Transcript Present perfect

Present perfect
Present perfect
Form
Heather Small has been a singer for more than twenty years.
She has been to Portugal a few times already.
Have you ever been to one of her concerts?
To form the present perfect we use has or have with the past participle form
of the verb.
Most past participles end in –ed (work – worked, study – studied, etc.).
Irregular verbs have special past participles that must be learnt by heart,
(memorised) (go – went, speak – spoken, see – seen, etc.).
Present perfect
Affirmative form
I have been to London recently.
You have been to London recently.
He/ She (It) has been to London recently.
We have been to London recently.
You have been to London recently.
They have been to London recently.
Present perfect
Negative form
I haven’t seen Mary lately.
You haven’t seen Mary lately.
He/ She (It) hasn’t seen Mary lately.
We haven’t seen Mary lately.
You haven’t seen Mary lately.
They haven’t seen Mary lately.
Present perfect
Interrogative form
Have I been to a concert this year?
Have you been to a concert this year?
Has he/ she (it) been to a concert this year?
Have we been to a concert this year?
Have you been to a concert this year?
Have they been to a concert this year?
Present perfect
Most common uses
- To describe a state which lasts up to the present.
Chris Martin has been Coldplay’s lead singer since 1996.
USED
- To describe recent events.
Moses has just finished his homework.
Present perfect
Most common uses
- To describe a habitual action in a period of time
which continues up to the present.
USED
Amanda has always been to lots of concerts, and has never
had any problems with security.
- After It’s/ This is the first time, …
This is the first time I have been to a Coldplay concert.
Present perfect
Time expressions
Already
is used to emphasise that the action happened before the
moment of speaking.
I’ve already found my favourite CD.
Yet
is used to mention that something has not happened up to now,
but it will happen some time in the future. It is used in questions
and negative sentences, often at the end of the sentence.
Have you been to London yet?
No, not yet. I’m going this week.
Present perfect
Time expressions
Just
is used to express that something has happened very recently.
Apple has just arrived from school.
For
is used with a period of time.
Gwyneth has lived in the same house for many years.
Since
is used for a period from a certain point in time until now.
Chris has been Coldplay’s lead singer since 1996.
Put the verbs in brackets in the Present perfect.
1.
has watched
It’s the first time Julia __________________
(watch) a Coldplay’s video
clip.
2.
Have you been
__________________
(you/ be) to a Heather Small concert yet?
3.
“Paradise” __________________
(be) a hit since 2011.
has been
4.
Since 2000, Coldplay ______
(release) four
have already ____________
released
albums.
5.
has just ____________
bought
Paul ______
(buy) Coldplay’s new album.
6.
has listened
Jonathan __________________
(listen) to the official Olympics song for
hours! It’s a very good song!