p. 108

Remember past participles?

Regular Irregular love lovedwalk walkedarrived arrived

be beengo gonewrite written

(and many more!)

Unit 8. Present Perfect: Since & For (p. 108)

• Forming the Present Perfect (p. 110)Subject Have Past

ParticipleI

YouWe

They

havehave nothaven’t

talkedsince 2009.for a long time.

HeShe

It

hashas nothasn’t

talked

Unit 8. Present Perfect: Since & For (p. 108)

• Forming the Present Perfect (p. 110)• QUESTIONS

Yes/No Questions

HAVE SUBJECT PAST PARTICIPLE

Have I

youwe they

talked?

Hashesheit

talked?

When Questions

Wh- Word

Have Subject Past Participle

When Have I

youwe they

talked?

When Hashesheit

talked?

Unit 8. Present Perfect: Since & For (p. 111)

• Meaning #1: an event that began in the past and continues now– I have been a student for many years. I haven’t found

a job. – I have lived here since 2009. I haven’t lived in Georgia

for four years.– Kelly has worked here for two weeks.– Kyle has loved sports since he was young.

*hint: “become” is usually used as a perfect tense verbI have become a better speaker of English.

p. 113

has not stopped hasn’t stopped

has been

have lived have had

have not taken

have gone

has skated

has won

has wanted

have considered

haven’t taken

Since & For

• since = one point in time– When?• I have been here since August.• It has not rained since Friday.

• for = length of time– How long? • I have been here for one month.• It has not rained for a week.

p. 112, Ex. 2

for

Since

for

since

for

since

Exercise 5, p. 114-115

How long have you had your M.A. degree?I’ve had my M.A. degree since 2000. /

I’ve had my M.A. degree for 11 years.

Have you had any more training since you got your M.A. degree?

Yes, I have. I got my black belt in tae kwon do.

How long have you been a physical education teacher?I have been a physical education teacher since 2002. /

I have been a physical education teacher for 9 years.

I have lived here since 2001. / I have lived here for 10 years.

This is wrong in your books.

With your neighbor, complete the

questions. Then use p. 115 to write the

answers.

Exercise 5, p. 114-115How long have you worked as a sports trainer?I’ve been a sports trainer since 2000. / I’ve been a sports trainer for 11 years.

How long have you had a black belt in tae kwon do?I’ve had a black belt for two months.

Have you won any awards since then?

No, I haven’t.

How long have you been a member of NEA?I’ve been a member of NEA since 2003. /

I’ve been a member of NEA for eight years.

Grammar Homework:

• Complete p. 113-114, #4 and p. 120, “Review”• Read about already, yet, and still on p. 123-

124. Complete p. 125, #2.• Want more practice? Check out eLearning

“Grammar Materials” folder.• We’ll review p. 113 #4 and p. 125 #2

tomorrow, then we’ll do some group practice.