Nombre del alumno: Cristian Emmanuel González Chávez

Nombre de la actividad: Present Perfect Tense

Present Perfect Tense

The present perfect tense refers to an action or state that either occurred at an
indefinite time in the past (e.g., we have talked before) or began in the past and
continued to the present time (e.g., he has grown impatient over the last hour).
This tense is formed by have/has + the past participle.

The construction of this verb tense is straightforward. The first element is have or
has, depending on the subject the verb is conjugated with. The second element is
the past participle of the verb, which is usually formed by adding -ed or -d to the
verb’s root (e.g., walked, cleaned, typed, perambulated, jumped, laughed, sautéed)
although English does have quite a few verbs that have irregular past participles
(e.g., done, said, gone, known, won, thought, felt, eaten).

ACTIVTY 1. Past or Present Perfect Tense – Simple form

1. The weather been (be) awful in the past few days.
2. We washed (wash) the dishes. They’re clean now.
3. Has your course started yet? (Your course, start) yet?
4. Emma packed (pack) her suitcase last night.
5. They have closed the factory (close) the factory. – Really? When did that
happen (that happen)?
6. Shall we play tennis? We haven’t played since we were children. (not play)
since we were children.
7. The airplane has landed (land) . The pilot is just getting out.
8. Prices have gone (go) up. Everything is more expensive this year.
9. I’m tired. We have walked (walk) 10 miles.
10. The Queen arrived (arrive) in an RAF helicopter last night.
11. How long has Vicky had (Vicky, have) that camera? – For about a month.
12. We have just (just come) back from our holidays.
13. You parcel has arrived (arrive). The postman brought (bring) it two hours
ago.
14. He been (be) at his computer for two hours.
15. We lived (live) there for ten years but we been (be) in Birmingham
for the last two.
16. We haven’t had (not have) a party for ages.
17. My sister’s car is only a year old but she has already crashed (already crash)
it.
18. Dinosaurs roamed (roam) the earth millions of years ago.
19. It hasn’t rained (not rain) yet today.
20. Did you see (you see) last week’s magazine? - It must be here somewhere.

ACTIVITY 2. Past or Present Perfect Tense – Simple form

1. The President has just come (just come) out of the building and will make a
speech in a moment.
2. Have you ever been (you ever be) to America?
3. Did Churchill ever (Churchill ever go) to America? – No, not that I know of.
4. Have you seen (you see) this week’s magazine?
5. Have you washed (you wash) the car yet? – No, I haven’t. But I
already mowed the lawn (already mow) the lawn.
6. We didn’t have (not have) many visitors last year; we’ve had a lot more this
year (have) a lot more this year.
7. The last time I went (go) to Brighton was in August.
8. A few days ago I learned (learn) that someone is planning to tear down the old
building.
9. We have always been (always be) poor. We have never had (never
have) any money.
10. I love this film. I think it’s the fourth time I’ve seen (see) it.
11. It has been (be) very dry so far this week, but it rained (rain) a lot
last week.
12. I would like to meet a ghost but I never seen (never see) one before.
13. Marylyn Monroe played (play) in about 30 films.
14. Have you ever baked (you ever bake) your own bread? –Yes, I tried
(try) it when I was (be) in high school but I haven’t baked (not bake)
anything since then.
15. Janet was (be) very ill three years ago.
16. We moved (move) here in 1993. We’ have been (be) here for a long
time now.
17. Two people died (die) in a fire on Elm Street last night.
18. It took (take) ages to repair the car. I’m glad we’re finished now.
19. I have found (find) the wallet I lost (lose) yesterday.
20. The runner broke (break) the world record in Frankfurt. Two days later he

