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Present perfect

• Unit 10

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Incorrect sentences(try to find the mistakes)

1. Where he has gone?
2. I have finded many useful plants in the Amazon.
3. She has graduated from the university of Texas in
   2011.
4. They have gone on an expedition last year.
5. I went to three different countries on my trip so
   far.

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Have you ever seen a shooting star?
No, I haven't.
the past participle ???? ?
Yes, I have.
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past participle
simple past
present
past participle
simple past
present
Usually the simple past the past participle
Be careful! Sometimes the simple past the past
participle
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Have you ever ?
played the guitar
play the guitar
Yes, I have!
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Have you ever ?
studied French
study French
Yes, I have.
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Have you ever ?
smoked a cigarette
smoke a cigarette
No, I haven't!
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Have you ever ?
watched a movie in 3D
watch a movie in 3D
No, I haven't!
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Have you ever ?
read a Harry Potter book
Be careful! Same spelling, but different
pronunciations!
read a Harry Potter book
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Have you ever ?
driven a car
drive a car
No, I haven't!
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Have you ever ?
flown an airplane
fly an airplane
No, I haven't.
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Have you ever ?
been to Hawaii
gone to Hawaii?
go to Hawaii
Go has two past participles!
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She went to Hawaii, but is NOT there now.
She's been to Hawaii.
She went to Hawaii and is still there now.
She's gone to Hawaii.
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I've seen a shooting star.
I have seen a shooting star.
PRESENT ??
FUTURE ??
PAST ??
unknown past time
Did he see a shooting star in the past?
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
yesterday
last year
YES.
Do we know exactly when he saw the shooting star?
NO.
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Paul

• Did he travel around the world at some point in
  his life? Yes
• Do we know when he did this? No
• Is he still alive? Yes
• What do we say if he is no longer alive? He
  traveled

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Paul has studied different medicines in the
Amazon Jungle

When did Paul study different medicines in the
Amazon Jungle? Is it still important now?
(we dont know)
(yes)
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• Is it still this morning?
• What do we say if its the afternoon?
• Why?

Yes
(Did you see Paul this morning?)
(because the morning has finished and there is
no connection with the present)
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Present perfect tense
We form the present perfect tense with have /
has past participle.
Please do exercise 2.1 pg 120
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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. Ive sung for two hours.
? actions that have just finished
e.g. Ive just sung a famous song.
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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. Ive drawn a picture already.
e.g. I drew a picture last
night.
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Past tense Present perfect tense
Past Tense
Present Perfect Tense
? verb - 1 word
? verb - 2 words
e.g. I started playing the violin in 2000.
e.g. Ive played the violin since 2000.
? Hint words yesterday, last night,
last Sunday, last year, ago, in 2000

• Hint words since, for, already, just,
  yet, ever (these will be studied in the next
  unit)

Please do exercise 3.1 pg 123
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Homework

• Do the exercises mentioned in the presentation.