English — Grammar: Present Perfect Tense (for, since, already, yet, never, ever) — 2nd Year Middle School — Algerian Curriculum

Present Perfect Tense

The Present Perfect connects the past with the present. It is used for actions that started in the past and continue to the present, or actions that happened at an unspecified time in the past.

Formation

Subject + have/has + past participle. I have visited Paris. She has finished her homework. Questions: Have you seen this film? Negatives: I haven’t eaten yet.

Using for, since, already, yet, never, ever

For + duration: I have lived here for 5 years. Since + starting point: I have lived here since 2019. Already: in affirmative sentences, means ‘before now’. I have already eaten. Yet: in questions and negatives. Have you finished yet? I haven’t finished yet. Never = at no time. I have never been to London. Ever = at any time. Have you ever seen a whale?

Exercises

Fill in the blanks: 1- I … (live) in Algiers … 2015. 2- She … (not finish) her project … 3- … you … (visit) the Sahara Desert?

📍 دروس مشابهة

• English — Grammar: The Conditional (Second and Third Conditionals) — 3rd Year Literary Stream — Algeria
• English — Vocabulary: Environment and Nature (pollution, conservation, biodiversity) — 3rd Year Literary Stream — Algeria