Present Perfect ACTIVE We use the active when the subject of the sentence does the action: They have built some new houses in the town Jenny has just read the newspaper The fire has killed a lot of animals My father has written a lot of books Present Perfect PASSIVE We use the passive when the person who does something is not known or not important Some new houses have been built Something has been stolen! Some animals have been killed in the fire All the cakes been eaten! He (go) to Mexico He’ll be back in a week The house _ (build) War (declare)! He (be) with the same bank for several years My husband and I _ (be) together for years million Euros (steal) from a bank in the centre of town She (work) as a teacher for over 30 years That castle _ (visit) by hundreds of tourists Hundreds of soldiers (kill) since the war began She _ (fall) in love with her teacher Our house _ (break) into! The doors to the museum _ (not/open) yet A tiger (capture) in a park in Brighton An old lady (just/win) a million Euros in the lottery They (finish) the repairs on the roof All flights _ (cancel) because of the strike Archaeologists _ (find) the remains of an ancient city in the desert The children _ (teach) by the same teacher for years The FA cup final (win) by Arsenal My mistake _ (notice) yet! Millions of people _ (read) that book He _ (invite) me to the party; I’m so happy! A painting (steal) from the museum A lot of tourists _ (visit) that town