Form of the Present Perfect

Form of Present Perfect

	Positive	Negative	Question
I / you / we / they	I have spoken.	I have not spoken.	Have I spoken?
he / she / it	He has spoken.	He has not spoken.	Has he spoken?

For irregular verbs, use the participle form (see list of irregular verbs, 3rd column).
For regular verbs, just add “ed”.
Exceptions in Spelling when Adding ‘ed’

Exceptions in spelling when adding ed	Example
after a final e only add d	love – loved
final consonant after a short, stressed vowel or l as final consonant after a vowel is doubled	admit – admitted travel – travelled
final y after a consonant becomes i	hurry – hurried

• Exceptions in Spelling when adding ‘ed’

Practise the irregular verbs

Go to School Level 0 Level 1

Level 2 Level 3 Level 4

Practise the irregular verbs

• have or has

• Positive Sentences in Present Perfect Simple

• Negative Sentences in Present Perfect Simple

• Sentences with ‘never’ in Present Perfect Simple

• Questions in Present Perfect Simple