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COURSE GUIDE GRAMMAR TIME OF WORK

English IV 1 Present perfect uses Eight hours

Professor: Angie Caro

Student’s name: Cristian Mateo Avella Williams COD: 201720458

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?

 I have studied for 8 semesters.
2. How long have you used English to get access to information written in this language?
 I have used the English for around ten years, to study in School and University.
 3. APPROPRIATION

After studying this Topic, start developing the next exercises to practice the present perfect
tense.

Remember ask me any questions or doubts you may have.

4. EXERCISES:

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

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. Meet Met
3. Be Been
4. Fly Flown
5. Spoke Spoken
6. Read Read
7. Get Got
8. Go Gone
9. Take Taken
10. Do Done
11. Have Had
12. Write Wrote
13. Dance Danced
14. Want Wanted
15. Look Looked
16. Live Lived
17. Work Worked
18. Enjoy Enjoyed
19. Rain Rained
20. Try 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_ has worn_ (wear) that skirt many times.

b) My family_ has visited_ (visit) Brazil a few times.
c) I_ have eaten_ (eat) already.
d) Marta_ has finished_ (finish) her homework.
e) You_ have broken_ (break) the glass again.
f) They__ have paid__ (pay) for everything.
g) It__ has snowed__ (snow) like that before.
h) I__ have met__ (meet) Anna once.
i) We_ have seen__ (see) him before.
j) You__ have bought_ (buy) 4 cars so far.
k) There_ have been__ (be) in trouble.
l) I_ have had__ (have) a snake.
m) Maria_ has raised_ (raise) a monkey.
n) The kids_ have grown up_ (grow up) so much!
o) I _ have read_ (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
 She has known all neighbors in a week.
b) The postman / arrive?
 Has the postman arrived?
c) You / eat breakfast?
 Have you eaten breakfast?
d) My son / go / to bed
 My son has gone to bed.
e) You / not be bored / / in your job
 You haven´t been bored in your job.
f) I / not be / in your new house
 I haven´t been bored in your job.
g) He / take / a shower
  He has taken a shower.

h) The program / not start

 The program hasn´t started.
i) We / watch / that film twice
 We have watched that film twice.
j) You / not miss / the bus lately
 You haven´t missed the bus lately.

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. / I haven´t brought my bicycle.
b) You have broken the glass. / You haven´t broken the glass.
c) He has visited his aunt. / He hasn´t visited his aunt.
d) She has passed all her exams. / She hasn´t passed all her exams.
e) It has grown in my garden. / It hasn´t grown in my garden.
f) We have travelled around Colombia. / We haven´t travelled around Colombia.
g) You have forgotten your books. / You haven´t forgotten your books.
h) They have chosen that picture. / They haven´t chosen that picture.
i) I have lost my purse. / I haven´t lost my purpose.
j) He has broken his leg. / He hasn´t 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. _____Have_____ you ___written____ to your mother? (write) Yes, I _have___.

I __have sent_____ her messages along the week. (send)
2. __Have____ your sister __bought____ a car? (buy) No, she _hasn´t___.
She ___has decided____ to buy a house. (decide)
3. __Have__ the children _gone__ (go) to bed? No, they _haven´t___.
They _have gone out__ 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 gone to the USA. She hasn´t studied economics and
she has cooked dinner.

2) Jhon:
He has bought and expensive car. He has not watched movies. He has studied arts and he
hasn´t cooked dinner.

 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 __has__ he _done_ along his life? (do)

a. He has worked in the army.
b) How long _has_ he __been__ in the army? (be)
a. For 51 years.
c) How many times __has___ he ___gone__ to Australia? (go)
a. Six or seven times.
d) _Has_ he _liked___ visiting Russia? (like)
a. No, it is too cold and he hates it.
e) Why __has__ he __gotten__ married so many times? (get)
a. Because women don't understand him.
f) Has he ever _been__ on the radio? (be)
a. Yes, he has. But never on TV.
g) How many times _has_ he _seen___ the prime minister? (see)
a. Once, when he was on the radio.
h) _Has__ he __met__ the American president? (meet)
a. No, he hasn't but he wants to.
i) Where _has_ he_eaten_ cat and rat? (eat)
a. He has done it in his trips to India.
j) Where __has __he _drunk__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. I have climbed highest mountains
2. I have run through the fields
3. I have scaled these city walls
4. I still haven't found what I'm looking for
5. I have kissed honey lips
6. I have spoken with the tongue of angels
7. I have held the hand of a devil

5. EVALUATIVE TASK:

Written composition

For this activity you will write a text in order to talk about meaningful changes in life,
nature, 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. You
can talk about:
How has your city changed through time?
How you have changed through time, for example, how has your ideology changed
through time? What did you use to think about life and what do you think about life now?
  Don’t forget to include punctuation marks .
 The text must have 450 words in total.
 Write the text in the following space. Include pictures in your text (Keep the same font
and size in the text).

Changes in life

Hello, I´m Christian. I have borned in Tunja, Boyaca in 1999, and I live in San Andres
Island in Caribbean Sea. Tunja the noble and hidalga and San Andres the island of the
sea of seven colors, I have loved them both, the ying and yang need to balance.

I have lived eleven years in San Andres and the other eleven years I have live in Tunja; in
the other hand all of my life I have experimented a lot of meaningful changes, this has a
reason, and I have spent so much time to find the answer. And finally, I have found that
answer, it turns out that my family have had a long history, my mother´s family are from
Santuario, Risaralda and San Andres, and my father´s family are from Duitama, Boyacá.

This has caused me to have been traveling between the mountains and the sea, an
interesting mix that has experienced hot and cold, fish and beef, African men and
Indigenous men. 😊 I just want to work hard and finish my career like my ancestors have
done, to keep travel around the world, share with my family, go to the beach with my
dog´s Laika and Sukha and rock with my girlfriend.

I have practiced some sports, such as free diving I have a lot of fun lol… swimming like a
fish I have felt a bit of true freedom, it´s like flying… diving under water and holding your
breath to go down to the deepest and go up with incredible speed. It´s amazing. Another
sport I have practiced Is Taekwondo, whose principles have helped me in life since I was
a child until today. Courtesy, integrity, perseverance, self-control and indomable spirit,
these are the beginnings of taekwondo, a South Korean martial art that has been with
humanity since 50 AC. I have hoped that everyone can practice taekwondo to have a
healthy life, a healthy body, a healthy mind and a peaceful soul.

Otherwise, I have loved freedom, justice, life, nature, people, sharing, music, union,
resilience, patience, knowledge, wisdom and they will always be my ideals. In our
country Colombia we have needed a consolidated democracy that can generate great
meaningful changes that have an impact on young people and society. The war we have
been in for over 50 years must end and we must learn to live in peace and make
meaningful changes.
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