ENGLISH COMPETENCY

COURSE Session 7

ECC
By the end of the lesson you will be able to
revise and use, appropriately and in context,
the Present Perfect tense in its several uses.
 PRESENT PERFECT

FORM

AUXILIARY: VERB IN PAST

HAS, HAVE PARTICIPLE

We have studied hard this week.

My mother has been a teacher for long time.

 PRESENT PERFECT
USES

1. SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED IN THE PAST THAT IS RELEVANT NOW

Many students have passed their first progress test.

2. SOMETHING THAT STARTED IN THE PAST AND CONTINUES IN THE

PRESENT (unfinished past)
The weather has been really cold lately.

3. SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED A SHORT TIME AGO.

We have just written an exercise.

4. THE HEADLINES IN THE NEWSPAPERS. (news)

“President Vizcarra has called Peruvians to stop using plastic.”
PRESENT PERFECT
TIME EXPRESSIONS
EXAMPLES: ALREADY, JUST, STILL, YET,
HOW LONG…?, FOR, SINCE
I have already finished.

She has just arrived.

yet – at the end

still – before auxiliary

 EXAMPLES

Can I say “I’ve gone to Brazil?” What is the difference in

meaning?
How would you make a Wh- question?
 has forgotten the time of the interview.

has gone to school.

have never met that man.

has broken his leg.

How many times has Jill moved house?

Have you ever sung a solo?

Has it been cold recently?

1. Their plane still hasn’t taken off.
2. This letter has just arrived for you.
3. I’ve already seen this film.
4. We haven’t met the new boss yet.
5. Mary’s just told me she’s getting married.
 PRACTICE 4

yet
still
just

yet
already
 PRACTICE 5

for
since
since
for
for

Since: when the situation began. The starting point.

For: how long has the situation happened. The duration of it.
PRACTICE 6

haven’t seen
has played
for
have you been

has worked
AND WHAT ABOUT YOU?
 WRAP UP

Discuss in pairs:

When do we use the Present Perfect?

What’s the “FORM” of Present Perfect?

What time expressions for the Present Perfect
can you remember?