FORM OF THE PRESENT PERFECT

THE PRESENT PERFECT USES THE AUXILIARY HAVE AND THE PAST PARTICIPLE

I HAVE FINISHED MY WORKSHE HAS BEEN TO CHINA.HAVE YOU SEEN MY PEN?

FORM: THINGS TO NOTE

THE AUXILIARY HAVE CHANGES FORM:

I HAVE, YOU HAVE, WE HAVE BUTHE HAS, SHE HAS, JOHN HAS

USING CONTRACTIONS IN THE PRESENT PERFECT

I’VE = I HAVE YOU’VE= YOU HAVE

HE’S = HE HAS SHE’S = SHE HAS

WE’VE = WE HAVE THEY’VE = THEY HAVE

PRACTICE USING CONTRACTIONS

• WE HAVE JUST SOLVED THE PROBLEM.We’ve just solved the problem.

SHE HAS NEVER BEEN TO FRANCE.She’s never been to France.

THEY HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR 5 YEARS.

They’ve been married for 5 years.

YOU HAVE SEEN THAT MOVIE.

You’ve seen that movie.

THINGS TO NOTE

• THE PAST PARTICIPLE IS FORMED IN REGULAR VERBS BY ADDING -ED IN IRREGULAR VERBS THE WHOLE

FORM CHANGESSEE, SAW, SEEN

DO, DID, DONE

EAT, ATE, EATEN

INDEFINITE TIME IN THEPAST

DURATION OF AN ACTION ORSTATE FROM PRESENT TO

PAST

FOR

SINCE

TIME SIGNALS FOR INDEFINITE TIME

recently

JUST

ever

LATELY

YET

ALREADY

NO TIME SIGNAL

EXAMPLES OF INDEFINITE TIME

You have seen that movie.He has just finished his project.The books have not arrived yet.They have already eaten lunch.

I have never met her husband.Have you ever tasted sushi?

EXTRA PRACTICE WITH INDEFINITE TIME

• Excuse me, but (we meet) ? You look familiar.

• I’m not hungry. I (just have) lunch.

How many people (you invite) to the party?

Can you let me in? I(forget) my key.

have we met

‘ve just had

have you

‘ve forgotten

DURATION OF TIME

• Use for an action, event, or state that started in the past but continues (or can continue) into the presentUsed most often with

I’ve been on the phone for 10 minutes. I’ve been on the phone since 8

o’clock. How long have I been on the phone?

for

how long

since

DURATION OF TIME –TIME SIGNALS

forsince

10 o’clock thismorning

Tuesday

A long time

years

…the past year

…many years so far

USING FOR AND SINCE

• Use for o With an amount (length) of time…for a year …for 3 hours…for 2 days …for a long time

• Use sinceo With a specific moment in time…since 1995 …since I woke up…since last Tuesday …since 8 a.m.

DURATION OF TIME EXAMPLES

I’ve known her for many years.

She has been waiting here for over an hour.

They have been in Canada for the past ten years.

He has owned his home since 1995.

She has taught here for many years.

She has not seen him in ages.

PRACTICING THE PRESENT PERFECT

I (wait) for the bus for 20 minutes!

What (do) to my hair? It’s awful!

I can’t go to the party with you. I ( finish) my homework.

Where is Marc? He (go) shopping for Food.

How long (you work) here?

have been waiting

have you done

haven’t finished

‘s gone

have you worked

PRACTICE PRESENT PERFECT WITH FOR AND SINCE

James has not seen his brother ten years.We have had an Internet connection last September.She has had that cough 2 weeks.Louis has played the piano he was a child.I haven’t seen Claire she graduated.I have not slept well last Friday.

since

for

since

since

since

for