English III

Lesson II
 Contents
 Present Perfect
 Past participle verbs
 Just – Already – Yet
 For – Since
 Have you ever
 Present Perfect

1. Describes an action that began in the past

and continues up to the present (now).

a: How long have you been a student at the university?

b: I have been a student at the university for 5 months.

a: How long has Martin worked at McDonalds?

b: He has worked at McDonalds since 2006.
Recently
a : What have you done today?
b : I have typed these documents and I
have just finished the reports.
a : Have you arranged the meeting yet?
b : Yes, I have. But I haven’t organized the
room yet.
Time markers

recently, lately, so far, today,

in the last few days, this year
Structures
+) SUBJECT + HAVE/HAS + VERB P.P + COMPLEMENT
You have walked with my sister

-) SUBJECT + HAVE/HAS + NOT + VERB P.P +

COMPLEMENT
My mother has not called me today

?) HAVE/HAS + SUBJECT + VERB P.P + COMPLEMENT

Have you traveled together?

HAVE NOT: HAVEN’T HAVE: I, WE, YOU, THEY

HAS NOT: HASN’T HAS: HE, SHE, IT
 Activity 1
Complete the sentences using Present Perfect

 I ___________ (see) that movie twenty times.

 I think I ___________ (meet) him once before.
 My boss ____________ (be) in a meeting in California.
 People ___________ (not / travel) to other planets.
 People ____________ (not / see) my new home.
 _______ you __________ (read) the book yet?
 Nobody ____________ (climb) that mountain.
 A: ______ there ever _________ (be) a war in the United States?
B: Yes, there ____________ (be) a war in the United States.
What have you done this year?
This year I have ….
 Just – Already – Yet
 Just = short time ago
 Already = when something has happened sooner than
expected
 Yet = used only in questions and negative sentences. It
shows that the speaker is expecting something to happen.

Examples:

I have just lost my umbrella
Have you washed your hair?  'I have already washed it'
I haven't told her about the accident yet. 
Have you been to Paris yet?
 For - Since
We often use for and since when talking about time.

1- For + period

For means "from the beginning of the period until the end of the

period." 

Example:
I have studied at the university for 7 years

2- Since + point
Since means "from a point in the past until now." 

Example:
She has been here since 2 pm
 Activity 2
Ask each other questions
using the following pictures:

For example:

How long has she been driving?

She has been driving for 40 minutes.
 2 weeks 8 am 3 months

noon 1 hour 20 years old

20 minutes 2 hours 5 hours