Unit4: Present Perfect Tense Perfect Present Tense Irregular verbs Actions that have already occurred Actions that haven’t occurred yet

Perfect Tense The Continuous Tense describes an action in progress Example: “I was/am/will be cooking lunch.” The Perfect Tense is the opposite The Perfect Tense describes an action that has been completed Example: “I have cooked lunch.”

Perfect Present Tense The Perfect Tense can be Past, Present, or Future The Perfect Present Tense describes an action completed in the past, from the present (NOW) time. Example: “I have cooked lunch.” Sentence Structure: Pronoun + Auxiliary Verb + Past Participle Verb I + have + eaten steak. He + has + played football.

Irregular Verbs The Past Participle brings new variations of irregular verbs  Past Participles are in past tense, but different! Page 152

I’ve Never Eaten Lunch with the Boss Let’s warm-up by practicing sentences Change the verb from the simple present, to the present perfect tense

Have You Ever Seen a Rainbow? A. begins with a question in present perfect tense B. replies with an answer in the simple past tense

Have You Written the Report Yet? Now, we’re using the same A + B format, but using different pronouns I, we, you, they = have He, she, it = has

He’s Already Gone Bowling This Week Now, we are also using: The simple present tense Abbreviations

Review: Has Timmy Gone to Bed Yet? Now, we aren’t given the past participles We must change the verb to the past participle We must use either HAVE or HAS We must abbreviate have/has in the negative Let’s try and NOT use the book for help!!! 

Pop Quiz!!! 1. Writing Test: Complete “What’s the word?” writing exercise. 2. Listening Test: Listen to the story and check the things that the person has already done.