Prйsentation PowerPoint

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THE PRESENT PERFECT
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FORM OF THE PRESENT PERFECT

• THE PRESENT PERFECT USES THE AUXILIARY HAVE
  AND THE PAST PARTICIPLE
• I HAVE FINISHED MY WORK
• SHE HAS BEEN TO CHINA.
• HAVE YOU SEEN MY PEN?

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FORM THINGS TO NOTE

• THE AUXILIARY HAVE CHANGES FORM
• I HAVE, YOU HAVE, WE HAVE
• BUT
• HE HAS, SHE HAS, JOHN HAS

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USING CONTRACTIONS IN THE PRESENT PERFECT
IVE I HAVE YOUVE YOU HAVE HES
HE HAS SHES SHE HAS WEVE
WE HAVE THEYVE THEY HAVE
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PRACTICE USING CONTRACTIONS

• WE HAVE JUST SOLVED THE PROBLEM.

Weve just solved the problem.
SHE HAS NEVER BEEN TO FRANCE.
Shes never been to France.
THEY HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR 5 YEARS.
Theyve been married for 5 years.
YOU HAVE SEEN THAT MOVIE.
Youve seen that movie.
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THINGS TO NOTE

• THE PAST PARTICIPLE IS FORMED
• IN REGULAR VERBS BY ADDING
• -ED
• IN IRREGULAR VERBS THE WHOLE FORM CHANGES
• SEE, SAW, SEEN
• DO, DID, DONE
• EAT, ATE, EATEN

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USES OF THE PRESENT PERFECT
INDEFINITE TIME IN THE PAST
FOR
DURATION OF AN ACTION OR STATE FROM PRESENT
TO PAST
SINCE
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TIME SIGNALS FOR INDEFINITE TIME
JUST
NO TIME SIGNAL
recently
ALREADY
ever
YET
LATELY
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EXAMPLES OF INDEFINITE TIME

• You have seen that movie.
• He has just finished his project.
• The books have not arrived yet.
• They have already eaten lunch.
• I have never met her husband.
• Have you ever tasted sushi?

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EXTRA PRACTICE WITH INDEFINITE TIME

• Excuse me, but (we meet)
  ? You look familiar.
• Im not hungry. I (just have)
  lunch.
• How many people (you invite) to
  the party?
• Can you let me in? I (forget) my key.

have we met
ve just had
have you
ve forgotten
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DURATION OF TIME

• Use for an action, event, or state that started
  in the past but continues (or can continue) into
  the present
• Used most often with
• Ive been on the phone for 10
• minutes.
• Ive been on the phone since
  8 oclock.
• How long have I been on the phone?

for
since
how long
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DURATION OF TIME TIME SIGNALS
10 oclock this morning
for
since
Tuesday
years
A long time
the past year
so far
many years
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USING FOR AND SINCE

• Use for
• With an amount (length) of time
• for a year for 3 hours
• for 2 days for a long time
• Use since
• With a specific moment in time
• since 1995 since I woke up
• since last Tuesday since 8 a.m.

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DURATION OF TIME EXAMPLES

• Ive known her for many years.
• She has been waiting here for over an hour.
• They have been in Canada for the past ten years.
• He has owned his home since 1995.
• She has taught here for many years.
• She has not seen him in ages.

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PRACTICING THE PRESENT PERFECT
I (wait) for the
bus for 20 minutes! What (do) to my hair?
Its awful! I cant go to the party with you. I
( finish) my homework. Where is
Marc? He (go) shopping for
Food. How long (you work) here?
have been waiting
have you done
havent finished
s gone
have you worked
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PRACTICE PRESENT PERFECT WITH FOR AND SINCE
for
James has not seen his brother
ten years. We have had an Internet connection
last September. She has had that cough
2 weeks. Louis has played the piano
he was a child. I havent seen
Claire she graduated. I have
not slept well last Friday.
since
for
since
since
since