Present Perfect Tense
Present Perfect
Present perfect tense
Formamos el presente perfecto con la
siguiente estructura
Have*
has + past participle + Complement
TIP:
El pasado participio es la 3a columna en la lista de verbos irregulares (aunque a
veces se escriba igual que el pasado, NO es el pasado)
*Recuerda: HAS para HE, SHE, IT
HAVE para I, YOU, WE, THEY
Present perfect tense
Some Irregular verbs
Present Past Present perfect
do did done
was/were been
be
wrote written
write
ate eaten
eat
drew drawn
draw broke broken
break spoke spoken
speak
Present perfect tense
Regular verbs
Present Past Present perfect
paint painted Painted
moved
move moved
tidied
tidy tidied
Example (1)
Para mostrar el RESULTADO de una
acción.
Ben is eating a chicken leg.
Ben has eaten a chicken leg.
Example (2)
No usamos el presente perfecto cuando tenemos un
tiempo especifico:
yesterday, two weeks ago.
en ese caso usamos el pasado simple
I have done my homework yesterday.
I did my homework yesterday.
Some important words use in Pres
ent Perfect
Already / yet
yet questions or negative sentences.
Have you eaten the apples yet? (question)
‘Yet’ goes at the END of the sentence or question.
No, I haven’t eaten the apples yet. (negative)
Already / yet
already positive (yes) sentences.
Have you eaten the apples yet? (question)
Yes, I’ve already eaten the apples. (positive)
‘Already’ goes in the MIDDLE of the sentence.
ever / never
Utilizamos ever (question) and never
(answer) para expresar frecuencia.
Ever= alguna vez Never= nunca
Have you ever celebrated the Cheung Chau Bun
Festival ? (question)
No,I’ve never celebrated the Cheung Chau Bun
Festival. (answer)
Some examples
Already / yet
do
Has Mary _______
______ done yet
her homework _____?
has done
Yes, she __________her already .
homework _______
or
has already done
Yes, she _________________her homework.
or
has not done
No, she _________________her homework yet
___.
Already / yet
e.g. eat
Has Ben _______
______ eaten his hamburger_____
yet ?
No, he hasn’t / has not eaten
_________________his yet .
hamburger _____
has already eaten
Yes, he _________________his hamburger .
Practice
1 (do)
________
Has Mum ________
done the washing
yet
_______ ?
has already done the washing.
Yes, she _______________
2 (sweep)
________
Have swept the
Sally and Joe ________
floor _______
yet ?
No, they____________
haven’t swept the floor
_____
yet .
Practice
3 (throw)
________
Have you ________
thrown away the rubbish
_______
yet ?
Yes, I ’ve
______________
/ have thrown away the rubbish
_______
already .
4 (write)
Has
________ Mark ________
written the letter
_______
yet ?
No, he ____________
hasn’t written the letter _____
yet .
Present Perfect Tense
Part(2)
Present perfect tense
Tambien lo utilizamos para hablar de
acciones que empezaron en el pasado y
continuan en el presente.
I’ve grown flowers for two years.
Now is 2012. 2009
Empezó a sembrar flores en el 2009 y aún lo hace
Present perfect tense (2)
En estos casos tenemos otras palabras que son
necesarias.
FOR & SINCE
Now is 2012. 2009
I’ve grown flowers for two years.
FOR nos indica POR cuanto tiempo lo ha hecho (2 años)
I’ve grown flowers since 2009.
SINCE nos indica DESDE cuando se empezó (2009)
Present perfect tense
Usamos since y for para expresar cuanto
ha durado la acción
I have played the piano since 2000.
I have played the piano for five years.
Present perfect tense
Since
Expresa un punto de inicio en el pasado.
I have studied at this school since 2000.
starting time Now
2000 2005
(2000 es el punto de inicio, no un periodo de tiempo.)
Present perfect tense
For
Expresa un periodo de tiempo.
I have studied at this school for five years.
Now
2000 2014
period of time
(for five years)
( ‘Five years’ es un periodo de tiempo, no un punto de
inicio en el pasado.)
Practice (1)
Use since or for.
1 I have had piano lessons _____
for ten years.
2 Peter has collected stamps _____
since 2003.
3 Amy has grown flowers _____
since last month.
4 My brother has played football _____
for two
years.
5 John and Jenny have been friends _____
for
eight months.
6 They have done ballet _____
since 2000.
7 My father has driven his car _____
since 1996.
How long …?
have you done ballet?
How long collected stickers?
he learnt the piano?
has
she
I have done ballet since 2001.
collected stickers
He learnt the piano for one year.
has
She
How long have these children done their
hobbies?
paint pictures, 2003
A: How long have you painted pictures?
B: I have painted pictures since 2003.
grow flowers, six months
A: How long have you grown flowers?
B: I have grown flowers for six months.
make handicrafts, March
A: How long have you made handicrafts?
B: I have made handicrafts since March.
play the violin, five years
A: How long have you played the violin?
B: I have played the violin for five years.
Kate
do karate, last month
has Kate done karate ?
A: How long ___________________
has done karate since last month
B: She _____________________________ .
James
collect coins, two years
has James collected coins ?
A: How long _____________________
has collected coins for two years
B: He _______________________________ .
Shirley
collect seashells, last summer
has Shirley collected seashells
A: How long ____________________________?
has collected seashells since last summer .
B: She ________________________________
Simple Past or Present perfect?
Past Tense Present Perfect Tense
Acciones que Acciones que empezaron
TERMINARON en el en el pasado y continuan
pasado en el presente
e.g. I sang yesterday. e.g. I’ve sung for two
hours.
Acciones que acaban de
terminar
e.g. I’ve just sung a
famous song.
Simple Past or Present perfect?
Past Tense Present Perfect Tense
Sabemos el No sabemos el
momento específico momento en el pasado.
en el pasado.
e.g. I drew a picture e.g. I’ve drawn a picture
last night. already.
Simple Past or Present perfect?
Past Tense Present Perfect Tense
Hint words: Hint words:
yesterday, since, for, already, just,
last night, yet, ever
last Sunday,
last year, ago,
in 2000
Practice (2)
e.g. I _______
made a dress two weeks ago. (make)
1 I ______________
have lived in Hong Kong since 1990.
(live)
bought our house in 2000. (buy)
2 My parents _______
3 Miss Lee ___________
has taught at my school
for two years. (teach)
4 Tom _______
visited his uncle one month ago. (visit)
5 Polly and Dolly __________
have been friends
since last year. (be)
6 The baby __________
has slept for four hours. (sleep)
Es todo
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