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“Present Perfect Tense”. By Mr. Abnel Chavez. Present Perfect Tense. Subject + have/has + verb (past part.) … A. F or plural subjects use “ have ”. We have waited for about thirty minutes. The children have gone to the playground. Mark and John have written a letter.
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“Present Perfect Tense” By Mr. Abnel Chavez
Present Perfect Tense Subject + have/has + verb (past part.) … A. For plural subjects use “have”. • We havewaited for about thirty minutes. • The children havegoneto the playground. • Mark and John havewrittena letter. B. For singular subjects use “has”. • She hasalreadywashed the fruits. • The new student hasintroduced herself many times.
Time expressions and Adverbs of Frequency • Time expressions used to give a meaning to the sentences: For, since, so far, up to date, up to now, already. • Adverbs to express frequency: Always, usually, sometimes, hardly ever, never.
Practice I. Complete the chart with the correct past participle form of the verb. • Play • Read • Buy • Say • Get • Become • Speak • understand Check answers
Practice I. Complete the chart with the correct past participle form of the verb. Play played Read read Buy bought Say said Get got / gotten Become become Speak spoken Understand understood Next
II. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of present tense. • They … hard for several weeks a. have study b. have studied c. has studied
2. I … a lot since the beginning of the year. • have worken • has worked • have worked
3. Our teacher … always … us good reasons not to cheat. • has… given • has … gived • has … gave
4. Mariam … usually … careful attention. • has … payd • has …payed • has …paid
5. The homeworks … hardly ever … complicated. • have… been • has .. been • have … being
6. Mr. Brown … a new technology project. • has maked • has made • have made
7. We ... never …to bring the text book. • has …forgot • have …forgotten • have forgot
III. Unscramble the sentences • has / the bell/ already / rung. • never / I / about/ Russia / have / thought/ going to. • has / for us/ my dad/ a tree house/ built. • driven / usually / has/ my mom/ me/ to school. Check Answers!
III. Unscramble the sentences • The bell has already rung. • I have never thought about going to Russia. • My dad has built a tree house for us. • My mom has usually driven me to school.