Guía de Actividades 4 Y 5 INGLÉS

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Actividad: Guía 4

Contenido:

 Presente Perfecto
 Adverbios: “still, yet, already, just”

Bibliografía: Latorraca, María, English 9th, 2015, Richmond Publishing, Caracas, Venezuela
 PRESENT PERFECT

READ THE FOLLOWING LETTER

Dear Aunt Sarah,

We´ve having a fantastic time here in London! We´ve already visited Buckingham Palace and we´ve fed
the pidgeons in Trafalgar Square. We haven´t seen the Tower of London or the Tower Bridge yet. London is
full of museums and we´ve already visited the Science Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum. We
haven´t been to Madame Tussaud´s Wax Museum yet. We´re going to go tomorrow, I hope. We haven´t
bought many souvenirs yet but don´t worry, I´ll buy you something nice!

Love,

Angie.

Exercise 1. Read the letter and write 6 unknown words and translate them. 0.50 e/o. 3 pts.

Lea la carta y escribe 6 palabras desconocidas y tradúzcalas.

1. AUNT . Tía.
2. FED Alimentamos
3. PIDGEONS Paloma
4. TOWER Torre
5. BRIDGE Puente
6. MUSEUM Museo

Exercise 2. Answer the questions.1 pt. e/o 4 ptos.

1. What has Angie done in Trafalgar Square?

Angie is feeding the pigeons (Angie está dando de comer a las palomas)
2. Has Angie seen the Tower of London yet?
No. Angie hasn't seen the Tower of London (No, Angie no ha visto la Torre de Londres)
3. How many museums has Angie visited?
She has visited the science museum and the Victoria and Albert museum (Ha visitado el
museo de ciencia y el museo de Victoria y Albert)

4. Has Angie bought anything for her aunt yet?

she hasn't bought anything for her aunt (Ella no ha comprador nada para su tía)
 The present perfect connects the past to the present. We use it to talk about actions or states that began
in the past and continue into the present.

Sometimes we use “for” to talk about a period of time.

El presente perfecto conecta el pasado con el presente. Se usa para hablar sobre acciones o estados
que comenzaron en el pasado y continúa en el presente. Algunas veces se usa “por” para hablar de un
periodo de tiempo.

He has worked here for ten years.

I have studied English for two years.

Subjec + have + principal verb in past + complement

t
participle Has

I have worked in Caracas for many years
You have worked in that company since
1999
He has gone to the hospital since last week
She has lived in a big house for many years
It has eaten some meat
We have finished the homework
You have cleaned the house all day
They have tried Mexican food
I´ve worked in Caracas for many years
You´ve worked in that company since
1999
He has gone to the hospital
She has lived in a big house for many
years
It has eaten some meat
We´ve finished the homework
You´ve cleaned the house all day
They´ve tried Mexican food

Robert has worked in that company for several years

I have studied English since 2000.

The children have played tennis for many years.

The dog has eaten a lot of meat.

The past participle of Regular Verbs, you added –ed at the end of the verbs.

For example: Work – worked – worked.

Finish – finished – finished

 The past participle of Irregular Verbs, you have to learn by heart.

For example: go – went – gone

Eat- ate- eaten

Tell – told – told.

We use “still” to talk about an action or a situation that has been going on longer than expected.

Se usa la palabra “aun” para una acción o situación que se ha prolongado más de lo esperado.

It´s still raining He still hasn´t finished.

We use “yet” to say that an event has not happened up to now. We use it in questions and negative
sentences.

Se usa la palabra “todavía” para decir que un evento no se ha producido hasta ese momento. Se usa en
preguntas y oraciones negativas.

Have they paid you yet? She hasn´t arrived yet.

We use “already” in affirmative sentences to emphasize that an action has happened before the moment of
speaking.

Se usa la palabra “ya” en oraciones afirmativas para enfatizar que una acción ha sucedido antes del
momento en que se habla.

I have already cleaned my room. We´ve already seen that movie.

We use “just” to talk about an action that has happened a very short time ago.

Se usa “acaba” para hablar acerca de una acción que ha pasado hace un corto tiempo

He has just arrived. You have just missed him. He left two minutes ago.

Exercise 3. Answer the following personal questions. 0.5pt e/o = 3 pts.

Example: Have you studied in this school for 3 years?

Yes, I have

1. Have you lived in San Antonio de Los Altos for many years?
No, I haven’t lived in San Antonio de Los Altos.
2. Has your mother lived in Los Teques since 2000?
No, she has not live there in Los Teques
3. Has your father lived in San Antonio since 2000?
No, he has not live in San Antonio
 4. Have you studied English since 2017?
Yes, I studied since 2017
5. Has your mother cleaned the house this morning?
Yes, she cleaned the house this morning
6. Have you lived in Los Teques since 2000?
No, I has not live in there

Exercise 4. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in parentheses. 0.5pt e/o = 3 pts.

a. She has WATCHED (watch) TV. For a long time.

b. Robert has LIVED (live) in a very big house.
c. The children have RUN (run) in the park.
d. My best friend has TELL (tell) me the truth.
e. Angela has SPEAKED (speak) to the geography teacher.
f. Lino has SIT (sit) on my favorite chair.