Perfecting Your Present Perfect

Perfecting Your Present Perfect

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to use the present perfect tense correctly in sentences.

Introduce the learning objective and give students a clear understanding of what they will achieve by the end of the lesson.

What do you already know about the present perfect tense?

Definition of Present Perfect

The present perfect tense is used to describe an action that started in the past and continues up to the present moment.

Explain the definition of the present perfect tense and provide examples to help students understand its usage.

Forming the Present Perfect

The present perfect tense is formed by combining the auxiliary verb 'have' with the past participle of the main verb.

Demonstrate how to form the present perfect tense using 'have' and the past participle of the main verb. Provide examples of regular and irregular verbs.

Time Expressions

Time expressions that are often used with the present perfect tense include 'already', 'just', 'yet', 'ever', and 'never'.

Introduce common time expressions that are used with the present perfect tense and explain their meanings. Provide examples of how they are used in sentences.

Using Present Perfect

The present perfect tense is used to talk about experiences, changes, and unfinished actions that started in the past and continue up to the present moment.

Explain and give examples of how to use the present perfect tense to talk about experiences, changes, and unfinished actions.

Interactive Exercise

Complete the sentence using the present perfect tense: 'I ________ (not eat) anything today.'

Provide an interactive exercise in which students fill in the blank with the correct form of the present perfect tense.

Common Mistakes

Common mistakes when using the present perfect tense include using the past simple tense instead, forgetting to use the auxiliary verb 'have', and using the wrong past participle form.

Highlight common mistakes that students make when using the present perfect tense and provide examples of correct usage to help them avoid these errors.

Practice Exercise

Rewrite the sentence using the present perfect tense: 'I bought this car two years ago.'

Provide a practice exercise in which students rewrite a sentence using the present perfect tense.

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.