Using the Present Perfect Tense The present perfect tense is made like this: have/has + past participle.

Here are some examples of the past participle: been eaten gone played done read become written We use it to talk about a something that started in the past and continued until now. Examples: I have been in California for 2 years. (From 2 years ago in the past until now, I have been in California. I didn't live in another place.) or Karen has gone to school everyday since she was 5 years old. (From the time she was 5 years old -in the past- until now, she has gone to school. She didn't stop going to school.) A. Use the present perfect tense. 1. Jerry_______________(play) basketball since he was young. 2. A: How long have you done karate? B: I________________(do) it for about 3 years now. 3. She was an ugly child. Now she_________________(become) a beautiful woman. 4. Stephanie________________(be) at the library all day. 5. Oh no! The deer__________________(eat) all of my flowers. 6. That little girl__________________(read) all of the books on that shelf. 7. She said she_________________(study) English for 8 years. 8. Thomas and Bill_________________(watch) TV since 8:00 this morning. B.

- Traduce al ingls las siguientes frases: 1. John tiene un nuevo trabajo.

2. Qu tienes en esa maleta?.

3. Tengo dos hijas.

4. Tienen muchos amigos en Espaa.

5. Tienes un minuto?.

C. Ahora escrbe frases con since y for siguiendo el ejemplo Craig and Angeles live together. They started living together five years ago. Craig and Angeles have been living together / have lived together for five years. 1. Graham has a Porsche. He bought it two years ago.

2. Deek is studying German. He started in 1999.

3. Luis and Craig started working on La Mansin del Ingls in 2001.

4. Cathy is in Cuba. She went there three weeks ago.

5. Tom plays the saxophone. He began last March.

6. Craig teaches English. He started in 1991.