Accomplishments

Carrer: Engineering.

Professor: Manuel Saldaña Franquis

Term Period: January – june 2015

AccomplishmentsResumen

Se considera que un logro es una acción que comenzó en el pasado, continua en el presente y puede prolongarse hasta el futuro.

ABSTRACT

It is considered that an accomplishment is an action that started in the past, continues at the present and can be prolonged through the future.

KEY WORDS: Have, has, since, for, yet, already, ever, never, just.

Accomplishments

Past

Accomplishment

For example:

I have lived in Pachuca for 5 years.

This accomplishment

started in the past (the year 2010)

Continues at the present (because I

never mentioned that now I’m living in a different place.)

Can be prolonged through the future

(until I move to another city or die!)

To express accomplishments we need:

The verb Have / Has which in Spanish is “Haber”, so the conjugation is as follows:

I have – yo he We have – nosotros hemosYou have – tú has You have – ustedes hanHe has – él ha They have – ellos hanShe has – ella haIt has – esto ha

I have taught English in college for ten years.My wife has lived in Sahagun for twenty years.

We also need:

Verbs in past participle which in Spanish their endings are:

• ADO cantado sung• IDO comido eaten• TO visto seen• SO impreso printed• CHO dicho said

Three forms to express accomplishments

Affirmative: Subject + Have / Has + Verb in Past Participle + Complement.

We have studied at UAEH for four years.

Negative: Subject + Haven’t / Hasn’t + Verb in Past Participle + Complement.

We haven’t studied at UAEH for four years.

Interrogative: Have / Has + Subject + Verb in Past Participle + Complement.

Have we studied at UAEH for four years?

Since vs For

Since = Desde For = Por

They have lived in California since 2009.They have lived in California for five years.She has been a teacher since 2005.She has been a teacher for ten years.

Additional words to express accomplishments.

Yet = TodavíaAlready = YaEver = SiempreNever = NuncaJust = Acaba, solo

Examples:

My sister hasn’t gotten her driver’s license yet.

My students have already understood this topic.

Have you ever been in Pachuca?

Mario has never eaten chinicuiles.

I have ever bought a lottery bill, but I have never won.

My computer has just found a virus.

Choose the correct answer

Maya has been a professional singer ________ 1989.A) For B) since C) yet D) already

The beaver has ______ an emblem of Canada for many years.A) being B) was C) been D) be

I ____________ been snowboarding since last winter.A) have B) was C) has D) having

Choose the correct answerSo far, it has rained __________five hours.A) already B) since C) yet D) for

Mary has ___________ a diary since she was ten years old.A) keeping B) kept C) keeps D) keep

They haven’t been married ___________A) already B) never C) just D) yet

Complete the following sentencesExample: I ___________ my father's car. (to wash)Answer: I have washed my father's car.

1. Karen ______________________ an e-mail. (to send) 2. Dave and Pat __________________ the museum. (to visit) 3. They __________ already ________________ their rucksacks. (to pack) 4. I __________________________ at the pet shop. (to be)

5. We ________________________ the shopping for our grandma. (to do)

6. Markus _____________________ an accident. (to have)

Referencias

Davis, P. (2014) Make It Real ProfessionalUAEH: México. Rogers, M. (2010) face2face pre-intermediate. Cambridge: UK