All Aboard 2 - Unit 4 – Out of line
THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE: USE (WHEN?) (SB, p. 178 – 179)
1. a. The plane has just taken off.
b. I’ve just washed my hair.
c. My parents are furious because I’ve lost the car keys. (result I don’t have them now.)
We use the Present Perfect Tense without time expression to talk about ……………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………....
Common adverb: just
2. a. She has won three Oscars. (Up to now in her life. She can win some more.)
b. Nick Hornby has written 3 novels Shakespeare wrote many plays.
c. Have you ever been to Russia? (in your life)
d. We have never flown. (in our life)
We use the Present Perfect Tense to express an action …………………………………
………………………………………………. . It expresses an experience as part of someone’s life.
Common adverbs: ever (in questions) and never.
3. a. Sue has already seen that film.
b. Have you seen Paul lately?
c. Has the postman been yet?
d. Does Tom know that you’re going away? ~ No, I haven’t told him yet.
e. I’ve always hated computers, but my son has often talked about buying one.
We use the Present Perfect Tense for past actions in a period of time up to the present, with words like lately, recently, always, often, (not) yet, already.
= ……………………………………………………………………………………
precieze tijdsaanduidingen = Simple Past
4. a. I have been illsince last Tuesdaystarting-point
for six daysperiod of time
b. We have had our carfor three years.
since ……………
c. She hasn’t seen her son for ten years.
d. He has played tennis since January.
e. How long have you known Carol?
We use the Present Perfect Tense with for and since for an action or a state ……..
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
Since indicates ………………………………………………………………………………
= answer to the question ……………………………………….
For indicates …………………………………………………………………………………
= answer to the question ……………………………………….
5. a. I’ve had breakfast this morning. (at 10 a.m.)……………………………………
but: I had breakfast this morning. (at 6 p.m.)……………………………………
b. She has met him today.
c. They have been to the cinema twice this month.
We use the Present Perfect Tense with today, this morning, this month, this year, …. but only to talk about a period of time that hasn’t finished yet.
6. Been or gone?
Tom has been to Paris.=> He went to Paris but now he is back.
(expresses an experience some time in his life)
Alan has gone to South America.=> He is in South America now.
(expresses a past action with a result in the present)
The Present Perfect Exercise
Fill the gaps with still, yet, already or just.
1 Jim sends his love. I've ______seen him in the high street.
2 We can't have chips again. We've ______had them three times this week.
3 I can't decide. I ______haven't made a decision.
4 I haven't phoned Begonia ______. I'll do it when I get back from work.
5 Billy: Do you know anything about Sally?
Betty: Oh she's fine. I've ______spoken to her on the phone.
6 Monica says she's ______this minute caught the train so she'll be here in
half an hour.
7 Betty: Have you cleaned the bathroom yet?
Billy: I've ______done it. I did it an hour ago.
8 We're going to a concert on Friday, but we haven't bought the tickets ______.
9 Daphne ______hasn't bought the tickets. I hope she does it soon.
10 The government ______hasn't said anything about the oil slick.
Fill the gaps with either for or since.
1 I've lived in Spain ______11 years now.
2 I've worked at this English school ______six years.
3 Carlos's had internet at home ______August last year.
4 I haven't seen Maggie ______the party.
5 We've been waiting for the bus ______over half an hour now.
6 I've put on 4 kilos ______Christmas.
7 That new clothes shop has been open ______last Saturday.
8 Have you been married ______a long time?
9 I've been surfing the net ______half past seven this morning.
10 The police have been at the scene ______3 hours.
Complete the following sentences with the correct present perfect forms.
Example: Snoopy / climb / onto his house.
Snoopy has climbed onto his house.
1 Brian / play / football
.
2 Susan / read / her new book
.
3 I / find / some money in the street
.
4 Mr and Mrs Baker / have / an accident
.
5 Tom Davis / win / the volleyball match
.
1 Mrs Snow ………………………………………a fantastic cake. (make)
2 Debbie ………………………………………a new bike. (buy)
3 I ………………………………………my little dog yet. (not feed)
4 Sally and Jenny ………………………………………a new CD player. (get)
5 Chris ………………………………………wood for a raft. (not find)
6 The pupils ………………………………………their homework. (not do)
7 Nick can't play football today. He ………………………………………an accident with
his bike. (have)
8 Liz ……………………………………her homework yet. (not finish)
9 ……………..Julia …………………………to school today? (be)
10 What …………….you ………………… for lunch today, Mum? (make)
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