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TER – INGLÊS – 1º BIMESTRE
THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
O TEMPO PRESENTE PERFEITO
Expressa uma ação no passado sem tempo determinado, ou uma ação no passado que continua no presente.
FORMAÇÃO DO “PRESENT PERFECT”
VERBO AUXILIAR HAVE + VERBO NO PARTICÍPIO.
Conjugação - to go
Affirmative form
I
have gone
(I’ve gone)
It
has gone
(It’s gone)
You have gone
(You’ve gone)
We
have gone
(We’ve gone)
He
has gone
(He’s gone)
You have gone
(You’ve gone)
She has gone
(She’s gone)
They have gone
(They’ve gone)
Negative form
I
haven’t gone
You haven’t gone
He
hasn’t gone
She hasn’t gone
It
We
You
They
hasn’t gone
haven’t gone
haven’t gone
haven’t gone
QUANDO USAR O PRESENT PERFECT?
I- Ações que acabaram de ocorrer. Ex: I have cut
myself! (Eu me cortei!)
II- Se não for mencionado, na frase, quando a ação
ocorreu. Ex: We have arrived. (Nós chegamos.)
III- Frases no passado contendo as seguintes
palavras
JUST (já, acabou) - usado para se referir a uma
ação que aconteceu num passado bem recente.
Ex.: Ana’s just arrived from work . (Ana acabou de
chegar do trabalho)
ALREADY ( já) - usado em frases afirmativas e
interrogativas para se referir a uma ação que ocorreu
antes do esperado. Ex: Have you already washed
the car? (Você já lavou o carro?)
YET (já, ainda) – usado em frases interrogativas e
negativas, quando o falante está na espectativa de
que algo aconteça. Ex: I haven’t gone there yet. (Eu
não fui lá ainda.)
Interrogative form
Have
I
Have
You
Has
He
Has
She
gone?
gone?
gone?
gone?
Has
Have
Have
Have
gone?
gone?
gone?
gone?
It
We
You
They
EVER (já) – usado em frases interrogativas. (Ex:
Have you ever gone to U.S.A? (Você já foi a U.S.A?)
NOTE: “EVER” aqui tem o sentido de “alguma vez”
NEVER (nunca) - usado em frases negativas. Ex:
I’ve never gone to New York. (Eu nunca fui a New
York.)
IV- Frases contendo palavras que indicam período
de tempo passado:
RECENTLY - Ex: I haven’t seen Peter recently. (Eu
não tenho visto Peter recentemente.)
FOR A LONG TIME - Ex: I haven’t seen him for a
long time. (Eu não o vejo há muito tempo.)
SINCE (desde) / FOR (por) - para expressar ações
que começaram no passado e continuam até o
presente) - Ex: I haven’t gone there since 1987.(Eu
não vou lá desde 1987.)
Ex.: I have lived for 20 years. (Eu moro
aqui há 20 anos.)
EXERCISES
I- Use the words in brackets to build sentences in the appropriate verb tense.
1- Pamela / work / in a supermarket ( on Saturdays)
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2- my friends / see / that film ( already )
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3- Gary and Paul / swim / in the pool ( yet )
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4- Richard’s father / get up / before 7 o’clock ( already)
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5- we / not / go / to the theatre ( last night )
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6- you / visit / Poland ? ( ever )
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7- it / not / rain ( yesterday)
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8- Brian and Claire / get married ( ten years ago )
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9- people / travel / to the moon ( for 20 years )
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10- I / walk / to school ( yet )
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II- Fill in the blanks in the sentences with the verbs in the brackets by using PRESENT
PERFECT TENSE; and if it is necessary fill in the blanks with “FOR” or “SINCE”.
David ______________ (BUY)
me a diamond ring.
The bank ________________
(NOT/OPEN) yet
My father________________
(CUT) his finger.
Betty___________________
NOT/BRUSH) her hair
……………. this morning.
Susan___________(SMOKE) a
lot of fags today.
_________ you ever________
(TRAVEL) by plane?
III- FOR or SINCE?
1- I haven't phoned home_________________Christmas.
2- We've been here ___________________ nine o'clock.
3- I have worked for International House _____________ more than eight years.
4- I haven't visited my home town_________________ I left school.
5- I haven't been to the cinema ________________ a long time.
6- I have studied non-stop___________9.15.
7- I have had a driving licence_______________I was eighteen.
8- She hasn't had a day off ________________1999.
9- Johan has been in England______________more than two weeks now.
10- Peter has been my best friend________________we were nine.