Recap Solutions Intermediate Unit 2

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t, mavo
• Leerjaar 3

Welcome everyone!

What do you remember about
the past simple vs present perfect?

When do you use a present perfect? 

- You use the present perfect if something has started in the past but is still going on in the present..

I have lived in Groningen since 1998 (so you still live there)

-To talk about experiences or events of which the result is still noticeable.

I can't find my keys. I have lost them. 

Look! She has broken her leg.

So far, I haven’t heard from him.

I have never been to London.

KEYWORDS PRESENT PERFECT - FIJNE JAS!

• F   for  (+ time reference)
• Y   yet
• N   never 
• E   ever 

• J   just 
• A   already
• S   since 

If these words are in a sentence you have to use the present perfect form

Difference present perfect and past simple

• The past simple is used when the action ended in the past and there is no connection to the present.
  
• The present perfect is used when there is a link to the past and the action is still going on in the present

When do you use the simple past?

Activities/events which happened in the past and have ended in the past. Often a time reference is mentioned.

Examples:

I broke my leg in 2014 (6 years ago, and you are better now)

I met my boyfriend last winter (last winter, the day you saw him for the first time has ended)

When do you use a Present Perfect?

* events which started in the past but the effect is still noticeable in the present

* experiences in the past (date is not important)

Examples:

I can't run, I have broken my leg. (your leg is still broken today)

I have known my boyfriend for 5 days. (you still know him)

I have been to London six times. (Date is not important, you might go again)

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What do you remember about
the present perfect continuous?

FORM

HAVE/HAS + VTDW

HAVE/HAS + BEEN + WW+ING

- Focus is on the result of an action

- Focus on how many times

- Sense of completion

- Viewed as permanent

- Focus is on the action/activity
- Focus is on how long something's been happening.
- Not finished
- Temporary

Present Perfect Simple

Present Perfect Continuous

To more explanations Present Perfect Continuous >>>

The Present Perfect Continuous 

- If something started in the past and it still continuous and you really want to emphasize the length of time 

Example: I have been studying English for five years (vijf jaar lang en nu nog steeds). 

- if the activity annoys you :

Example: I have been waiting for your reply for over a week!

- with the keywords 'recently' en 'lately':

Example: Recently, I have been feeling sick.

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