Verb Tenses - Present Perfect

The Present Perfect Tense is used to express something which has happened up to the present moment.

We use JUST, YET and ALREADY to express the relationship to the present moment:
Have you seen Mary yet?
They've already had dinner.
She's just been to the dentist's.

The present perfect is also used to express something which has happened up to the present moment of time:

Have you worked here for a long time?

STRUCTURE

*Positive
Subject + (has/have) + past participle + object(s)
We've been very busy today.

*Negative
Subject + (has/have) + not + past participle + object(s)
I haven't been to class very often this month.

*Question
(Wh?) + (has/have) + subject + past participle?
Where have you been?

*Unspecified Past
I've been to New York three times.
They've lived in many places.
She's studied in London.

Use 'FOR' to indicate a duration or period of time:
He has lived here for seven years.
We have been here for six weeks.
Shirley has played tennis for a long time.

Use 'SINCE' to indicate a specific point in time:
I've worked here since 2004.
She's gone to dancing lessons since April.
They've been unhappy since they left college.

Use 'HOW LONG' in the question form to ask about duration:
How long have you played the piano?
How long has she been with you?

There are two types of questions in this assessment.

Follow the appropriate instructions for each question type:

(1) Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each question.

(2) Change each sentence into the present perfect tense.
("I am playing baseball --> I have played baseball")

Before submitting the test, check the following:

Punctuation and capitalization
Spelling
Spaces (don't add any unnecessary spaces)

Please observe the Rules of Subject-Verb Agreement.

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