Presentation by Kristi Reyes

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the Present Perfect Tense

• Presentation by Kristi Reyes
• (adapted by Beth Bogage)

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Present Perfect

• How do we make the present perfect tense in
  English?
• Can you think of the grammar rule?

Sofia has swum in the ocean many times.
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The present perfect has 2 parts
HAS or HAVE
past participle

But...what does past participle mean?
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Past Participle

• What is a past participle?

• For regular past tense verbs, the ed form
  liked, walked, worked, talked

• For irregular past verbs, memorize
• been, seen, had, eaten, shown, written

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3 Main Uses of Present Perfect

• Use 1
• Something that started in the past and is still
  true now
• Examples
• -I have worked at ECC since 2000.
• -Susan has lived in New York for a long time.
• -I have known my best friend since I was 14.

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3 Main Uses of Present Perfect

• Use 2
• Indefinite past action
• (time unspecified, unstated, or unknown)
• Examples
• -I have flown on a plane before.
• -Jim has traveled to Paris.

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3 Main Uses of Present Perfect

• Use 3
• Repeated past action
• (the action could happen again)
• Examples
• -Ana has gone to Balboa Park
• many times.
• -Ive flown on a plane a lot.

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Key words for present perfect

• Already (adv.) before now
• I have already finished my homework.
• Not yet (adv.) not before now
• Scientists have not yet discovered a cure.

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Key words for present perfect

• Never (adv.) not at any time
• in the past, including now
• I have never seen
• such a beautiful sunset!
• Ever (adv.) at any time,
• including the present
• Used only in questions
• Have you ever ridden a horse?

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Reminder about Adverb Placement

• With 2 verbs (helping verb and main verb), place
  the adverb in the middle.
• I have never eaten sushi.

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Other expressions used with present perfect

• Several times, many times, a few times, a couple
  of times, a lot for indefinite or repeated past
  actions
• I have been to Las Vegas a lot.

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Key words for present perfect

• Since and for
• Since specific point in the past when the
  action started
• For duration, length of time

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Practice since or for?
since
_______ 600 _______ Wednesday _______ a
month _______ two days ago _______ August
1st _______ 2004 _______ an hour _______ I was
young
since

• _______ January
• _______ 10 years
• _______ Monday
• _______ 12 noon
• _______ I got up
• _______ 5 minutes
• _______ 5 minutes ago
• _______ four days

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Do you want more practice with Present Perfect?

• Go to our class website
• www.ecc6.blogspot.com
• On the left side, look for the heading Practice
  with Present Perfect.
• Click on the activities you would like to try.

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• Good Luck!
• And remember . . .
• Practice makes Perfect!