A perfect present
Goal: To talk about experiences using the present perfect.
Let’s watch the video about
“The Present Perfect”
PRESENT PERFECT
The present is used to talk about actions that happened at an unspecified time in the past.
S + have/has + verb in past participle + complement.
EX. I have eaten an apple.
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LET´S PRACTICE
Complete the sentences using the present perfect.
STUDIED - EATEN - BEEN - PLAYED - LIVED -
1. I ________ ________ (study) English. TRAVELED - VISITED - DRUNK - COOKED - MET
2. She________ __________ (eat) pachamanca.
3. They _______ _________ (be) to New York.
4. We ______ _________ (play) soccer.
5. He _______ _______(live) there for a long time.
6. I ______ ________ (not travel) to Cuzco.
7. She______ ________(not visit) Egypt.
8. They ______ ________(not drink) too much coffee.
9. He ______ ________(not cook) for a long time. 5
10. We ______ ________(not meet) since high school.
Let’s have a conversation!
A: Hello _____! How is it going?
B: Hi _____! Everything is okay!
A: Great! Have you ever _______ CLIMBED ____________?
A MOUNTAIN
B: Mmm _______________________.
YES ! I HAVE CLIMBED A MOUNTAIN
A: That’s cool!…
B: What about you?
Have you ever _____PLAYED ___________?
THE FLUTE
A: Well …I ___________________
HAVEN’T PLAYED THE FLUTE yet.
B: Alright!
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REFERENCES
1. EBA INSURANCES, 20 tipos para viajar de mochilero, 25 de abril de 2021
[Link]
2. Unit 12 - New Headway Elementary 4th edition Video 12 mar 2019 Языковой Центр ABC,
[Link]
3. Present Perfect, Ellii (formerly ESL Library), 14 sept 2020
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4. El Blog de David Sánchez, control y perspectiva, El futuro del trabajo después del coronavirus,
27/04/2020
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5. blog to teach, learn, and share! present perfect exercise, on march 16, 2016 by sebastian silvain
2016a [Link]
6. blog to teach, learn, and share! present perfect exercise, on march 16, 2016 by sebastian silvain
2016a [Link]
LET´S PRACTICE
Complete the questions and answer them.
Met – played– eaten—found---been
1. Have you ever ______to Machupicchu?
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RESPOND THE QUESTIONS
2. Have you ever ______the guitar?
3. Have you ever ______sushi?
4. Have you ever ______money on the street?
5. Have you ever ______a famous star?
CONVERSATION
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Complete the conversation and practice in pairs.
Did
Tom: Have you ever ________ to the USA?
Charlie: Yeah I have. I have been to New York and been
Boston.
Tom: Really? When did you go to New York?
relaxed
Charlie: I ________ there three years ago. How about you? Have you
ever traveled to another country? traveled
Tom: Yes, I have ________to Brazil,
went
Charlie Really? What _____ you do there?
Tom: I _________ at Copacabana beach.
Charlie: That sounds fantastic!
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