Present Perfect Tense

RECALL

Turn the verbs in () into present continuous tense

1. I (to look) at your photos
2. The girl (to send) messages
3. The policeman (to stop) cars

RECALL

Turn the verbs in () into present continuous tense

1. I (to look) at your photos
2. The girl (to send) messages
3. The policeman (to stop) cars

Answers 

1. I am looking at your photos
2. The girl is sending message
3. Is the policeman stopping a car.

PRESENTATION

T. What are we doing now?

T. What course had you before English?

T. Is the French teacher still in the room now?

PRESENTATION

T. What are we doing now ?

P. We are learning English

T. What course had you before English ?

P. We had French

T. Is the French teacher still in the room now ?

P1. No, he left 10 minutes’ ego

P2. No he has already gone.

The subject matter announcement

What will we study today ?

The subject matter announcement

Today, we will study Present Perfect Tense.

PRACTICE

The boy has been here for an hour

T. Is the boy just coming here Now?

T. How has the boy been here?

T. Has the man already begun the work

T. have you ever travelled by plane?

T. Has the women finished the meeting?

PRACTICE

The boy has been here for an hour 

T. Is the boy just coming here ?

P. No, the boy he has been here before now

T. How has the boy been here ?

P. The boy He has been here before 10 minutes

T. Has the man already begun the work ?

P. The man has already begun the work

T. Have you Everest travelled by plane ?

P. Yes the man he has already begun the work

T. Has the woman Finished the meeting ?

P. Yes, he have travelled by plane 

T. Has the woman finished the meeting ?

P. No, she has never finished the meeting.

An action that begun in the past and continuous to now

Already: a certain time before now

Ever: At any time

Never: At no time

PRODUCTION

Put the verbs in () in present perfect

1. Their parents (to give) an answer
2. Your mother (not to solve) the problem
3. I (to reach) the beach.

PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

Structure: S+Have/has+past part.

Eg: Has the teacher corrected our copybooks?

USE: Present perfect tense is used to express:

1. A recently completed action we have just begun the lesson
2. Past actions where times is not given or definite eg: I have given instructions
3. An action that begun in the past and goes on till now we have been there since 12.

TIME MAKERS

1. Already: a certain time before speaking
2. Never: at no time
3. Ever: at any time
4. Just: immediately before speaking.