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COURSE GUIDE GRAMMAR TIME OF WORK

English IV 1 Present perfect uses Eight hours

Professor:

Student’s name:

1. Objetives:
 Learn the past participle of some common verbs in English.
 Recognize the structures of the present perfect tense.
 Check all the materials attached to the message sent by your teacher in order to develop
this guide and all the different activities proposed.

2. PRESENTATION:

Dear student, after developing this guide you will be able to recognize the structures of the
present perfect tense. The main idea is that you use this tense to talk about the things that have
happened along your life.

2.1 Initial reflection:

Along the time, you have had the chance to learn and use English in different situations. Thus,
you will answer the following questions, taking into account your previous experiences with this
language.

1. How long have you studied at UPTC?

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2. How long have you used English to get access to information written in this language?
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Was it easy or difficult for you to answer the two previous questions? Now check the PDF file
Topics attached to the message sent by your teacher, in order to see the grammar contents that
you will work on along this guide. You will find the structures and forms (affirmative, negative
interrogative) of the present perfect tense.

3. APPROPRIATION

After checking the PDF file Topics, start developing the next exercises for practicing the present
perfect tense.

Here is the video you watched previously, just in case you want to watch it again!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1_0Gz4uRKo

Remember that if you have any questions or doubts, you can ask me through email or WhatsApp.

4. EXERCISES:

 Let’s practice the past participle of some verbs:

In the message sent by your teacher you got attached a list of verbs, so now you will do
the next activity based on that file.

Complete the chart with the correct form of the verb in past participle or infinitive.
Follow the example.

Present Past participle

1. Know Known
2. met
3. Be
4. fly
5. spoken
6. read
7. get
8. gone
9. taken
10. do
11. had
12. write
13. danced
 14. want
15. looked
16. live
17. worked
18. enjoy
19. rain
20. tried

For the next sentences use the verb in brackets (in past participle), including the correct
auxiliary verb for present perfect (affirmative form).

Example: They have gone (go) to Cali several times.

a) She_____ (wear) that skirt many times.

b) My family_____ (visit) Brazil a few times.
c) I_____ (eat) already.
d) Marta_____ (finish) her homework.
e) You_____ (break) the glass again.
f) They_____ (pay) for everything.
g) It_____ (snow) like that before.
h) I_____ (meet) Anna once.
i) We_____ (see) him before.
j) You_____ (buy) 4 cars so far.
k) There_____ (be) in trouble.
l) I_____ (have) a snake.
m) Maria_____ (raise) a monkey.
n) The kids_____ (grow up) so much!
o) I _____ (read) your book several times.

Taken and adapted from: https://www.really-learn-english.com

Write complete sentences using present perfect (affirmative, negative or interrogative):

Example:
We / not / drink / water.
 We haven’t drunk water.
a) She / know / all her neighbors in a week
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b) The postman / arrive?
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c) You / eat breakfast?
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d) My son / go / to bed
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e) You / not be bored / / in your job
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f) I / not be / in your new house
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g) He / take / a shower
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h) The program / not start
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i) We / watch / that film twice
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j) You / not miss / the bus lately
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Taken and adapted from: https://www.superprof.es

Now, change the following situations into negative form:

Example: We have seen this movie. / We have not seen this movie.
a) I have brought my bicycle. /
b) You have broken the glass. /
c) He has visited his aunt. /
d) She has passed all her exams. /
e) It has grown in my garden. /
f) We have travelled around Colombia. /
g) You have forgotten your books. /
h) They have chosen that picture. /
i) I have lost my purse. /
j) He has broken his leg. /
 Complete the sentences with the verb given and the structures of the present
perfect tense in affirmative, negative or interrogative form:

1. _______________ you _____________ to your mother? (write) Yes, I ________.

I _________ her messages along the week. (send)
2. _________ your sister ________ a car? (buy) No, she _________.
She ________ to buy a house. (decide)
3. ____________the children ___________ (go) to bed? No, they ________.
They ________ to the courtyard. (go out)

b. Look at the chart below and write about the things Juana and Jhon have done along
their lives. Follow the example.

Time Juana Jhon

Watch Go to Study Cook Buy an Watch Study Cook

movies The USA economics dinner expensiv movies arts dinner
e cars

Along ✔ X X ✔ ✔ X ✔ X
life

1) Juana:
She has watched movies. She has not…

2) Jhon:
He …

 Read the story and then complete the questions bellow.

The Old Colonel

I think I have had a very interesting life. I'm 73 now and I don't want to work anymore. I have been
in the army my whole life, 51 years. I have been to so many countries that I can't remember all of
them. I've been to Australia six or seven times and to South Africa three times. I have also been to
Russia but I didn't like it at all: much too cold for me!
They say that love is the greatest thing and I agree. I've been married four times but never for more
than five years. I don't think women really understand me!

I've never been on television, but I've been on the radio once. It was a programme about life in the
military about twenty years ago. I met the Prime Minister on the same day. Actually, I've met a lot of
famous people: members of the royal family, famous politicians and also famous cinema and television
personalities. I've never met the American President though which is a pity.

Because I've travelled a lot, I've seen a lot of wonderful things and have also eaten and drunk some
strange foods and drinks. I ate cat and rat in India and drank something called Mirto on a little island
in Italy.

In order to ask the questions, use the verb in brackets for present perfect. Remember to use
the interrogative structures for this part!

a) What ____ he ___ along his life? (do)

a. He has worked in the army.
b) How long _____he _____ in the army? (be)
a. For 51 years.
c) How many times _____ he _____ to Australia? (go)
a. Six or seven times.
d) ___ he ____ visiting Russia? (like)
a. No, it is too cold and he hates it.
e) Why ____ he ____married so many times? (get)
a. Because women don't understand him.
f) Has he ever ________ on the radio? (be)
a. Yes, he has. But never on TV.
g) How many times ____ he ____ the prime minister? (see)
a. Once, when he was on the radio.
h) ___ he ____ the American president? (meet)
a. No, he hasn't but he wants to.
i) Where ___ he___ cat and rat? (eat)
a. He has done it in his trips to India.
j) Where ____he ____Mirto? (drink)
He has done it in his trips to Italy.
  Listening
Attached to the message sent by your teacher you can find a song called I still haven't
found what I'm looking for. Listen to the song and identify seven sentences in present
perfect tense. Then, write those sentences in the chart below.

I still haven't found what I'm looking for

by U2
Present perfect:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

5. EVALUATIVE TASK:

 Changes / written composition

For this activity you will write a text in order to talk about meaningful changes in life, it
could be in relation to science, education, transport, fashion, architecture... (you can
choose the topic(s) of your preference).

Important
 Use the structures of present perfect in order to talk about meaningful changes in life.
 Don’t forget to include punctuation marks .
 The text must have 4 paragraphs, 5 lines in each one of them.
 Write the text in the following space. (Mantenga el tipo y tamaño de letra indicados).
 Changes in life

Start your text here…

6. REFERENCES

https://www.aprendeinglessila.com/2013/05/presente-perfecto-just-already-yet-since-
for/
https://www.esl-lounge.com
https://www.really-learn-english.com
https://www.superprof.es
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1_0Gz4uRKo