Irregular verbs

Affirmative Negative Interrogative

Long form Short form Long form Short form

I have eaten I’ve eaten I have not eaten I haven’t eaten Have I eaten?

You have eaten You’ve eaten You have not eaten You haven’t eaten Have you eaten?

He has eaten He’s eaten He has not eaten He hasn’t eaten Has he eaten?

She has eaten She’s eaten She has not eaten She hasn’t eaten Has she eaten?

It has eaten It’s eaten It has not eaten It hasn’t eaten Has it eaten?

We have eaten We’ve eaten We have not eaten We haven’t eaten Have we eaten?

They have eaten They’ve eaten They have not eaten They haven’t eaten Have they eaten?

Look at the end of the book for the past participle of irregular verbs.

Write the past participles of the following verbs.

eat__eaten_____take _______

find ___________

clean __________

swim _________

write _________

open _________

sleep _________

give __________

iron __________

buy __________

have _________

We use the Present Perfect for an action in the past with a result now. Example: I’ve lost my passport ( = I can’t find my passport now) We use the the Present Perfect when we talk about a time from the past until now - for example, your life: Example: Have you been to France? (in your life) I’ve been to Canada but I haven’t been to the United States.

Present perfect of regular verbs

Affirmative and Negative

Ex. 83. Complete the sentences.

Examples:

Bill and Peter (arrive) Bill and Peter have arrived.

We (not clean) our shoes. We haven’t cleaned our shoes.

1. They (not answer) my note. ________________________________________________

2. We (repair) our house. ________________________________________________

3. Tom (repair) the TV set. ________________________________________________

4. I (not finish) my coffee. ________________________________________________

5. Your new bike (not arrive). ________________________________________________

6. I (listen) to my new record. ________________________________________________

7. The football match (not start). ________________________________________________

8. She (travel) to many places. ________________________________________________

9. She (be) married three times. ________________________________________________

10. It (not stop) raining. ________________________________________________

Questions and short answers

Ex. 84. Look at the list and continue the coversation.

Mum Dad 1 Clean kitchen 1 Wash car  2 Wass  2 Paint bathroom 3 Post 3 Repair electric fire  4 Repair vacuum-cleaner  4 Phone the garage 5 Start new book 5 Watch football match on TV 

Example:

Mum: Have you washed the car?

Dad: Yes, I have.

Dad: Have you cleaned the kitchen?

Mum: No, I haven’t.

Present Perfect of irregular verbs

Ex. 85. Complete the sentences. Use participles from this table.

Past participles been bought broken come done drunk eaten found gone had lost made read seen sold taken won written

Examples:

Tom (win) the race. Tom has won the race.

Matthew (not eat) his sandwich. Matthew hasn’t eaten his sandwich.

You (write) to your pen-friend? Have you written to your pen-friend?

1 Who (take) my keys? _________________________________________________________

2 They (not do) their English homework. ___________________________________________

3 Karen (sell) her camera.________________________________________________________

4 you (see) Emma’s new dress? ___________________________________________________

5 I (break) my glasses. __________________________________________________________

6 The postman (not come) yet. ___________________________________________________

7 We (be) in New York for two weeks. _____________________________________________

8 you (buy) Tony a birthday present? ______________________________________________

9 Sally (not find) her handbag. ___________________________________________________

10 Peter (go) to bed yet? ________________________________________________________

11 I (make) you a cup of tea. _____________________________________________________

12 They (lose) their luggage. _____________________________________________________

13 you (read) the newspaper? ____________________________________________________

14 The cat (not drink) its milk. ___________________________________________________

15 We (not have) a letter from Nick for two months. __________________________________

Present Perfect with just, already, yet

JUST

Example: have / has + just + past participle They have just arrived.

Ex. 86. Complete the sentences.

Example: The plane / just land.

The plane has just landed.

YET

Example: Have they arrived yet? Yes, they have.

Ex. 87. Look back at Exercise 86 and complete these conversation.

Example:

A: Has the plane landed yet?

B: Yes, it has.

1 A: ________________________________________________________________________

B: ________________________________________________________________________

2 A: ________________________________________________________________________

B: ________________________________________________________________________

3 A: ________________________________________________________________________

B: ________________________________________________________________________

4 A: ________________________________________________________________________

B: ________________________________________________________________________

5 A: ________________________________________________________________________

B: ________________________________________________________________________

6 A: ________________________________________________________________________

B: ________________________________________________________________________

7 A: ________________________________________________________________________

B: ________________________________________________________________________

8 A: ________________________________________________________________________

B: ________________________________________________________________________

9 A: ________________________________________________________________________

B: ________________________________________________________________________

NOT YET

Example: He hasn’t had his breakfast yet.

Ex. 88. What has the nurse done / just done / not yet done?

Mr Walker

Take his temperature - Yes.

Make his bed - Not yet.

Check his pulse - Yes.

Give him his pills - Just.

Fill in his chart - Not yet.

Change his bandages - Not yet.

Bring him his letters - Just.

Tidy his room - Yes.

Open the window - Yes.

Empty the wastepaper basket - Not yet.

Example:

She’s taken his temperature.

She hasn’t made his bed yet.

1 ___________________________________________________________________________

2 ___________________________________________________________________________

3 ___________________________________________________________________________

4 ___________________________________________________________________________

5 ___________________________________________________________________________

6 ___________________________________________________________________________

7 ___________________________________________________________________________

8 ___________________________________________________________________________

ALREADY

Example: He’s already written it.

Ex. 89. Write answers using the Present Perfect and already.

Example: Don’t forget to do your English homework!