ACTIVITY 3. Fill in the correct form of the verb given: Past or Present Perfect
Simple
1. So far, Jill has read almost half of the book. (READ)
2. Do you know who invented the telephone? – It was Alexander Graham
Bell. (INVENT, BE)
3. On her trip across Asia, Mum has visited three countries up to now. (VISIT)
4. How many books has he written in the last few years? (HE WRITE)
5. Martha lives in Dublin. She's lived there her whole life, ever since her dad
Died a few years ago. (LIVE, DIE)
6. Paul and Gina arrived an hour ago. They had problems with their
flight. (ARRIVE, HAVE)
7. Drugs have become a huge problem in the United States. (BECOME)
8. Granddad has been in hospital since Monday. He’s never been in hospital
before. (BE, NEVER BE)
9. Have you ever seen the Queen in person? No, but I saw Prince Andrew at
a concert a few months ago. (YOU EVER SEE, SEE)
10.Mozart wrote over 600 pieces of music during his lifetime. (WRITE)
11.They went to Spain on holiday last summer (GO)
12.I'm hungry. I haven't eaten anything for hours. (NOT EAT)
13.I lost my key and can't find it anywhere. (LOSE)
14.He worked as a war correspondent during the second Iraq war. (WORK)
15.I had a huge meal for lunch and simply can't eat anything at the moment.
(HAVE)
16.It hasn’t rained yet this week, but last week it really rained a lot. (NOT
RAIN, RAIN)
17.According to her statement, she stayed at the Crown Hotel from last Monday
to Thursday. (STAY)
18.Who did you meet at the cinema last night? (YOU MEET)
19.I don't need any new driving lessons. I have already passed the test.
(ALREADY PASS)
20. Fortunately, I have never broken any bones. (NEVER BREAK)
21.My cousins have been in Dublin since their childhood. Marvin went to
America when he was 16 but only stayed there for a few years. Then he
Came back to Ireland. (BE, GO, STAY, COME)
22.I have washed the car. Now it looks great! (WASH)
23.She stopped smoking a few months ago. (STOP)
24.Back in March, I didn't have enough money to buy a new car. Now, I can afford
one. (NOT HAVE)
25.Scientist have just made a major discovery in medicine. (JUST MAKE)
ACTIVITY 4
What about you?
What do you usually do on your vacations? Do you spend your vacations outside
the city?

Now that you have reviewed and practiced the perfect present in its affirmative,
negative and interrogative forms, you will practice your speaking ability when
narrating information related to your travels

Read the following questions and write the answers in a word document in a
maximum of 200 words or 5 minutes. When you finish, record your writing in the
free application vocaroo.com. Once the recording is finished, listen to it carefully.
Please try to remark and pronounce the present perfect because your grade will
depend on that.

Listen to the example here.

When you finish, use the following rubric to get your score.
1. Have you ever traveled to the place of your dreams? Where is it?
I have never traveled to the place of my dreams, but I would like to go
to an xbox video game event
2. What’s the most interesting vacation you have ever taken?
My most interesting vacation that I took was when I traveled to the flor
de jimulco, very beautiful place
3. Have you ever had a horrible vacation time?
I haven't had a horrible vacation at the moment
4. Have you ever traveled by plane/train/ship?
I do not like to travel in these means of transport I have a horrible fear
5. Have you ever taken a long vacation? How long?
If I took a long vacation, it was a month, it was a good experience
6. Have you ever met any interesting people while on vacation?
Yes, when I went to the flower of Jimulco I met good people guiding in
places
7. What is the most exotic or strangest thing you have ever eaten on vacation?
the strangest thing was gorditas with rice soup
8. Have you ever run out of money when you are on vacations?
no, I've never been short of money when I'm on vacation
 9. Have you ever been mugged while on vacation?
no, and I hope that doesn't happen to me and nobody else
10. Have you ever thought of giving up your vacation due to unavoidable
reasons?
if for important studies or courses I had to give up my vacation

The Story of Joy Kogawa

Joy Kogawa1 Joy Kogawa remembers her childhood home in Vancouver fondly.
The house always had the smell of wood burning in the fireplace. The walls were
covered with paintings, photos, and bookcases. The sounds of music, storytelling
and laughter sailed through the air. Her bedroom had toy boxes filled with cars,
dolls, and games. A cherry tree stood in the yard outside her window. But her
happy days there were cut short.

