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Present Perfect Present Perfect vsvs Present Perfect Present Perfect progressive tense in English progressive tense in English
GrammarGrammar
Objectives
By the end of the lesson you will be able : to identify the Present Perfect Tense to know the Present Perfect progressive tense to know the structure of sentences
The Present Perfect is used to express actions The Present Perfect is used to express actions that happened at an indefinite time or that that happened at an indefinite time or that began in the past and continue in the present. began in the past and continue in the present. This tense is also used when an activity has an This tense is also used when an activity has an effect on the present effect on the present momentmoment..
Present Perfect:
FORMFORM[[has/have + past participlehas/have + past participle]]
Present Past Present participle Past Participle
eat
write
ate
wrote
eating
writing
eaten
written
How can you form the Present Perfect?
Positive Sentence I, you, we , they , have done
he, she, it ,has worked
Negative Sentence I, you, we , they , haven’t done
he, she, it , hasn’t worked
Questions? Have I, you,we, they, done?Has he, she, it worked?
““has/have”+ eaten has/have”+ eaten
ate /eat/eating ate /eat/eating ++ has/have has/have ” ”
““has/have”+ eaten has/have”+ eaten
ate /eat/eating ate /eat/eating ++ has/have has/have””
How do we use the Present Perfect Tense?
There is always a connection with the past and with the present. There are basically three uses for the present perfect tense:
_experience _Change
_ continuing situation
1_Present perfect tense for experience:
We often use the present perfect tense to talk about experience from the past. We are not interested in when you did something. We only want to know if you did it:
Examples: He has lived in London. Have you been there?
2 .Present perfect tense for changeWe also use the present perfect tense to talk about a change or new information:
EXAMPLES: He has bought a car .Sara has broken her leg .The police have arrested the killer .
3_Present perfect tense for continuing situationThis is a state that started in the past and continues in the present (and will probably continue into the future). This is a state (not an action). We usually use for or since with this structure.
EXAMPLES:
I have worked here since June.Mary has loved chocolate since she was a little girlHe has been ill for 2 days.
EvaluationEvaluation
Answer the following question. (a)What do you mean by present perfect tense?
True or false. If false, give the correct answer.(a) The use of present perfect continuous tense is very rare.-true/false.
Individual WorkIndividual Work
Tell whether the sentences are present perfect or present perfect continuous tense.
Karim has been going to a European storeKarim has been going to a European store . .
The above sentence is an
example of present perfect
continuous tense.
Group WorkGroup Work
Now try to fill in the blanks with verbs from correct tenses.
Home WorkHome Work
Write 10 sentences each from both tenses and try to make it a paragraph.
All the best.
Thank you.
Thank you.