1. What have
you done?
Present perfect

2. Present Perfect
We use present perfect
to talk about a past action that has a
present result
e.g I have lost my keys. I can’t find them
To talk about an experience or something
we have done without saying when
happened.
e.g I have been to Europe
I have done parachute jump

3. Most common participles
Be – was/were – Been
Go – went – gone
Do – did- done
See – saw - seen
Fly – flew – flown
Sleep – slept – slept
Ride – rode – ridden
Begin – began – begun
Eat – ate –eaten
Buy – bought – bought
Come – came – come
Drive – drove – driven
Make –made – made
Say – said – said
Speak – spoke – spoken
Take – took – taken

4. have/has + past participle
AFFIRMATIVE
I
You
We have gone
They
He
She has gone
It
NEGATIVE
I
You
We haven’t gone
They
He
She hasn’t gone
It

5. INTERROGATIVE
Have I/you/we/they gone?
 Has he/she/it gone?
SHORT ANSWERS
Yes, I have. OR No, I haven’t.
Yes, he has. OR No, he hasn’t

6. Pay attention to the following
sentences.
What is the difference between
them?
-Anthony was born in New York in 1956
-Anthony has lived in New York.
-Tony was in Chile in 2009.
-Tony has been to Chile.
-Bourdain has written several books.
-Bourdain wrote the article “Don’t Eat Before Reading
This” in 1997

7. Simple Past
We use simple past to talk about
Finished actions, no connection with present.
E.g.: I worked in Lisbon four years ago.
We use simple past with a time expression
like yesterday, a year ago, last night, etc.
e.g.: I saw Mary yesterday. / My father
phoned two days ago.

8. Practice!
Circle the correct verb form
1. I’ve done/ did Zorbing last year.
2. Mario has been/ went to Paris.
3. Rodrigo and Daniel have gone/went to a meeting.
They will be back at 6 pm
4. I’ve travelled/ travelled abroad in 2010
5. Martina met/has met Selena Gomez two months ago.
6. Felipe and Nicolas have played/ played for 3 years.
7. I’ve done/did parachute jump four times in my life.
8. They watched/have watched the soccer game last
night.
9. Daniela has done/did karaoke.
10. Paola won/has won a competition yesterday.

9. Write the correct verb form – simple past or present perfect
1. The last time I ______________ (go) to London was in August.
2. I’d like to visit Los Angeles because I ____________________
(never/be) there.
3. I ______________ (finish) my homework. I ________________ (do)
before tea.
4. And the film is over. It _______________ (be) in the cinema for 2
months.
5. I _______________ (stay) in a hotel.
6. What time _________________ (you/get) to work this morning?
7. Martin _________________ (be) to Greece five times. He loves
the place.
8. Teresa__________________(fly) in an airplane to Europe.
9. You won’t believe this, but I’ve got some tickets for the
concert. ~ Oh, well done. How ______________ (you/get)
them?
10. Of course I can ride a bike. But I _______________ (not/ride)
one for years.

10. 11. Marilyn Monroe ______________ (be) in about thirty films.
12. __________________ (you/ever/play) your own music? ~
No, but I might try it some time.
13. Janet ______________ (be) involved in a film project
three years ago.
14. Clara________________(ride) the raptor in fantasilandia
last summer
15. ________________ (you/see) the news today? ~ No, not
yet. I’ll watch it at ten.
16. We moved here in 1993. We _______________ (be) here
a long time now.
17. Tomorrow, some friends are coming over. I (see / not)
______________them for ages and they (be / never)
____________________at my place before.
18. My friends ________________(not/ come) for the concert
last night.
19. Last Friday, I (go) _____________to a music festival.
20. Which film ______________________ ( you / watch) lately
?

11. Vocabulary
 a.______________________: the sport
of jumping from a very high place while tied to
a long elastic rope.
 b.______________________: the sport of flying using
a structure covered in cloth that you hang from.
 c.______________________: An 'extreme sport' in
which participants climb ice formations with
pickaxes.
 d.______________________: the sport of riding on a
small surfboard that is propelled across water by a
large kite to which the rider is harnessed.
 e.______________________: a form of urban
acrobatics in which participants use the city to
perform movements through its structures.

12.  a.______________________: the sport of gliding through
the air while hanging suspended by a harness from a
large kitelike device.
 b.______________________: sport of rolling downhill
inside an orb, generally made of transparent plastic.
 c.______________________: A form of waterskiing where
both feet are attached to a board that resembles
something in between a water ski and a kneeboard
 d.______________________: the sport of jumping off high
mountains wearing skis and a light parachute
composed of inflatable fabric tubes that form a
semirigid wing.
 e.______________________: A sport in which participants
use specialized bicycles to navigate rough, steep
trails.

13. For
For is used with a period of time. To talk
about the length of that time.
I’ve lived in Valparaiso for five years.
My parents have been married for 20 years
For is used with the following time
expressions
for two days – for five weeks – for three
months
For six years

14. Since
Since is used with a point in time. To talk about
the beginning of a period of time.
I’ve lived in Valparaiso since 2007
Nicolas has been married since March
Since is used with the following time expressions
Since five o’clock - since yesterday – since
Tuesday – since October – since 2010

15. Practice
Fill in the gaps with for or since.
1. __________ Monday.
2. __________ 2004.
3. __________three hours.
4. __________ November.
5. __________ five months
6. __________ twenty years.
7. __________ 3 o’clock.
8. __________ January.
9. __________ ten minutes.
10. __________last month.
11. __________half past ten.

16. Practice
Fill in the gaps with for or since.
1. She’s lived in London_____twelve years.
2. He’s lived in France_____five months.
3. I’ve had a Renault ______ 2008.
4. I’ve had a Renault______six months.
5. He’s been my boss______four years.
6. Nicolas’s studied English ______ February
7. My friends have been on vacation_____ three weeks
8. Laura’s been sick ________ Monday

17. Write 4 sentences telling an exciting
experience in your life, what interesting
things you have done, where you have
been or things you haven’t done. Use
present perfect and don’t forget to write
the correct form of the verb.
Example: I have been to New York - I have not
eaten sushi
 1.________________________________________________
_____________________________________

18. Time to write!
Write a short paragraph describing things
you did and experiences you have had in
your life. You can use your dictionary
Example
I was born in 1988. I graduated from high school in
2006. I have studied in college for 5 years.
I have travelled abroad. In 2007, I went to Machu
Picchu and in 2012, I travelled to USA