You will be able to talk about recent work events, life experience and results that matter now, and understand when to use the Present Perfect instead of Past Simple.
The Present Perfect is formed with have or has plus the past participle. It connects the past to the present moment: it shows actions or states that started in the past and are still relevant now, or recent results that affect the current situation. We use it when the time period is not finished or when we focus on the result rather than when something happened.
James has negotiated with suppliers in Europe, Asia and North America during his career.
We have completed three projects this quarter and we are still working on the fourth one.
The marketing team has launched a new campaign and already we can see higher engagement.
Our company has grown from 50 employees to 200 employees in five years.
Sarah has just sent the quarterly results to the shareholders.
The team has recruited two new managers for the London office.
Short form: The team's recruited two new managers for the London office.
We have not received the cheque from the client yet.
Short form: We haven't received the cheque from the client yet.
Have you visited the Manchester branch this year?
Has the director not approved the budget yet?
Short form: Hasn't the director approved the budget yet?
Common mistake. Do not mix up Present Perfect and Past Simple. Use Past Simple when you mention a finished time (yesterday, last week, in 2019) or when you focus on the action itself. Use Present Perfect when the time is not finished (this week, this month) or when you focus on the result now. Wrong: I have sent the email yesterday. Correct: I sent the email yesterday or I have sent the email this morning.
Choose the correct form for each gap. Your answer is marked at once, with the reason.
1.Oliver ___ (work) in the finance department for eight years.
positive2.The team ___ (complete) four projects so far this year.
positive3.Our sales ___ (rise) by ten percent since January.
positive4.This quarter we ___ (achieve) our sales target three weeks early.
positive5.Emma ___ (be) to Edinburgh twice this month.
positive6.Emma and Daniel ___ (sign) the contract with the Bristol supplier this week.
positive7.Tom ___ (visit) three clients so far today.
positive8.The supplier ___ (not / deliver) the equipment yet, so we cannot start the project.
negative9.Sarah ___ (not / attend) any client meetings since she joined the company.
negative10.We ___ (not / receive) confirmation from the Manchester office yet, although we sent the proposal three days ago.
negative11.The recruiter ___ (not / interview) all the candidates yet, so we will continue next Tuesday.
negative12.The new software system ___ (not / crash) since we upgraded it in November, which is excellent news for the team.
negative13.___ (you / work) with this supplier before?
question14.___ (the team / complete) the training yet?
question15.___ (James / ever / negotiate) a contract worth more than one million pounds?
question16.___ (you / receive) the quarterly results yet?
question17.___ (the budget / increase) since the new financial director arrived?
question18.___ (the meeting / not / start) yet? It is already ten past nine.
negative question19.___ (you / not / read) the new contract yet?
negative question20.___ (the supplier / not / send) the invoice yet?
negative question