Present Perfect

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• Leerjaar 2

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Explanation present perfect

After this lesson you'll be able to:

• Say something that has happened in the past and is still happening
• Say something that has happened in the past but still shows consequences 
• Talk about the experiences in someone's life up to now.

present perfect

Present perfect

Something that has started in the past and is still happening as we speak.

Has/have + past particple 

Alice has lived in Rome for two years.
Does she still live there, or does she live somewhere else?

1. She still lives there
2. She lives somewhere else

When do you use the present perfect?

When something has started in the past and is still happening as we speak (not yet finished).

Bob has known John since they were 10.

Mary has worked at the market for 5 years now.

Bill and Kate have been friends since 2011.

When do you use the present perfect?

When something has happened in the past but still shows its consequences 

Sharon has broken her leg (now she can't walk)

Jim has lost his keys ( now he can't open the door)

Gwen has eaten too much (now she feels sick)

When do you use the present perfect?

Talk about the experiences in someone's life up to now.

I have never been to America.

Have you ever been to America?

I've never swum with dolphins.

She has never run a marathon.

How do you form present perfect?

• Have / has + past participle (= -ed or 3rd row irregular)
  
  
• I have lived here for ten years.
  
  
• She has known him since 2011.

I still haven't found what I'm looking for - U2

Write down all the present perfect tenses you've heard in the song

How do you form present perfect?

• Have / has + past participle (= -ed or 3rd row irregular)
  
  
• I have lived here for ten years.
  
  
• She has known him since 2011.
  

I

You

He/She/It

We

You

They

have 

have

have 

have 

have 

has

Signal words

• Just
  
• Already
• Yet
• Not Yet
• Always

• Never
• Ever
• For
• For how long?
• Since

He ......................... ( play) in the band since he was young.

1. have played
2. has played

I ........................(work) very hard.

1. has worked
2. have worked

In which sentence is the present perfect used?

1. She has a cat.
2. She has had her cat for 9 years.

In which sentence is the present perfect used?

1. I lived in Amsterdam.
2. I have lived in Amsterdam since I was 18.

Helen ............. here for 7 years.

1. have live
2. has lived
3. has live
4. have lived

You.......................(walk) to Germany

1. Has walked
2. Have walked
3. Has walk
4. Have to walk

Which sentence is the present perfect?

1. I bought a dog
2. I have bought a dog
3. I buy a dog
4. I am buying a dog

Which sentence is the present perfect?

1. He lives here for ten years
2. He lived here for ten years
3. He has lived here for ten years
4. He is living here for ten years

Which sentence is the present perfect?

1. She goes home at 8 o'clock.
2. He fell off his bike.
3. She has caught ten balls so far.
4. They worked all day yesterday.

Which sentence is the present perfect?

1. I love to cycle to school.
2. We often go to church.
3. They have not talked to him yet.
4. I didn't hear him come in.

Present perfect:
I ask.

Present perfect:
He listens

Present perfect:
I walk to school

Write down a sentence with the present perfect

So, how do you form the present perfect?

How well do you understand the present perfect?

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Homework

Study weekly vocab 1-7

Do SB pg 44, ex 1 - 6

Read TBITSP

Quizlet

All vocab week 1 - 8

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