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I COURSE GUIDE GRAMMAR TIME OF WORK

English IV 1 Present perfect uses Eight hours

Professor: Gabriel Sandoval

Student’s name: Henry Esteban Gordo Sáenz

1. Objectives:
 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; answer
the following questions taking into account your previous experiences with this language.
1. How long have you lived in Tunja?
 I have lived for four years in Tunja.
2. How long have you had your laptop?
 The laptop has had for five years.

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.
Present Past participle
1. Know Known
2. Meet met
3. Be Been
4. fly Flown
5. Speak spoken
6. read read
7. get Got / Gotten
8. go gone
9. take taken
10. do done
11. Have had
12. write Written
13. Dance danced
14. want wanted
15. look looked
16. live lived
17. work worked
18. enjoy Enjoyed
19. rain Rained
20. Try tried

We pronounce the regular verbs within the present perfect tense in the same way as for the
past simple tense. Here you will watch a video and practice the pronunciation of those verbs,
taking into account their use for present perfect:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_WYJClELoc
 Now, practice your listening skill with the following activities:
https://es.liveworksheets.com/bf713947jn

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_have 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__has had___ (have) a snake.
m) Maria___has raisded__ (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 her 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
 Has my son gone to bed?
e) You / not be bored / / in your job
 Have not you been bored in your job?
f) I / not be / in your new house
 I have not been in your new house
g) He / take / a shower
 He has taken a shower
h) The program / not start
 The program has not started
i) We / watch / that film twice
 We have watched that film twice
j) You / not miss / the bus lately
 You have not missed the bus

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 have not brought my bicycle
b) You have broken the glass. / You have not broken the glass
c) He has visited his aunt. / He has not visited his aunt.
d) She has passed all her exams. / She has not passed all her exams
e) It has grown in my garden. / It has not grown in my garden.
f) We have travelled around Colombia. / We have not travelled around Colombia.
g) You have forgotten your books. / You have not forgotten your books.
h) They have chosen that picture. / They have not chosen that picture.
i) I have lost my purse. / I have not lost my purse.
j) He has broken his leg. / He has not 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 bought____ your sister ________ a car? (buy) No, she ___has not______.
She __has decided____ to buy a house. (decide)
3. ____has____the children _____gone______ (go) to bed? No, they __have not______.
They ___have go outed_____ to the courtyard. (go out)
 b. Look at the chart below and write about the things Juana and John have done along
their lives. Follow the example.
Time Juana John
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 has not studied economics.
She has cooked dinner.

2) John:
He has bought an expensive car. He has not watched movies. He has studied arts. He has
not 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 got ____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.

 Watch the following video and write down in the chart below 10 uses of the present
perfect tense found along the different songs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=PkGR1Ikq4xk&list=RDPkGR1Ikq4xk&start_radio=1

Present perfect uses

1. I have had the time of my life

2. I have been so caught up in my job
3. I have been triying to start over again.
4. What I have done in this farewell
5. I have draw regret
6. Have you ever needed something so bad
7. Have your ever tried to find the words
8. I have been everywhere
9. Where have you been, all my life
10. I have broken my heart so many times
5. EVALUATIVE TASK:

For this activity you will choose one of the following tales (attached to the email sent by
the teacher):
1. Fish Cheeks.
2. Orange Crush.
3. How to Poison the Earth.
Then, you will record yourself reading the short story with a correct pronunciation of
each word (Pay special attention to the sentences in past perfect tense).
Finally, send to your teacher this guide and your audio recording to be evaluated.

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=-_WYJClELoc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1_0Gz4uRKo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkGR1Ikq4xk&list=RDPkGR1Ikq4xk&start_radio=1