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1 Present perfect tense (II)
Chapter 9, Book 5B New Welcome to English Second Edition

2 Present perfect tense  We form the present perfect tense with have/has + past participle. I You We They the milk. have drunk He She It the milk. has drunk

3 Present perfect tense Regular verbs Present Past Present perfect visit
visited have / has visited enjoy enjoyed have / has enjoyed talk talked have / has talked help helped have / has helped do make grow fall Present Past Present perfect Irregular verbs did have / has done made have / has made grew have / has grown fell have / has fallen

4 Present perfect tense e.g. (a) Charlie is eating the sandwich.
 We use the present perfect tense to talk about completed actions. e.g. (a) Charlie is eating the sandwich. (b) Charlie has eaten the sandwich.

5 Present perfect tense   I have washed the dishes yesterday. OR
 We use the present perfect tense when we do not know the time of an action.  We do not usually use these phrases with the present perfect tense (e.g. yesterday, last week, in 1999, on Monday). I have washed the dishes yesterday.  I washed the dishes yesterday. OR

6 Now you try. have drawn 1 You ______________ a picture. (draw)

7 has ridden 2 Peter ___________ a camel. (ride)

8 has flown 3 Tom ___________ in a helicopter (fly)

9 has written 4 Tina ____________ a letter to Santa Claus. (write)

10 Present perfect tense e.g. I’ve grown flowers for two years.
 We use the present perfect tense to talk about actions that started in the past and continue to the present. e.g. I’ve grown flowers for two years.

11 Present perfect tense  We use the present perfect tense with since and for to say how long an action has lasted.

12 Present perfect tense Since
 We use since with the present perfect tense to refer to the starting point of an action. e.g. I have studied at this school since 1997. Now 2002 starting time (1997) (1997 is a point of time, not a period of time.)

13 period of time (for five years)
Present perfect tense For  We use for with the present perfect tense to refer to a period of time. e.g. I have studied at this school for five years. Now 2002 starting time since 1997 period of time (for five years) ( ‘Five years’ is a period of time, not a point of time.)

14 Now you try. 1 I have had piano lessons _____ ten years.
Use since or for. 1 I have had piano lessons _____ ten years. 2 Peter has collected stamps _____ 1990. 3 Pam has grown flowers _____ last year. 4 My brother has played football _____ two years. 5 John and Jenny have been friends _____ eight months. 6 They have done ballet _____ 2000. 7 My father has driven his car _____ 1996. for since since for for since since

15 Present perfect tense e.g. How long have you stayed here?
 We use How long … with the present perfect tense to ask the length of a period of time. e.g. How long have you stayed here?  We use either since or for to answer How long questions. e.g. I have stayed here since 1992. OR I have stayed here for ten years.

16 Now you try. How long have you played the piano?
I have played the piano since 1995. I have played the piano for seven years. Now 2002 e.g. 1995 / 7 years

17 How long has Betty studied?
She has studied since six o’clock. She has studied for four hours. 6 o’clock / 4 hours Now o’clock

18 How long have you collected shells?
I have collected shells since 1999. I have collected shells for three years. 1999 / 3 years Now

19 How long have you done ballet?
I have done ballet since 1996. I have done ballet for six years. 1996 / 6 years Now

20 How long has he been a postman?
He has been a postman since 1982. He has been a postman for twenty years. 1982 / 20 years Now

21 Summary Past Tense Present Perfect Tense
 actions that happened in the past  actions that started in the past and continue to the present e.g. I sang yesterday. e.g. I’ve sung for two hours.  actions that have just finished e.g. I’ve just sung a famous song.

22 Summary Past Tense Present Perfect Tense
 We know the specific point of time of the action.  We do not know the time of the action. e.g. I’ve drawn a picture already. e.g. I drew a picture last night.

23 Summary Past Tense Present Perfect Tense  verb - 1 word
 verb - 2 words e.g. I drew a picture. e.g. I’ve drawn a picture.  Hint words: yesterday, last night, last Sunday, last year, ago, in 2000  Hint words: since, for, already, just, yet, ever

24 Practice e.g. I _______ a dress two weeks ago. (make) made
1 I ______________ in Hong Kong since (live) 2 My parents _______ our house in (buy) 3 Miss Lee ___________ at my school for two years. (teach) 4 Tom _______ his uncle one month ago. (visit) 5 Polly and Dolly __________ friends since last year. (be) 6 The baby __________ for four hours. (sleep) have lived bought has taught visited have been has slept

25 Practice Use the past tense or the present perfect tense. I ___________ (study) in this school for five years. I _________ (come) to this school when I was five. The school __________ (be) here since Some of the teachers ___________ (teach) at this school for many years. Miss Chan and Miss Wong _____________ (start) teaching here 15 years ago. have studied came has been have taught started

26 Practice Use the past tense or the present perfect tense. Tony __________ (live) in Kowloon for ten years. He _________ (move) from Hong Kong Island to Kowloon in Peter __________ (move) to Kowloon for one year. Tony and Peter ______________ (be friends) since last month. Today is Peter’s birthday. Tony _________ (go) to Peter’s birthday party at two o’clock this afternoon. They ___________ (play) games for two hours. They are still playing now. has lived moved has moved have been friends went have played


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