Docente: Claudia Cóndor

Tapia
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 Today in class:

• Use of Present Perfect Tense to talk about Life

Experiences.
• Time expressions.

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 What are your life experiences?

What have you done so far?

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 Possible answers

• I have traveled by train.

• I have eaten “suri” in Iquitos.
• I have got lost in a forest twice.
• I have been on the radio.
• I have studied another foreign language.
• I have met an interesting person.

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 Present Perfect Tense

That’s life!

Life experiences.

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 Present Perfect Tense: Explanation
Life experience: what people have - and haven't - done in their lives. They don’t say
when these things happened, because they are interested in the experience, not the
time or date.

For example:

• Sara and Carl have travelled all over the world.

• I have read that book.

We sometimes say how many times the experience has happened.

For example:

• I've met her three times, I think.

• I have changed a tyre many times.
• She has been nominated twice.

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 Present Perfect Tense: Explanation

Form
Positive
The present perfect is made with subject + have/has + past participle.

 I've won a competition.

 My friend has flown in a hot air balloon.

 I have sent back food at a restaurant.

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 Present Perfect Tense: Explanation

Negative
The negative present perfect is made with subject + have/has not +
past participle.

I haven't seen the first Bond film.

My father hasn’t played golf.

I haven’t read a book in English.

My friends and I haven’t run in a marathon.

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 Present Perfect Tense: Explanation
Questions
Present perfect yes / no questions are made from have/has + subject + past participle?

Present perfect question word questions are made from question word + have/has + subject +
past participle?

Ever and never

We often use the present perfect with the words ever or never. We usually use ever in questions.
We use never in answers.

 'Has he ever worked in China?' 'No, he hasn't.‘ / he has never worked there.

 I've never seen the first Bond film.

 Have you ever made a snowman? “No, I’ve never made one.

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 More examples:
 My car has broken down and I can’t fix it. I need a
mechanic. (break - broken)
 I have got stuck in a lift. I was only in there for fifteen
minutes. (get- got)
 I have got lost in a forest twice. (get – got
 I have lost my keys and wallet. (lose - lost)
 I have lost my purse. (lose - lost)
 I have run out of petrol. (run - run)
 I have never missed an important meeting before. (miss -
missed)
 I have changed a tyre. (change - changed)
 I have had a flat tyre. (have - had)

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