A.

Objectives
At the end of the lesson, students are expected to
a. Understand the definition of present perfect tense.
b. Know how to use present perfect tense in specific situations.
B. Subject Matters
Topic: Present Perfect
Reference: Grammar for IELTS with answer
Materials/Resource: book
C. Procedure

Stage and Activities Resources

time

1. Review (5 minutes)
Teacher asks class about what they learnt in the previous lesson (present
simple) and give some examples.
2. Introduction (15 minutes)
Teacher presents a small excercise related to present perfect tense.

Ex: Fill in the blank with the suitable word

They have ... for this company for 5 years.
A working
B work
C worked
D be working

 Students choose the right answer C, ask students why they choose C but
not other answers.
 Come to conclusion: What is this tense? Present perfect. How do they
know it? It often goes along with “have” or “has”.
 Ask student which situation is present perfect tense used for?
Used to talk about something that started in the past and continue to
the present.
 State the definition.
 Teacher makes a timeline to illustrate for students.
 3. Expand on knowledge: Since/For (20 minutes)
Teacher gives an excercise as below.
Resource: https://www.ieltsvietop.vn/blog/bai-tap-thi-hien-tai-hoan-
thanh-voi-since-va-for/

Ex: Fill the gaps with either SINCE or FOR:

1 Nobody has come to see us ... we moved here. Since
2 He has studied ... a long time. He can pass the test. For

 Students do excercise, teacher asks for explainations for their answers.

Tell them if they are right or wrong.
 Help students come up with the usage of Since/For.
 Since + point of time
 For + length of time
 Morover, frequently used with time expression: recently, already, just,
yet, ever, never,...
Teacher helps students build the verb form (positive, negative, interrogative) and
give some examples or ask if students have their own examples.
1. Positive sentence.

S + have/ has + V3
He/ She/ It/ Singular / Uncountable
nouns + has + V3

I/ We/ You/ They/ Plural + have + V3

- It has been 2 months since I first met
him.

- I have watched TV for two hours.

- She has prepared for dinner since 6:30

p.m.
Example
- He has eaten this kind of food several
times before.

- Have you been to that place before?

- They have worked for this company

for 5 years.
2. Negative sentence.
Structure S + have/ has + V3
He/ She/ It/ Singular/ Uncountable nouns
+ has + not + V3

I/ We/ You/ They/ Plural + have + not + V3

has not = hasn’t
Notice
have not = haven’t
- She has not prepared for dinner since 6:30
p.m.

- He has not eaten this kind of food before.

Example
- We haven’t met each other for a long time.

- He hasn’t come back to his hometown

since 2000. Hh

3. Interrogative sentence (Yes/No question).

Q: Have/ has + S + V3?

Structure A: Yes, S + have/has + V3.

No, S + haven’t/hasn’t + V3.

- Q: Have you ever travelled to America? A:
Yes, I have/ No, I haven’t.
Example
- Q: Has she arrived in London yet?

A: Yes, she has./ No, she hasn’t.

Interrogative sentence (Wh-question)

Structure Wh- + have/ has + S + V3?

- What have you done with these
ingredients?
Example
- How have you solved this difficult Math
question?
4. Check-up (20 minutes)
Teacher lets students do following excercises and corrects if they are
wrong, give explainations.

Excercise 1: Fill in the gaps

1 I ... (follow) this morning routine for 3 years since I finished my heavy
highschool schedule. Have followed

2 Most of the time, I would splurge on ingredients since I (always yearn) ... for
baking. Have always yearn
Yearn for something: to have a strong desire for something

3 That was the first time Paul (ever watch ) ... a K-drama and he was hooked
right away. Has ever watched

4 The person I admire the most in my life is my lecturer, Ms Tu, who (work) ...
at National Economics University for over a decade. Has worked
Excercise 2: Read the questions carefully and choose the corect options:
1. He………. more concerned about his social status since he started
working there.

A has been becoming B. has become

C. became D. will become

2. Travel ………… into a huge industry in the last few decades.

A has turned B. is turning

C. has been turning D. have turned

3. Science …………. in leaps and bounds.

A have advanced B. has advanced

C. has been advanced D. is advancing

In/by leaps and bounds: something that grows very quickly

4. Man ……………… great things.

A is accomplished B. has been accomplishing

C has accomplished D. have accomplished

5. I ……………. the report yet.

 A hasn’t completed B. completed

C have already completed D. have not completed

6. The rain ……………….. . It’s been raining for 3 hours.

A has stop B. is stopped

C. haven’t stopped D. hasn’t stopped

7. They ……………… at the airport yet.

A haven’t arrived B. haven’t already arrived

C hasn’t arrived D. didn’t arrive

8. We ………………. three power cuts this week.

A has had B. have had

C. had D. is having

9. The team ……………. numerous setbacks so far.

A experienced B. have experience

C. has experienced D. is experiencing

10.John ……………. for three tests this month.

A sat B. have sat

C. has sat D. is sitting