OBJECTIVES Simple past and continuous Present perfect tense

Form: Using simple past and past continuous together Use past continuous to say what was in progress I was crossing the street … Use simple past for the interrupting action when the driver ran the red light.

Other examples: I was sleeping when the telephone rang and woke me up. We were watching the news when the announcer made a special live report. He was driving too fast when he crashed the car. I was trying to study when you called.

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OBJECTIVES 1.Actions that began in the past at specified and unspecified time.

Oops! I haven’t done my homework yet.

PAST PARTICIPLE REGULAR VERBS IRREGULAR VERBS SIMPLE FORM SIMPLE PAST PAST PARTICIPLE finish stop wait see make put finished stopped waited saw made put finished stopped waited seen made put

SHE HAS FORGOTTEN MORE THAN SHE’S EVER LEARNED

FORMS He has finished all his work.

FORMS Have you read all of this article? No, I haven’t. I have only read a few pages.

2 FORMS OF THE PRESENT PERFECT Yes, she has. She did it after school. Has Kyung finished her homework?

___________________ a snake? LET’S PRACTICE Have you ever touched you touch ever

________________ LET’S PRACTICE I’ve never touched touch never No, a snake.

_________________ a shark? LET’S PRACTICE Has Justin ever seen Justin see ever

Yes, he ______. He saw one near Cape Town, LET’S PRACTICE has South Africa.

MORE EXAMPLES Tyler has taken his first steps. Zoe hasn’t walked by herself yet.

I had an angel fish when I was a child. I have had many other fish since then.

SIMPLE PAST vs. PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE PAST They completed the game at 4:00. PRESENT PERFECT They have already completed the game. specific time unspecified time

LET’S PRACTICE SPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED TIME ? We have been in Tokyo OR UNSPECIFIED PRESENT PERFECT many times.

LET’S PRACTICE SPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED TIME ? Barry has never been to Tokyo. OR UNSPECIFIED PRESENT PERFECT

LET’S PRACTICE SPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED TIME ? Gina went to Tokyo OR SPECIFIEDSIMPLE PAST last month.

USING SINCE AND FOR I have been here since 6:00 AM.

SINCE AND FOR I have worked here since noon. since Wednesday. since April. since since May 9, since yesterday. since last week. Since Specific point in time

SINCE AND FOR I have worked here for fifty minutes. for five hours. for ten days. for about six weeks. for almost two months. for many years. for a long time. Forlength of time

LET’S PRACTICE Mary has been playing the piano since ___________. 3 hours she was six Mary has been playing the piano for ___________. three hours

LET’S PRACTICE Alejandro has studied English since ________________. he started school 15 years he started school Alejandro has studied English for __________________. fifteen years

LET’S PRACTICE I have driven a taxi _____ for since My uncle has driven a taxi ____ thirty years.for

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Forming the Present PerfectForming the Present Perfect - B. JUMBLEJUMBLE C. Make sentencesMake sentences D. A. CLOZE - GAPFILL CLOZE - GAPFILL For or Since