Unit 6 - The Present Perfect

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

The past participle of Know

1. knew
2. known
3. knowed
4. knewed

past simple of leave

1. leaved
2. have left
3. left
4. leave

Past participle of die

1. dead
2. died
3. death
4. deaded

past simple of talk

1. talks
2. told
3. talking
4. talked

My sister has ________ a new dress

1. buyed
2. boughted
3. bought
4. buy

Which tense is this?
I have known him all my life.

1. past simple
2. present simple
3. present perfect
4. past perfect

Which tense is this?

My cat died last week.

1. past perfect
2. past simple
3. present simple
4. present perfect

Top Tip

Learn the past simple and the past participle of  irregular verbs

The Table is on page 158 in student book and page 92 in workbook

The Present Perfect

Is used to refer to actions completed sometime before now, but with some present relevance, and so joins past and present.

I have seen the Queen ( at some indefinite time in my life)

* but not: I have seen the Queen yesterday

I saw the Queen yesterday

For and Since

Both these time expressions are frequently used with the Present Perfect to answer the question How Long.......?

• We use for with a period of time:  an hour, two weeks
• We use since with a point in time: May 2020

NOT: I'VE BEEN HERE SINCE TWO MONTHS

Read the Grammar Reference on page147 ( 6.2.2)

1. Complete practice for ; "for and since" - pg 55

ACTIVITY: Class survey to find out how long in the class people have had, been or done certain things.

How long have you been able to .....?

How long have you had a ......?

How long have you been ......?

Activity: 

For

Since

1. Ask each question on the work sheet to a different student. 

2. Write their name and answers with for and since each time

What are the tenses in these sentences? Why are they used?

Karl Marx lived there for five years.

John has lived there for three years.

He has done a lot of homework.

He did a lot of homework. 

They have been to the Efteling on a school trip and they are very tired.

They went to the Efteling on a school trip. 

How do we form the Present Perfect?

Positive: I/ we/you/ they + have + past participle (PP)

                   he/she/it + has + past participle (PP)

Negative: I/ we/you/ they + haven't + past participle (PP)

                   he/she/it + hasn't + past participle (PP)

Questions: Have + I/ we/you/ they + past participle (PP)

                   Has + he/she/it +  past participle (PP)