Transcript PRESENT PERFECT

PRESENT PERFECT
I have lived in Valencia since 1995
PAST
PRESENT
FUTURE
Word order:
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Sujeto + HAVE / HAS + Participio de pasado
(+) I have finished my homework
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She has not seen that film
(?) Have they washed their hands?
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ACCIÓN: Comenzó en el pasado, pero... aún continúa o sus efectos
están vigentes:
Tom has lost his wallet => No tiene carnet, ni dinero, etc.
Where’s David? He’s gone to the cinema => Sigue allí....
I have not repaired my bike yet => Sigue rota...
Let’s practise this tense!
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It / rain / a lot this week
It has rained a lot this week
The train / leave / from platform 2
The train has left from platform 2
I / never / be / to Australia
I have never been to Australia
John / not / tidy up / his room / yet
John has not tidied up his room yet
We / not phone / Clara / for weeks
We have not phoned Clara for weeks
Tom / not finish / his meal yet
Tom has not finished his meal yet
I / break/ my leg... and I can’t walk
I have broken my leg and I cant’ walk.
Doctors / cure / many deadly diseases
Doctors have cured many deadly diseases.
We / already / see / ‘Matrix Revolutions’
We have already seen ‘Matrix Revolutions’.
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HOW LONG? Pregunta por duración de acción NO acabada.
How long have you been at this school? [llevas...estás...]
FOR: Expresa duración, “DURANTE”
We haven’t eaten meat for years
SINCE: Señala el inicio de la acción, ‘DESDE’
Dad has had his car since he was 29
JUST: Refuerza la inmediatez. ‘ACABAR DE’
She can’t answer the phone. She’s just gone to sleep
EVER: Con interrogativas ‘ALGUNA VEZ’ y negat=NEVER.
Have you ever seen a double rainbow?
NEVER: NUNCA, pero el verbo en afirmativa. [-- * -- = +]
We have never seen a real ghost [No hemos visto nunca.. ¿?]
ALREADY: Afir. Acción ocurrida I have already seen the film
YET: Interrog. Al final. Have you finished that exercise yet?
STILL: Con negat. We still haven’t gone to the dentist’s (yet)
Ask your partner using ‘How long have you..?’
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Have / your car?
Know / your best friend?
Live / your house?
Feel / ill?
Be / married?
Wear / that sweater?
Want / a dog?
2 years
1999
5 years
Yesterday
June
A few days
Years
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Las expresiones temporales referidas a periodos
ya finalizados, como Yesterday, last week, in the
summer, etc. no se utilizan con el Present Perfect,
sino con el Simple Past.
I went to London last week
She had a car accident yesterday morning
Si utilizamos una expresión de tiempo, debe
referirse a un periodo aún vigente, no acabado.
I have not eaten bread today
She has read several books this month
Your turn now with Have you ever....?
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Be / England?
Visit / India?
Eat / Chinese food?
Drink / lemon tea?
Ride / a horse?
Write / a poem?
Speak / Gaelic?
Cook / a pizza?
Fly / by helicopter?
Play / cricket?
Receive / a love letter?
Eat / snails?
PRESENT PERFECT vs. SIMPLE PAST:
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1. Where is Sam? -I (not see) him today, but he (tell)
Susan that he'd be in for dinner.
2. I (buy) this in Oxford St. -How much you (pay) for
it? -I (pay) 250 €.
3. Where you (find) this knife? -I (find) it in the
garden. -Why you (not leave) it there?
4. I (lose) my black gloves. You (see) them
anywhere? No, I'm afraid I.... When you last (wear)
them?- I (wear) them at the theatre last night.
Perhaps you (leave) them at the theatre.
5. I (buy) a new house last year, but I (not sell) my
old house yet, so at the moment I have two houses.
6. When Ann (be) on her way to the station it (begin)
to rain. Ann (run) back to her flat for her umbrella, but
this (make) her late for her train. She (catch) the next
train but it (not get) in till 9.00, so she (arrive) at her
office ten minutes late.
Thanks for your attention and I hope
you have understood everything!!!!
Slide-show developed by José Luis Villanueva
IES Baleares