This lesson contains 17 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.
Items in this lesson
Welcome to English!
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Agenda
Introduction to Present Perfect
The goal: At the end of this lesson students will be able to talk about past experiences with the present perfect.
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Time to practice
Listen carefully to what you need to do now.
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Favorite vacation spot
Slide 4 - Mind map
Have you ever been to Luxemburg?
Yes
No
Slide 5 - Poll
Have you ever seen Avengers: End Game?
Yes
No
Slide 6 - Poll
What are we talking about?
I have asked you a couple questions so far:
Have you ever been to Luxemburg?
Have you ever seen Avengers: End Game?
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Present Perfect
We form the present perfect like this:
Affirmative
I´ve finished
We´ve finished
You´ve finished
You´ve finished
He/she/it has finished
They´ve finished
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Form
I´ve = I have
She´s = She has
Person + Have + Past participle (3rd form)
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Negative
Haven´t = have not
Negative
I haven´t finished
we haven´t finished
You haven´t finished
you haven´t finished
he/she/it hasn´t finished
they haven´t finished
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Questions
Interrogative
Have I finished...?
Have we finished...?
Have you finished...?
Have you finished...?
Has he/she/it finished...?
Have they finished...?
Short answer: Yes, I have or no I haven´t
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We form the present perfect with the auxilliary verb have, followed by the past participle.
Regular verbs: Verb + ed
I have traveled to Scotland by train before.
Irregular verbs: 3rd form
I have seen Avengers: End Game twice.
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Use 1
We use the present perfect to talk about recent events:
Pete has passed all his exams.
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Use 2
We also use it to talk about experiences.
I´ve eaten snails in France.
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Use 3
We also use present perfect to talk about an event that started in the past and is still going on in the present. Let op: dit kan heel moeilijk zijn voor Nederlands sprekers!
My dad has worked for IBM for ten years. (for is used with a period of time.)
I´ve had this computer since May. (Since is used for a point in time)
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An extra tip
We use both been and gone as the past participles of the verb go. We use been when someone has returned, and gone for when they haven´t returned.
Angelo has been shopping. (He is back now.)
Angelo has gone shopping. (He is still at the shops.)
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One more tip
We use how long and the present perfect to ask how long a situation has continued up to the present.