Learning objective: Students will understand and be able to use present perfect

FORM OF THE PRESENT PERFECT

THE PRESENT PERFECT USES THE AUXILIARY HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE

1. I HAVE FINISHED MY WORK

2. SHE HAS NOT BEEN TO CHINA.

3. HAVE YOU SEEN MY PENCIL?

THE PRESENT PERFECT USES THE AUXILIARY HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE

1. I HAVE FINISHED MY WORK

2. SHE HAS NOT BEEN TO CHINA.

3. HAVE YOU SEEN MY PENCIL?

THINGS TO HAVE IN MIND

THE AUXILIARY HAVE IN SOME CASES CHANGES :

I HAVE - YOU HAVE - WE HAVE

******HE HAS - SHE HAS - IT HAS

JOHN HAS

PRESENT PERFECT

AFFIRMATIVEKarla has made acreative Project.

This course Has been the best one in Republica

Uruguay school this year

NEGATIVEManuel has not had

a bad mark in English this year

Belen has not Done her homework

INTERROGATIVEhave you

Studied for theTest on friday?

Has Andrea been in USA??

USING CONTRACTIONS IN THE PRESENT PERFECT

I’VE = I HAVE YOU’VE= YOU HAVE

HE’S = HE HAS SHE’S = SHE HAS

WE’VE = WE HAVE THEY’VE = THEY HAVE

EXAMPLES

• WE HAVE SOLVED THE PROBLEM.

We’ve solved the problem.

SHE HAS NEVER BEEN TO FRANCE.She’s never been to France.

THEY HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR 5 YEARS.

They’ve been married for 5 years.

• THE PAST PARTICIPLE IS FORMED:

IN REGULAR VERBS BY ADDING -ED : WORK, WORKED, WORKED

IN IRREGULAR VERBS THE WHOLE FORM CHANGES

SEE – SAW - SEENDO – DID - DONEEAT - ATE - EATENBE – WAS/WERE/ - BEEN

INDEFINITE TIME IN THEPAST

DURATION OF AN ACTION ORSTATE FROM PRESENT TO

PAST

FOR

SINCE

DURATION OF TIME

• Use for an action, event, or state that started in the past but continues (or can continue) into the presentUsed most often with

I’ve been on the phone for 10 minutes.

I’ve been on the phone since 8 o’clock.

for

since

USING FOR AND SINCE

• Use for o With an amount (length) of time…for a year …for 3 hours…for 2 days …for a long time

• Use sinceo With a specific moment in time…since 1995 …since I woke up…since last Tuesday …since 8 a.m.

DURATION OF TIME EXAMPLES

I’ve known her for many years.

She has been waiting here for over an hour.

They have been in Canada for the past ten years.

He has owned his home since 1995.

She has taught here for many years.

She has not seen him in ages.

PRACTICE PRESENT PERFECT WITH FOR AND SINCE

1. James has not seen his brother ten years.

2. We have had an Internet connection last September.

3. She has had that cough 2 weeks.

4. Louis has played the piano he was a child.5. I haven’t seen Claire she graduated.

6. I have not slept well last Friday.

since

for

since

since

since

for