Present Perfect
RULE:
“we form the present perfect simple with the verb have or has and the past
participle of the main verb.”
Have you ever worked
for a bank?
I have written
a lot of reports
I have
worked here
for 3 years
Yes, I have worked for
a bank before.
I have just finished
this report.
Curiosità:
In molte canzone compare il Present Perfect, ad esempio:
Have You Ever Seen The Rain
Someone told me long ago There's a calm before the storm,
I know; It's been coming for some time.
When it's over, so they say, It'll rain a sunny day,
I know; Shining down like water.
CHORUS:
I want to know, Have you ever seen the rain?
I want to know, Have you ever seen the rain
Coming down on a sunny day?
Yesterday, and days before, Sun is cold and rain is hard,
I know; Been that way for all my time.
'Til forever, on it goes Through the circle, fast and slow,
I know; It can't stop, I wonder.
CHORUS
Yeah!
Hai Mai Visto La Pioggia?
Qualcuno mi ha detto molto tempo fa che c'? la
calma prima della tempesta
Lo so: verrò per un po’ di tempo
Quando sarà finita, così dicono, pioverà in un giorno
di sole
Lo so, splendendo mentre scende come l'acqua
CHORUS:
Voglio sapere, Hai mai visto la pioggia?
Voglio sapere, Hai mai visto la pioggia
venire gi? in un giorno di sole?
Ieri, e l'altro ieri, il Sole era freddo e la pioggia era
forte
Lo so, è stato così tutto il tempo
Per tutta l'eternità, va avanti, Sebbene il circolo,
lento o veloce,
Lo so, non può fermarsi, mi domando
CHORUS
Yeah
FORM
 POSITIVE: Subject + have/ has + Past Participle
 NEGATIVE: Subject + have not / has not + Past Participle
 INTERROGATIVE: Have / has + Subject + Past Participle + ?
Key Words
Yet
Already
Just
Es:
• I have already drunk a beer
Subj + has/ have + already + Past participle
Es:
• I have just eaten vegetables.
Subj + have/ has + Just + Past
participle
Es:
•I haven’t seen Titanic yet.
•Have you seen Titanic yet?
Subj + have not/has not + Past
Participle + Yet.
Has/Have + Subj + Past
partciple + yet ?