UNIT 7-C

LIFE IN THREE CITIES

M O D U L E 4 - L C DA . J E S S I C A G A R Z Ó N , M T E F L
LEARNING AIMS
• Understand the use of Present Perfect form
with for and since.
• Express opinions in group.
PRESENT PERFECT WITH FOR AND SINCE
3:00 pm --> I am doing
my homework, right
now.

3:15 pm --> I have

done my homework
2:45 pm --> I will do my since 3 pm
homework at 3:00. I have done my
homework for 15
minutes

3:20 pm --> I did my

homework from 3:00
to 3:15 pm.
TIME LINE

PAST NOW FUTURE

PRESENT PERFECT PRESENT CONTINUOUS

PRESENT PERFECT WITH FOR AND SINCE

For situations that started in the past and continue in the present.
TIME EXPRESSIONS
FOR SINCE
For a period of time. For a point in time

FOR + NUMBER + EXPRESSION SINCE + TIME

For ….. Minutes Since …. Pm
For ….. weeks
For ….. Days SINCE + DAYS/MONTHS
For…… years Since Monday
For …… decades Since January
For …… centuries
SINCE + YEARS
FOR + EXPRESSION Since 1979
For a long time
For some time SINCE + (TIME) EXPRESSIONS
For the rest of my life Since last night/next month
For a while
For a week/ month/ year SINCE + SENTENCE
Since I was young.
PRESENT PERFECT FORMS
Infinitive Past Past Participle
SWIM SWAM SWUM (IRREGULAR)
FINISH FINISHED FINISHED (REGULAR)
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE
For third persons: He, she, it For third persons: He, she, it For third persons: He, she, it
SUBJECT + HAS + PAST PARTICIPLE SUBJECT HAS NOT + PAST HAS + SUBJECT + PAST PARTICIPLE
+ COMPLEMENT PARTICIPLE + COMPLEMENT + COMPLEMENT + ?

She has swum very well SINCE SHE She has not eaten any apples SINCE Has she eaten vegetables FOR EVER?
WAS 5. YESTERDAY.

For third persons: I, we, you, they For third persons: I, we, you, they For third persons: I, we, you, they
SUBJECT + HAVE + PAST SUBJECT + HAVE NOT + PAST HAVE + SUBJECT + PAST
PARTICIPLE + COMPLEMENT PARTICIPLE + COMPLEMENT PARTICIPLE + COMPLEMENT + ?

They have been to France FOR 3 They have not prayed FOR 5 Have they lived in Ecuador SINCE
OCCASIONS. MONTHS. 1976?

SHORT ANSWERS
YES, SHE/HE/IT HAS
YES, I/ YOU/WE/ THEY HAVE
NO, SHE/HE/IT HASN’T
YES, I/ YOU/WE/ THEY HAVEN’T
THANKS FOR YOUR
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