

MEANING

EXAMPLE

Lately, recently Son zamanlarda, son

günlerde There has been great progress in Science of Medicine recently

Yet (soru ve olumsuz cümlede) Henüz, hala -Have you finished your homework yet?

–No, I haven’t finished it yet

Just (olumlu cümlede) Şimdi, yenice -Is the manager in? –No, he has just gone out

Already (olumlu cümlede) Zaten, çoktan -Shall we go to see the film ‘The Lord of the Rings’?

–Not a good idea! I have already seen it

Ever / Never Şimdiye kadar / Asla -Have you ever ridden on an elephant? –No, I’ve

ridden a camel once, but I’ve never ridden on an elephant.

So far (up to now, until now) Şimdiye kadar

For -dır, -dir (süreç bildirir) He has been the manager for three months

They haven’t had opportunity to have holiday for years

Since -den beri (başlangıç

noktası belirtir) I last saw him in April, I haven’t seen him She has read 50 pages since I gave the book to her since then

Once, twice, three times,

several times, many times, all

my life etc

Bir keresinde, iki kez,

üç kez, birkaç kez, çok kez vb

She has invited me to her house many times , but I have never had any spare time.

I’ve seen her parents only once

It is / It has been + a period of time + since + Simple Past

It is / It has been three months since I went to the cinema.

It is / It has been just two weeks since they got married.

This is the first / second etc time (that) + Present Perfect

This is the third time (that) he has played tennis, so he isn’t good at it This is the fifth cup of coffee (that) you have drunk in the last two hours

This is + superlative (that) + Present Perfect

This is the most boring book (that) I have ever read

This is the most difficult situation (that) I have ever been in

GONE OR BEEN

Eğer kişi, sözü edilen yerde ise, yada sözü edilen yere gitmek üzere yola çıkmışsa «GONE» kullanılır.

-I’d like to talk to your mother Is she at home?

-No, she has gone shopping

Eğer kişi, sözü edilen yerde daha önce bulunduğunu ifade ediyorsa, yani konuşma anında başka bir yerde ise «BEEN» kullanılır.

- Have you ever been abroad?

-Yes, I’ve been to Germany several times

A) Fill in the correct form of the verb.

1 My brother _ never _ this film (see)

2 Our school team _ just the competition (win)

3 They _ already _ the test in Maths (write)

4 He _ the report for the conference yet (not, prepare)

5 I already an invitation to the wedding (receive)

6 She _ never _ sushi in Japan (eat)

7 We _ at this conference (not, meet)

8 _you ever _ to India? (be)

9 We _ just _ the bus (miss)

10 Whom _ you just _ an SMS? (send)

11 They _ already _ their homework (do)

12 I _ never _ any planes in my life (fly)

13 What _ you already for her birthday? (buy)

B) Rewrite the sentences putting the adverbs in the correct place.

1 Have you visited any famous museums? (ever)

_

2 They haven’t signed this contract (yet)

_

3 She has spoken to her neighbour (never)

_

4 We have finished our test in Maths (just)

_

5 They have gone to the swimming pool (already)

6 He has been to Australia (never)

7 I haven’t bought a new car (yet)

Have you ever visited any famous museums?

They haven’t signed this contract yet

She has never spoken to her neighbour

We have just finished our test in Maths

They have already gone to the swimming pool

He has never been to Australia

I haven’t bought a new car yet

C) Write the answers using the words in brackets.

1 Have you washed the dishes? (just)

_

2 Have you seen this new film? (yet)

_

3 Have you been to New Zealand? (never)

_

4 Have you checked your homework? (already)

_

5 Have you phoned your friend today? (already)

_

6 Have you ever touched crocodiles? (never)

_

7 Have you drunk an apple juice today? (just)

D) Underline the correct form of the verb.

1 I (went/ have been) to Italy last year.

2 I (didn't see/ haven't seen) Adam today Is he ill?

3 My friends (arrived/ have arrived) at the theatre at seven o'clock.

4 (Has Tom finished / Did Tom finish) his dinner? Yes, he’s in his bedroom.

5 When (have you first met / did you first meet) your best friend?

6 My brother (hasn’t taken / didn't take) our dog for a walk yesterday.

7 Look! She is crying, she (broke / has broken) her leg.

8 (Have you played / did you play) baseball before?

9 They (had / have had) a party last Saturday.

10 (Did you watch / Have you watched) the football match last night?