Present Perfect

Present Perfect

Poll

What is a past participle?

• the basic form of a verb

• a form of a verb that is used to show past action or to make perfect tenses and adjectives

• the form of a verb, ending in -ing in English, which is used in forming continuous tenses

• a verb form which functions as a noun

Open Ended

Type a past participle never changing

Open Ended

Type a past participle ending with '-t'

Open Ended

Type a past participle ending with '-OUGHT' or '-AUGHT'

Open Ended

Type a past participle ending with '-EN'

Poll

What do you know about the present perfect?

• I'm an expert. Ask me anything!

• I remember learning about it, but I'm a little rusty.

• I think I have heard of it.

• What's that?

​Present Perfect- when to use?

• finished actions with results we can see now:

  Mark has broken his leg. (his leg is in plaster)

• unfinished actions:

• Winston has lived in Paris for five years.

• recent completed actions :

• Winnie the Pooh has just finished his homework.

​Present Perfect- when to use?

• life experiences :

• I have never seen a shark.

Multiple Choice

My dad ___________ a letter to complain about our holiday.

• written

• is written

• have written

• has written

Multiple Choice

__________ visited London?

• Have you sometimes

• Have you ever

• Have you already

• Have you once

For + a period of time up to the present

(used to show duration)

He has been reading the book for two hours.

Since + starting point of time

Example: She has not come to school since last week.

Multiple Choice

He has been an English teacher ___________ 1995

• SINCE

• FOR

• HAVE

• HAS

Multiple Choice

My family has lived in this house ___________ over a century

• SINCE

• HAS

• FOR

• HAVE

Multiple Choice

He has not been to the seaside __________ last June

• HAVE

• HAS

• SINCE

• FOR

Multiple Choice

Nobody has visited her _________ a long time

• FOR

• SINCE

• HAVE

• HAS

Multiple Choice

It has been snowing ... this morning

• IN

• FOR

• SINCE

• LAST

Multiple Choice

She hasn't had a day off ___ three months.

• for

• since

Multiple Choice

I haven't been on holiday ___ last year.

• for

• since