Transcript The Present Perfect Tense

The Present
Perfect Tense
Designed
by Nataly Katsaran and
Svitlana Chuiko
October 2009
The Present Perfect Tense
They have played tennis
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How long have they been married?
They have been married for 45 years
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She has just swum in the pool.
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her picture
She has just painted a picture.
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They have just married.
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Ann
Ann's car has just broken down
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Affirmative
I have swum
You have swum
He has swum
She has swum
It has swum
We have swum
You have swum
They have swum
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Negative
I haven't swum
You haven't swum
He hasn't swum
She hasn't swum
It hasn't swum
We haven't swum
You haven't swum
They haven't swum
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Interrogative
Have I swum?
Have you swum?
Has he swum?
Has she swum?
Has it swum?
Have we swum?
Have you swum?
Have they swum?
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Say the past participles of the verbs:
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eat……………….…………bring……………………….
go………..............................give…………………………
do…………………………..feed…………………………
drink……………..................make……………………….
ring………………………....leave………………………...
play………………………...arrive………………………..
buy…………………………work………………………...
teach…………….………….read…………………………
swim………………………..cut………………………….
sing…………………………catch………………………..
see………………………….write………………………..
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Say the past participles of the verbs:
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eat
go
do
drink
ring
play
buy
teach
swim
sing
see
eaten
gone
done
drunk
rung
played
bought
taught
swum
sung
seen
bring
give
feed
make
leave
arrive
work
read
cut
catch
write
brought
given
fed
made
left
arrived
worked
read
cut
caught
written
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• I….. …………(see) that film before.
I have seen that film before
• We ………….(read) three English books in
class
We have read three English books in class
• My mother ……….(be) to London twice this
year.
My mother has been to London twice this
year.
• John …………………(borrow) four CDs from
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• The children ….......………(eat) breakfast.
The children have eaten breakfast.
• You …………………(drink) all the coffee.
You have drunk all the coffee
• Be quiet! The film ………………(start)
Be quiet! The film has started
• My parents…………(have) this house since
1950
My parents have had this house since
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We use the present perfect tense:
for actions which happened at an unstated
indefinite time in the past
My parents have bought a new horse.
(When did they buy it? We don’t know when; the time is not mentioned)
Jack has been to London twice.
(When? We don’t know)
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She has hurt her arm
(The exact time is not
mentioned. What is
important is the fact that
her arm is hurt and she's
got a plaster on it)
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Jill has bought a new horse.
(The exact time is unknown
or unimportant. What is
important is the fact that she
now owns a new horse.)
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We use the present perfect tense:
for actions which started in the past and are
still continuing in the present.
I have known Sue for five years.
(We met five years ago and we still know each other)
My father has worked here for seven years.
(He started working here seven years ago and he still works here)
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They have been friends for twenty years
(They met each other twenty years ago and they are still
friends)
now
twenty years ago
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Susan and Harry have had
their dog for two years
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We use the present perfect tense:
for actions which have recently finished and
their results are visible in the present.
They have just painted the walls.
(They have just finished painting. The paint on the walls is still wet)
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He has passed the exams.
(Look at him. He is happy)
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She has picked a lot of
flowers.
(she has got some flowers
in her hand, so the action
is finished)
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She has eaten all the sweets.
(the box is empty, there is
wrapping paper on the floor)
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How long/ For/ Since
How long is used in questions to ask about
duration
How long have you worked here?
How long have you been in Istanbul?
For is used to express duration.
I've worked here for two years.
Since is used to state a starting point.
I've been in Istanbul since 2000.
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Make sentences using since and for
• Tom/be/teacher/ten years
Tom has been a teacher for ten years
• Alice/have/her dog/last month
Alice has had her dog since last month
• Jennifer/not swim/last summer
Jennifer hasn’t swum since last summer
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Make sentences using since and for
• I/not see/Maria/two days
I haven't seen Maria for two days.
• My brother/be/here/10:30
My brother has been here since 10:30.
• Anna/not play/tennis/three weeks
Anna hasn’t played tennis for three weeks.
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Ever/ never
Ever is used in questions and goes between
the verb have and the past participle.
Have you ever played ice-hockey?
Have you ever travelled to the USA?
Never is used to make a negative statement
and goes between the verb have and the past
participle
I have never played ice-hockey.
I have never travelled to the USA.
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Write questions and answers
Sera
David
cake
David and Sera /eat / pizza?
Have David and Sera eaten any pizza?
No, they haven't. They have eaten some
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Write questions and answers
Moscow
Victoria/be/ to Moscow?
Has Victoria been to
Moscow?
Yes, she has.
Victoria
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Andy/write/a letter?
Has Andy written a
letter?
Yes, he has.
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Write questions and answers
The boys/lose/ a match?
Have the boys lost the
match?
No, they haven't.
They have won it!
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Write questions and answers
How long/ my
grand
parents/be/
married?
How long have my
grandparents been
married?
They have been
married for twenty
years.
20
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