Friday, December 19th, 2014

Unit 2: A GREAT PLACE TO WORK

GRAMMAR:
Present Perfect Tense (CON.T)
With since and for

Revision :
Present Perfect Tense
Part(1)

Mini game:
CHANGE THESE VERBS FROM SIMPLE
PRESENT TENSE INTO PRESENT
PERFECT TENSE
EX:
Present
write

Present perfect
have / has written

Present perfect tense

Irregular verbs
Present
do
be
grow
draw
speak
make

Past
did
was/were

Present perfect
have / has done
have / has been

grew
drew

have / has grown

have / has drawn

spoke
made

have / has spoken

have / has made

Present perfect tense

Irregular verbs
Present
take
ride
drink
swim
throw
see
go

Past
took

Present perfect
have / has taken

rode
drank
swam
threw

have / has ridden

have / has drunk
have / has swum
have / has thrown

saw
went

have / has seen

have / has gone

Present perfect tense

Irregular verbs
Present
sweep
make
get

Past
swept

Present perfect
have / has swept

made
got

have / has made

have / has got

Present perfect tense

Meaning:
We use the present perfect tense with
since and for to say how long an action
has lasted.
I have worked here since 2008.
I have been with the sales team for five years.

Present perfect tense

Since
We use since with the present perfect
tense to say when something started.
I have worked here since 2008.

starting time
2008

Now
2014

(2008 is a point of time, not a period of time.)

Present perfect tense

For
We use for with a period of time.

I have been with the sales team for five years

Now
2014

since 2009
starting
time

period of time
(for five years)

( Five years is a period of time, not a point of time.)

How long ?
have

you

has

he
she

How long

have

He
She

has

done ballet?
collected stickers?
learnt the piano?

since 2001.
done ballet
collected stickers
learnt the piano for one year.

FORM
(+) S + HAVE/HAS + PP
(-) S + HAVENT/ HASNT + PP
(?) YES-NO: HAVE/ HAS + S+ PP
(?) WH-QUESTION +HAVE/HAS+ S+ PP

Practice (1): pair work- 5mins

Use since or for.

for ten years.

1. I have had piano lessons _____
since2003.
2. Peter has collected stamps _____
since last month.
3. Amy has grown flowers _____
for two
4. My brother has played football _____
years.
for
5. John and Jenny have been friends _____
eight months.
since 2000.
6. They have done ballet _____
since1996.
7. My father has driven his car _____

Practice (2):PAIR WORK- ASK

AND ANSWER
You will see an example :

paint pictures, 2003

A: How long have you painted pictures?

B: I have painted pictures since 2003.

grow flowers, six months

A: How long have you grown flowers?

B: I have grown flowers for six months.

make handicrafts, March

A: How long have you made handicrafts?

B: I have made handicrafts since March.

play the violin, five years

A: How long have you played the violin?

B: I have played the violin for five years.

Kate
do karate, last month

A: How long ___________________

has Kate done karate ?
B: She _____________________________
.
has done karate since last month

James
collect coins, two years

A: How long _____________________

has James collected coins ?
B: He _______________________________
.
has collected coins for two years

Shirley
collect seashells, last summer

A: How long ____________________________?

has Shirley collected seashells
B: She ________________________________
has collected seashells since last summer .

Practice (3) simple past or present perfect

e.g. I _______
made a dress two weeks ago. (make)
1. I ______________
have lived
in Hong Kong since 1990.
(live)
bought our house in 2000. (buy)
2. My parents _______
has taught
3. Miss Mai ___________
at my school
for two years. (teach)
visited
4. Tom _______
his uncle one month ago. (visit)
have been
5. Polly and Dolly __________
friends
since last year. (be)
has slept
6. The baby __________
for four hours. (sleep)

Hi boys and girls, homework for you

Please do the exercise on page

133 :
Practise the usage of present
perfect tense.

 THANK YOU!