2 In 1941, a warplane from Japan dropped a bomb on the United States. Canada
went to war with Japan. The prime minister of Canada thought that Japanese
Canadians might be spies. So he had all Japanese Canadians taken from their
homes. They were sent to live and work in camps. To pay for the camps, their
homes and belongings were sold. Most of the people sent to the camps were born
in Canada. Half of them were under the age of 19. Both the RCMP and the military
agreed the prime minister’s decision did not make sense. But the prime minister
did it anyway. He wanted Canada to be mostly for white people. He hoped the
Japanese Canadians would just go back to Japan.

3 Joy Kogawa was just six years old when her family was forced from their home.
They were put on a train and shipped to a camp in Slocan, British Columbia. The
family had to live in a one-room shack. It was a heat trap in the summer and an ice
box in the winter. Her family was forced to work on a farm. Joy had to work
alongside them in the beet fields – often instead of going to school. She dreamed
of going back to her home in Vancouver.
4 After the war, Joy did not want to be thought of as Japanese. She thought of
herself as a white person. It was a way of trying to forget the painful past. One day,
Joy came across some letters. They were written by a Japanese Canadian woman
from Vancouver and sent to her brother in Toronto. The letters were about how
terrible it was to live in a time of so much racism. The writer called for justice.
These letters gave Joy an idea. She decided to write a story based on what had
happened to her family. She wrote a book called Obasan. As she wrote it, she
began to accept herself as Japanese Canadian. And she began to want justice,
too.

5 Joy began to work for justice for the Japanese Canadians who had been put in
camps. She worked with others to hold meetings, write letters, and organize rallies.
Her book, Obasan, helped people across Canada to understand the terrible things
that had happened. Finally, in 1988, the federal government said it was sorry for
what had happened. It paid back part of what had been taken from Japanese
Canadians. It promised to work to make sure such a terrible injustice never
happens again.

6 In 2005, Joy’s childhood house in Vancouver was going to be torn down. Joy
helped raise enough money to buy it back. To this day, the house still stands as a
reminder of the injustice of racism and war. If we remember our past, we can avoid
making the same mistakes in the future.

QUESTIONS
Show one at a time

Which of the following statements about the article is not true?

Joy has pleasant memories of her life in Vancouver before the war.
Slocan has very cold winters and cool summers.
Joy's family had to live in Slocan during the war.
Joy's family had to leave Vancouver when she was six years old.
Which of these events from the article happened last?
Joy did not want people to think she was Japanese.
? Joy found some letters.
? Joy wrote a book.
? Joy and her family worked in beet fields.
Which sentence below contains information not found in the article?
? From the window of her bedroom, Joy could see a cherry tree.
? Joy's family home in Vancouver still exists today.
? In 1988, the government apologized for its treatment of Japanese Canadians
during the war.
Joy wrote a book called Obasan in 1981 about her family's experiences
during the war.
Which sentence below contains information not found in the article?
? Winters were cold and summers were hot in Slocan.
? Joy and her family were sent to Slocan to live and work.
Joy's family didn't have enough food to eat in Slocan.
? Joy's home in Slocan was very small.
What can be inferred from the following sentence. "The walls were covered with
paintings, photos and bookcases." (Paragraph 1)
? Joy's parents were photographers.
? Joy's parents were painters.
? Joy's father enjoyed building furniture in his free time.
Joy's parents liked to read.
Which of these events from the article happened first?
? Joy and others held meetings, wrote letters and organized rallies.
A Japanese-Canadian woman wrote letters to her brother in Toronto.
? Joy was inspired to write a book.
? The government paid back part of what it had taken from Japanese Canadians
during the war.
Which statement about the article is true?
? The Canadian military believed Japanese Canadians were spies.
Japanese Canadians were not allowed to take all their belongings with them
when they went to the camps.
? Joy enjoyed working with her parents on a farm in Slocan.
? The prime minister did not think Japanese Canadians were spies.
Which statement below is not true?
? Joy's family often used their fireplace when they lived in Vancouver.
? Joy had many toys when she was a small child.
? Joy's family left Vancouver because they wanted to live on a farm.