Module 2Grammar

How long have you been studying English? Have you been to England before?Have you been to a club this month? How long had you been going to Corvinus

before you took this English class?How many times have you been to Hero’s

Square?

How do we create it?

Present Perfect:Have + past participleHas + past participle

Present Perfect ContinuousHave + been verb-ingHas + been verb-ing

Irregular Past Participle

Arise arose arisenBlowDigEatForbidKnowLieSingShrinkStandWrite

Arise arose arisenBlow blew blownDig dug dugEat ate eatenForbid forbade forbiddenKnow knew knownLie lay lainSing sang sungShrink shrank shrunkStand stood stoodWrite wrote written

Why do we use them?◦ To link two times. ◦ Looking back from one point to the time before

that.

Present Perfect Simple: I’ve lived here for years.

I’ve lived here

PastNow

Present Perfect Continuous: Have you been living here long?

Past perfect simple: When I got back, they’d all left.

They’d all left I got back

Before Past Now

that

Future Perfect: By this time tomorrow. I’ll have finished all my exams!

I’ll have finished my exams

Now Before this time that tomorrow

Links the present and past in a number of different ways….

When we are interested in the present result of a past action

Ex. Oh no! the computer’s crashed again! Ex. There has just been a bad accident on the M6.

When no action or state started in the past, but is incomplete or still in progress.

Ex. I’ve been a Manchester United supporter for as long as I can remember.

Ex. How long have you known each other?

When no action happened in the past but is still current/relevant in the speaker’s mind.

Ex. This book has sold over a million copies.

Ex. I’ve been to Italy several times. (repeated action)

Present time period:Today, this week, this year, etc. Adverbs:For and since, already, just, recently, ever,

neverPhrases:Twice, three times, several times

What is something you have done… Today four timesThis week hundred’s of timesThis yearAlreadyRecentlyNeverEvertwice

We use the PP in the pattern:

First/second/third time + clause

It’s only the second time I’ve met Harry, but I feel as if we’re already friends.

Links past with the present ….how long? …..for …since ….a long time ….all day ….all week …etc

1. Have you done your homework? Have you been doing your homework?

2. I’ve lived in this house for over a year. I’ve been living in this house for over a year.

3. Have you been out today? Did you go out today?

4. I’ve been having lots of nightmares. I’ve had lots of nightmares.

Ask each other questions.. Come up with 3 responses.

Hobbies and Free Time◦ I have been knitting for three years.

Friends and Family◦ I have seen my mom twice this year.

Work and Studies◦ I have worked at Corvinus for 2 months.