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THE PRESENT PERFECT
Make
the present perfect
using
:
HAVE/HAS + PAST PARTICIPLESlide2
The present perfect
forms
(Add –ed to form the past participle of the regular verbs and use the third form for irregular verbs)
positivenegativeI / You / We / They have (‘ve) visitedhave (‘ve) stolenhave not (haven’t visitedhave not (haven’t) stolenHe / She / It has (‘s) visitedhas (‘s) stolenhas not (hasn’t) visitedhas not (hasn’t) stolen
question
?
short
answers
Have
I
/
you
/ we /
they
visited
....?
Yes
, I /
you
/ we /
they
have.
No,
I /
you
/ we /
they
haven’t
.
Has
he
/
she
/
it
visited
….?
Yes
,
he
/
she
/
it
has.
No,
he
/
she
/
it
hasn’t
.Slide3
We use the present perfect:
1
to talk about a past event which the speaker feels is connected with the present. The taxi’s arrived. (The taxi is here now) He has lost his keys.
(They are gone now) Look outside! It has snowed. (Everything is white now)
2
when
it
is
not
important
when
the past
event
took
place.
He
has been
on
many
TV shows.
They
have
become
famous
.
I have
worked
in a restaurant.
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3
to talk
about a recent event. Signal words: just, recently. (place just after has/have and recently at the end of the sentence) We have just done our homework.
They haven’t seen him recently.4 with signal words already (
positive
sentences
)
and
yet
(
negations
and
questions
)
.
(
already
comes
after
has/have and
yet
comes at the end of the
sentence
)
T
hey
’
ve
already
invented
it.
I
haven’t
left
yet
.
Have
the boys
arrived
yet
?
5
often
with
still
(in
negative
present perfect
sentences
)
to
stress
that
the
situation
is
continuing
now
.
(put
still
before
has/have)
I
still
haven’t
left
home.
He
still
hasn’t
phoned
me.Slide5
6
often with ever, never, before. (put ever/never after has/have and before at the end of the sentence) Have you ever tried mustard icecream? I have
never eaten it. He hasn’t been to this restaurant before.7 often with always, to indicate
that
it
is
for
all the time the speaker
can
remember
.
(
always
comes
after
have/has)
I
have
always
wanted
to live in the city.
They
have
always
lived
in
C
anterbury.Slide6
8
To talk
about a situation which started in the past and continues now. She has been a teacher since 1960. They have lived in France for 20 years
now. I haven’t seen him since last Friday. Peter has played football for 2
months
now
.
past
present
1960
20
years
ago last Friday two months ago
p
resent perfect
ff
futureSlide7
FOR and SINCE We
can
use for, since with the present perfect for a situation that started in the past and continues to the present. FOR + a period of time: for an hour, for 10 years, for a long time, for ages, for a few months The rich and famous have lived in Malibu for centuries. I have been here for 20 minutes. SINCE + a point in time: since 12 o’clock, since Monday, since yesterday, since when I was 18, since 1987,
since last week I haven’t heard from her since she was a child. They have lived here since May.Slide8
HOW LONG….?Use
How long….? to ask for how much time a situation has continued.How long has she lived in London? She has lived in London for a few years now.How long have they been together?They have been together for ages.