Mastering the Present Perfect

Mastering the Present Perfect

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to understand and use the present perfect tense properly.

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What do you already know about the present perfect?

What is the Present Perfect?

The present perfect is a tense used to describe an action that happened at an unspecified time in the past or an action that started in the past and continues up to the present moment.

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Forming the Present Perfect

To form the present perfect, we use the auxiliary verb 'have' or 'has' followed by the past participle of the main verb.

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Examples of the Present Perfect

I have eaten breakfast. She has lived in Paris. They have studied for the exam.

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Using the Present Perfect

We use the present perfect to talk about experiences, changes or developments, and unfinished actions or states.

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Signal Words for the Present Perfect

Signal words for the present perfect include 'already', 'yet', 'just', 'ever', 'never', 'before', and 'since'.

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Practice Exercise

Complete the following sentence with the correct form of the present perfect tense: She __________ (finish) her homework.

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Conclusion

The present perfect is a useful tense for describing past events or actions that have an impact on the present. Keep practicing to perfect your use of this tense.

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Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.