Teacher: MSc. Miriam Sheen Cuba · 1.She saw that movie yesterday. 2. They have seen that movie. Which sentence mentions a specific time in the past? 1 - yesterday What is the verb

Teacher: MSc. Miriam Sheen Cuba


Audrey,

Have you met Hanah?No, I haven’t

Have you met and No, I haven’t ;

are structures of the present perfect tense.


Have you met Hanah?

I think we have met before

How have you been?

HAVE + MET= PRESENT PERFECT TENSE


1.She saw that movie yesterday.

2. They have seen that movie.

Which sentence mentions a

specific time in the past?1 - yesterday

What is the verb in sentence 2 ? seen

What tense is the verb?

Simple past

Present perfect

Simple past

Past participle


1. I’ve read that book

2. I read that book last week

Not specific

indefinite

Specific – last week

definite

The first sentence is in the present perfect, this

sentence does not mention a specific time in the

past. We don’t know exactly WHEN she read

that book.


We use the Present Perfect to say that an action

happened at an unspecified time before now. The

exact time is not important.

We CAN use the Present Perfect with unspecific

expressions such as: ever, never, once, many

times, several times, before, so far, already, yet,

etc.

1.People have traveled to the Moon.

2.People have not traveled to Mars.

3.Have you read the book yet?


Definite Indefinite

simplePast

tensePresent perfect

tense

Last week

Yesterday

Two days ago

In 2006

This week

Lately

Recently

So far


subject have

has

verb past

participle

complement modifier of time

Karla has written a novel recently

Marlon has travelled to USA. lately

We have had vacations for 2 weeks

Affirmative

since April 5th


have

has

subject verb past

participle

complement Time

expression

Has Karla written a novel recently ?

Has Marlon travelled to USA lately?

Have We had vacations for 2 weeks?


subject Haven’t

Hasn’t

verb past

participle

Comple

ment

Modifier of

time

Karla hasn’t written a novel recently

Martin hasn’t studied English lately

They haven’t had vacations for 2 months


• …………………………………………………. (+)

•………………………………………………….. (?)

•………………………………………………….. ( -)

Present Perfect tense

Is used

To talk about an……………...time in the

………………

It is formed

auxiliary verb

• ………….

• ………….

+

Example:

indefinitepast

HAVE

HASPast participle v.

I have taught English for 18 years

Has she been to Cuzco?

They haven’t gone to parties lately.

LEARNING GOAL

Analize the use of

the present perfect

tense


1. I ……… never ………….. To Lima (go)

2.…………. you …………….. snails? (eat)

3.They ……………………… their house lately (no –rent)

4.The dog ………. …………… milk twice (drink)

5.………Joana …………… a new car ? (buy)

6. ………you ………… the letter ? (send)

7. …… you ……… to Mecano’s disco recently ? (go)

has

gone

Have eaten

haven’t rented

have

drunk

Has bought

Have sent

Have gone

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Look

We have already taken a

tour of the city.

I haven’t taken pictures of

statue of Liberty yet.

ALREADY and YET …. are adverbs


•I have already done my homework

•I have done my homework already.

Already means “earlier than expected” - “YA”

•He has already studied French.

•They have gone to Lima already

Already … goesBefore the verb in pp

At the end of a sentence


• Have you eaten lunch yet ?

• Have you been to a jazz concert yet?

•

“YET” goes at the end of the present perfect

questions

have + subject + verb+ + yet ?

has


• He hasn’t study French yet

• They haven’t gone to Lima yet

Subject + haven’t + verb + Yet.

hasn’t

“YET” goes at the end of negative statements.


Yes / No questions

• Have you gone to Lima recently?

• Yes, I have.

• No, I haven’t.

• Has Arturo bought a car lately?

• Yes, he has.

• No, he hasn’t.


Wh- questions

Wh Have

Has

subject Verb past

partic

Rest,,?

Where have you gone recently?

What have they done for Christmas?

Where has he lived since last Summer?

Teacher: MSc. Miriam Sheen Cubahttp://www.learnenglish.be/STUDY_gram2_tenses_difference2.htm

1. I ………… him two weeks ago. (to see)

2. I ....................... here since 2000. (to live)

3. When I ………. school I got a job . (to leave)

4. I ... …………………. my homework yet, (not to finish)

5 He ............. out half an hour ago. (to go)

6. Shakespeare ………. Hamlet. (to write)

7. We ……………... a holiday last summer. (not to have)

8. My friend is a writer. (to write)

She..……………... many books.

saw

have lived

left

Have’t finished

went

wrote

didn’t have

Has written

http://www.learnenglish.be/STUDY_gram2_tenses_difference2.htm


The present perfect with “Ever” “Before”

•Have you ever been to Cuzco?

adverb

•Has she been to Cuzco before?

adverb

Before means Before NOW and refers to a definite time in the past. Before is placed at the end of the sentence.

Ever is used to ask about someone’s life experiences.Ever is placed before the past participle


No, I haven’t.

Have you ever seen David Copperfield?

Yes, I have.

But I saw him on TV.


No, I haven’t.

Have you eaten fried ants before?

•Yes, I have.

But my friend ate them in Iquitos.


No, I haven’t.

Have you ever taken a boat ride?

•Yes, I have.

I have never taken one before.


- No, I haven’t.

Have you been to Cuzco before?

•Yes, I have. •I visited Cuzco last year

I have never been there.


No, I haven’t.

Have you ever been to New York?

I have never been there

I lived there for 2 years•Yes, I have.


Have you ever been to Disneyworld?

Yes, I have. I was there last year.

No, I haven’t. I have never been there


• I lived in Thailand for two years

• I’ve lived in thailand for two years

•The first sentence is in the simple past.

It means “I lived in Thailand in the past, but I don’t live

in Thailand now”

The second sentence is in the present perfect, It

means “I moved to Thailand two years ago and I still

live in Thailand now”


When do we use FOR?

When do we use “SINCE”?

FOR: we use with periods of time

•for 3 weeks

•for a day

•for a year

SINCE: we use with points in time

•Since yesterday

•Since last week

•Since 1999

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Teacher: MSc. Miriam Sheen Cuba · 1.She saw that movie yesterday. 2. They have seen that movie. Which sentence mentions a specific time in the past? 1 - yesterday What is the verb