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Lesson 9

Present perfect and Present perfect continuous tense.


Aims of this class:

 To study the usage of Present Perfect Tense and Present


perfect continuous tense.
 To study The forms of Present perfect Tense and Present perfect
continuous tense.
 To study the time expressions
Present tenses
PERFECT PERFECT
PROGRESSIVE
priority Priority +progress
by what time Since what time? How long
Ever, never, just, already, Since 3p.m, for a long time, for
nor….yet, by 3p.m /recently/ a month

have have
S + has + Ved,V2 S + has + been+ Ving
They have been playing
I have played it. it for 2 hours.
inversion Inversion
Have, has +S +Ved, V3 Have, has +S+ been+Ving

S +have/has+ not +Ved, V3 S +have/has+not+been


+Ving
•
Usage 1.We use the present perfect tense for an activity that happened at a non-specific time
in the past:

 The government has reduced interest rates.


 The children have tidied their room.
 I have seen him recently.
 He has passed his exam.
 They have arrived here before.
 I have watched this movie.
Usage 2 For an action that started in the past and hasn’t finished yet.

We bought the house in 2000.


We still live in the neighborhood.

 We have lived here for 15 years. I have worked at IUU for 10


years.
 We have lived here since 2000.

 We have been living here for 15 years.


 I have known him since we were a child.

 I have been working at IUU for 10 years.
• I have been working here since 2005.
For and since
For + a period of time
for six years, for a week, for a month, for hours, for two hours
I have worked here for five years.

Present perfect with FOR


 She has lived here for twenty years.
 We have taught at this school for a long time.
 Alice has been married for three months.
 They have been at the hotel for a week.
Since + a point in time
since this morning, since last week, since yesterday
since I was a child, since Wednesday, since 2 o'clock
I have worked here since 1990.

Present perfect with SINCE


 She has lived here since 1980.
 We have taught at this school since 1965.
 Alice has been married since March 2nd.
 They have been at the hotel since last Tuesday.
Usage 3. for an action that has just finished

 Just used with the present perfect means 'a short time before'.
I've just seen Susan coming out of the cinema.
Mike's just called. Can you ring him back, please?
Have you just taken my pen?!
Just comes between the auxiliary verb (have/has) and the past participle.
 yet
Yet used with the present perfect means 'at any time up to now’.
We use it to emphasize that we expect something to happen soon.
Yet (in this context) is only used in negative sentences and questions.
Have you finished your homework yet?
I haven't finished it yet. I'll do it after dinner.
A. Where's Sam? B: He hasn't arrived yet.
ALREADY/YET

Ihave already got Ihaven’t done


dressed.
my homework
yet.

 Has Sarah called yet?


Usage 4
• We use the present perfect tense to give new information or to
announce a recent happening. We use the present perfect when
we give news.
I‘ve bought a new car.
We have decided to get married.
They‘ve moved house.
The American Congress has passed a law to reduce carbon -
emissions.
Mongolian President has visited to the USA.
Usage 5. for experiences that has been ever done or never
The adverbs ever and never express the idea of an unidentified time before
now (Have you ever visited Berlin?)'Ever' and 'never' are always
placed before the main verb (past participle). Ever is used:

 He has ever flown a plane but he has never tried bungee jumping.
 Have you ever travelled by plane? I have ever ridden a camel.

I haven’t travelled by plane. I have never ridden a camel.


With 'The first time’ Examples
• It's the first time that I've ever eaten snails.
• I have ever watched three times. I’ve been to Korea twice.
This is the first time I've ever been to England.
Present Perfect continous tense

We use Present Perfect continous tense

Action started in the past and continue in the present


1.

For example- She has been waiting for you all day. (=and she’s still waiting now
2. Action that have just finished, but we interested in the result
She has been cooking since last night.(= and the food on the table looks delicious.
3. To say how long for unfinished action.
For example: We have been waiting for the bus for hours.
I have been living in UB city for all my life.
I have lived in UB for 15 years. Now I live in Darkhan city.
How long have you been learning English?
How long have you learnt English?
how long have you learned English? I have learnt in English evening class for 2 years.
I have been learning in English evening class for 2 years.
Subject + Have/has been+ Verb+ Ing
I have been doing my home work
You have been watching TV since 10 a.m this morning.
They have been living here for many years.
We have been painting the house for two hours.
He has been teaching at the university IUU since 2009.
She has been working in a bank for all her life.
It has been working
she, he, it has
+ been working.
I, you, we, they have
(full form)
she, he, it
has not
I, you, we, they
have not
− been working.
(short form)
she, he, it
hasn’t
I, you, we, they
haven’t
Has she, he, it
?+ been working?
Have I, you, we, they
(full form)
she, he, it
Has not
I, you, we, they
Have
?− been working?
(short form)
she, he, it
Hasn’t
I, you, we, they
Haven’t
Have been or have gone
1. She _______ to Paris. I think she’s working there for a few months.
has gone
2. We ______________ there many times.
have been
3. They ______________ on vacation. They should return next week.
have gone
4. You look tanned! _____________you ______________ on holiday?
have been
5. She’s not home right now. She ______________ shopping.
has gone
Present Perfect Tense

A) Write a suitable sentence using the PRESENT PERFECT TENSE :

1. Ann’s hair was dirty. Now it’s clean. (wash) ……... Ann has washed her hair…………

2. Tom was 80 kg. Now he’s 70. (lose weight) ……………………………………………..

3. Bill played football yesterday. Now he can’t walk; his leg is in plaster. (break) ……….

4. My sister is looking for her pen. (lose) ……………………………………………………

5. Mary is on holiday in France. (go) ………………………………………………………..

6. Mr. Hill was in Canada last week. He’s back in London now. (be) …………….

7. Look! Mrs. Smith has got a lot of packages. (buy) ………….….

8. I can’t eat anything now. (eat too much) …… I too much.

9. Mrs. Jenkins is very tired. (clean / house) …….

10. Tony needs a holiday. (work / hard / this year)

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