Level A2

Present Perfect

Have / has + the third form: something happened, and it matters now. With a finished time (yesterday, last summer), no have.

We have finished our homework.

The homework is done now: We have finished our homework.

Forms

• I / you / we / they have played — have + the third form
• he / she / it has played — with he, she, it: has
• play → played · see → seen · go → gone — the third form: -ed or a special word

A common mistake

Wrong: I have seen a whale last summer.

Right: I saw a whale last summer.

Last summer is a finished time. With it, there is no have: I saw a whale last summer.

More examples

She has lost her keys.

She: has lost. The keys are still lost.

Have you ever been to London?

In a question, have goes first: Have you ever been to London?