The Present Perfect

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2,3

The Present Perfect Tense

Aims for this lesson:

• I can make affirmative sentences, questions and negations in the Present Perfect tense.
   
• I can recognise and use signal words belonging to the Present Perfect tense

Try to find out the rule: how do we make the PP and when do we use it (try to be precise in your answer). Write it down. You may work in pairs.

I have worked at the Kamerlingh Onnes since the beginning of this school year.

My father has lived in Groningen for many years now.

She has never seen a cookery show before.

We haven't done our homework yet. We were playing a video game.

Has your brother just scored a goal? I wasn't paying attention.

Write down the rule(s)

Try to find signal words for the Present Perfect. Words that show that it started in the past and still continues. Write them down. You may work in pairs.

I have worked at the Kamerlingh Onnes since the beginning of this school year.

My father has lived in Groningen for many years now.

She has never seen a cookery show before.

We haven't done our homework yet. We were playing a video game.

Has your brother just scored a goal? I wasn't paying attention.

Enter as many signal words as you can (one by one)

Signal words for the Present Perfect:

For

Yet

Never

Ever                                  FYNE JAS

Just

Already

Since

Use the Present Perfect:
I _________ every minute of it.

1. loved
2. have loved
3. love
4. didn't love

Use the Present Perfect:
Jarno __________ a cricket before.

1. have never eaten
2. had never eaten
3. has never eaten
4. did never eat

Use the Present Perfect:
______ Veerle and Nadine ______ their book report yet?

1. Have finished
2. Has finished
3. Did finish
4. Did finished

Use the Present Perfect:
Gijs and Menko ____________ to their mentor for a while.

1. haven't spoken
2. hasn't spoken
3. haven't spoke
4. hasn't spoke

Fill in the correct tense (do not use contractions):
They _________ (never fly) in a helicopter.

Fill in the correct tense (do not use contractions):
Kayleigh ___________ (study) here since 2020.

Fill in the correct tense (do not use contractions):
__________ you _______ (not see) that film yet? You should go soon!

Make an affirmative sentence in the present perfect.

Make a question in the present perfect. (do not use the same sentence as the affirmative one)

Make a negation in the present perfect. (Try to use different words yet again.)

I feel confident that I can make affirmative sentences, questions and negations in the Present Perfect tense.

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