Lessn 01 Grammar Supprt: Present Perfect Tense Attentin! Have a lk at the sentences belw. What d they have in cmmn? S what have yu been up t lately? I've been really busy trying t finish this prject n time. I haven't had enugh time t really cncentrate n it. I haven t been able t fcus n my studies. I ve recently brken up and I m lking fr my princess. He has just cme back frm a safari. Check S what have yu been up t lately? I've been really busy trying t finish this prject n time. I haven't had enugh time t really cncentrate n it. I haven t been able t fcus n my studies. I feel kidda lnely I ve recently brken up and I m lking fr my princess. He has just cme back frm a safari. Nw listen read the pem belw: 1
As yu can ntice, the sentences abve and the pem have smething in cmmn. They are all frmed using tw cmpnents: the verb HAVE (in the present tense), and the past participle frm f a verb. This verb tense is called PRESENT PERFECT. Nte that the subject and auxiliary verb may be cntracted: "I have" becmes "I've", "She has" becmes "She's", and s n. Lk the table belw. By bserving the table we ntice that with a regular verb the past participle ends with -ED (just like the simple past). Irregular verbs like eat have a special past participle frm that yu have t learn. There are n real rules t frm the past participle f irregular verbs but there are grups f verbs that share the same characteristics when frming the present perfect. 2
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Evalutin Nw watch this vide and write dwn the verbs that are used in the past participle. Save the verbs in a wrd file and uplad t yur prtfli. Watch! Para assistir víde acesse ambiente SOLAR Cncerning use, we can establish the differences between the simple past tense and the present perfect tense. 4
Let s Practice Crner 1 Practice Nw g t http://genkienglish.net/haveyuever.htm and practice using the present perfect. Again have a lk at the sentences prduced by Angel and Debbie and identify the different uses f the present perfect tense. S what have yu been up t lately? I've been really busy trying t finish this prject n time. I haven't had enugh time t really cncentrate n it. I haven t been able t fcus n my studies. I ve recently brken up and I m lking fr my princess. He has just cme back frm a safari. Check yur answer. S what have yu been up t lately? 1 I've been really busy trying t finish this prject n time. 2 I haven't had enugh time t really cncentrate n it. 3 I haven t been able t fcus n my studies. 4 I ve recently brken up and I m lking fr my princess. 5 He has just cme back frm a safari. 6 Listening If yu haven t understd the present perfect yet, dn t wrry. Dwnlad the audi file (Para baixar arquiv aceesse ambiente SOLAR) abut the use f the present perfect. Acesse ambiente SOLAR para escutar áudi. Tips See: http://www.englishpage.cm/verbpage/presentperfect.html and http://www.englishexperts.cm.br/2007/10/15/present-perfect-dicas-e-macetes/ fr further explanatin n the use f the present perfect. End f the Practice Crner 1 1 An actin that started in the past and is still true in the present 2 An actin that started in the past and is still true in the present 3 An actin that started in the past and is still true in the present 4 An actin that started in the past and is still true in the present 5 T talk abut smething which happened very recently 6 T talk abut smething which happened very recently 5
Let s Practice Crner 2 Practice 1. Nw g t http://genkienglish.net/haveyuever.htm and practice using the present perfect. Watch! 2. Watch the vide and cmplete the lyrics belw using the present perfect Para assistir víde acesse ambiente SOLAR I Still Haven't Fund What I'm Lking Fr Lyrics Artist (Band): U2 I highest muntains I thrugh the fields Only t be with yu Only t be with yu I I these city walls These city walls Only t be with yu I hney lips Felt the healing fingertips It burned like a fire This burning desire I with the tngue f angels I the hand f a devil It was warm in the night I was cld as a stne I believe in the Kingdm Cme When all the clrs will bleed int ne Bleed int ne Well, yes I'm still running Yu brke the bnds And yu lsened the chains Carried the crss Of all my shame all my shame Yu knw I believe it End f the Practice Crner 2 6
Let s Practice Crner 3 Multimedia G t the websites belw and practice the different uses f the simple past and the present perfect. 1. http://www.english-grammarlessns.cm/presentperfectrpastsimple/exercise2.swf 2. http://www.english-grammarlessns.cm/presentperfectrpastsimple/exercise4.swf 3. http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzne/330/grammar/prperf1.htm 4. http://labmat.cm.pt/bri/quiz/present_perfect_frandsince.htm 5. http://www.esl-lunge.cm/student/grammar/2g26-gerge-richards-2.php Further Practice 1. http://www.real-english.cm/re/48/glenys-ann/01.htm 2. http://www.real-english.cm/re/52/glenys/01.htm 3. http://www.real-english.cm/re/53/glenys/01.htm Evaluatin Watch the vide, answer the questins belw, save them in a file (written) and pst it in yur prtfli. Para assistir víde acesse ambiente SOLAR QUESTIONS 1. What has Ada been ding that day? 2. What did Ada d yesterday? 3. Has Jill ever been t Eurpe? 4. And what did she d while she was there? 5. What has Je dne that mrning? 6. What did Derek and Luke d yesterday? 7. What has Cathy dne that mrning? 8. What has Lren dne that mrning? 9. What has Travis dne that mrning? 10. What has Maria dne that mrning? End f the Practice Crner 3 7