WEEK 4: HAVE YOU EVER…?

SEMANA 4: ¿ALGUNA VEZ...?

Course: English IV Modalidad: CGT

Learning outcome

At the end of this session students will be able to distinguish

between  the present perfect tense and past simple to talk about their
experiences.

Al final de esta sesión, los estudiantes podrán distinguir entre el

presente perfecto y el pasado simple para hablar sobre sus
experiencias.
Let’s start​

How much do you remember?

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Utility

Being able to use the past simple and the present

perfect students can talk about their experiences
giving more details.

Al poder usar el pasado simple y el presente perfecto, los

estudiantes pueden hablar sobre sus experiencias dando
más detalles.
Present perfect vs. Past simple
 Presente perfecto vs. pasado simple
 FORM

• Positive: HAVE / HAS + • We have seen that film / She

PAST PARTICIPLE has seen that film

• Negative: HAVE NOT /

HAS NOT + PAST • I haven’t seen that film / She
PARTICIPLE hasn’t seen that film

• Interrogative: HAVE /
HAS + Subject + PAST • Have you seen that film? /
PARTICIPLE? Has he seen that film?
 USES

We use the PRESENT

PERFECT for:
Usamos el PRESENTE
PERFECTO para:
 Look at the two
Finished events connected with the present Thompsons!!
Hechos terminados relacionados con el presente
What has happened
to them?

Two hours later.

At hospital.

EXPLANATION

The event or action is completed in the past BUT 

the exact time of the action is unknown or unimportant. 
We are interested in the RESULTS or EFFECTS of that 
event or action on us NOW.
El evento o acción se completó en el pasado PERO
el momento exacto de la acción es desconocido o sin importancia.
Estamos interesados ​en los RESULTADOS o EFECTOS de ese
evento o acción sobre nosotros AHORA.
 PAST EVENTS WITH EXPRESSIONS OF “time up to now” 
EVENTOS PASADOS CON EXPRESIONES DE “tiempo hasta ahora”

Let me Déjame pensar... Conozco

t
known hink… I’ve a Snowy desde hace 7
How long have you Snowy
known Snowy? years. for 7 años.

¿Cuánto hace
que conoces a EXPLANATION
Snowy?
Here, the event or action
began in the past BUT
continues up to the present
Aquí, el evento o acción
comenzó en el pasado PERO
continúa hasta el presente
FOR / SINCE
PORQUE / DESDE
FOR
• When we mention the length of a
period of time.
• Ex: How long have you been a
doctor? For 10 years.
• Cuando mencionamos la duración
de un período de tiempo.
• Ej: ¿Cuánto tiempo hace que es
médico? Por 10 años.
SINCE
• When we mention the starting point of
time.
• Ex: How long have you known each
other? Since 1997 or Since we were 27.
• Cuando mencionamos el punto de partida
del tiempo.
• Ej: ¿Cuánto tiempo hace que se conocen?
Desde 1997 o Desde que teníamos 27.
 EXPERIENCES

Have you ever

been to China?

EXPLANATION

• We talk about things or experiences we have or haven’t done at some / any time in our lives up to now.
• Here, we are thinking of a period of “time up to now” even if we do not mention it.
• Hablamos de cosas o experiencias que hemos hecho o no hemos hecho en algún momento de nuestras vidas
hasta ahora.
• Aquí, estamos pensando en un período de “tiempo hasta ahora”, aunque no lo mencionemos.
EVER / NEVER
NUNCA / JAMÁS

EVER NEVER

• It indicates at some / any time in your live up to now.
• It is used in questions.
• POSITION: Have / has + subject + EVER + past
participle.
• Indica en algún momento de su vida hasta ahora.
• Se usa en preguntas.
• POSICIÓN: Have/has + sujeto + EVER + participio
pasado.
• It is used in affirmative sentences.
• POSITION: Have / has + NEVER + past
participle.
• Se usa en oraciones afirmativas.
• POSICIÓN: Have/has + NEVER + participio
pasado.
 We use the PRESENT PERFECT
with the following TIME ADVERBS:
Usamos el PRESENTE PERFECTO
con los siguientes ADVERBIOS DE
TIEMPO:
 Look!! The
¡¡Mirar!! ¡¡El coche se acaba de averiar!!
JUST car has just
broken
down!!

• Just indicates a very short time before now.

• The event or action has just finished.
• Solo indica un tiempo muy corto antes de ahora.
• El evento o acción acaba de terminar.
ALREADY / YET
YA TODAVÍA

ALREADY YET

• It indicates at some time before now.
• The action or event may has happened sooner than
expected.
• It is used in affirmative sentences.
• POSITION: have / has + ALREADY + past participle.
• Indica en algún momento antes de ahora.
• La acción o evento puede haber ocurrido antes de lo
esperado.
• Se usa en oraciones afirmativas.
• POSICIÓN: have / has + YA + participio pasado.
• It indicates that the action or event expected hasn’t
happened, not until now.
• It is used in negative and interrogative sentences.
• POSITION: at the end of the sentence.
• Indica que la acción o evento eperado no ha sucedido, no
hasta ahora.
• Se usa en oraciones negativas e interrogativas.
• POSICIÓN: al final de la oración.
 Yes, yes… don’t worry Tintin.
Hello! Have
We have already packed our
you packed
things up!!
your things
yet?
We also use the PRESENT PERFECT
with the following EXPRESSIONS:

También usamos el PRESENTE

PERFECTO con las siguientes
EXPRESIONES:
 TIME EXPRESSIONS that indicate an unfinished time period.
EXPRESIONES DE TIEMPO que indican un período de tiempo inconcluso

Todavía esto Where is Snowy?... I have heard

mañana enough bad news this morning!...
Snowy!... Snowy!... Oh, he has gone
Still this
Early this out …
morning
morning
¿Dónde está Nevado?...
¡Ya he oído suficientes
temprano este
malas noticias esta
mañana mañana!... ¡Nevado!...
• today ¡Ay, se ha
¡Nevado!...
• this week
ido...!
• this month
Outside
• this year
• this morning
Afuera
• etc
 Compare the previous example with this one:

I didn’t hear any

good news this
This morning morning!!

This evening

When the time period we are referring is finished,

then we use the Past Simple.
Contrast between the present perfect and the past simple
Contraste entre el presente perfecto y el pasado simple
PAST SIMPLE
• We are interested in a fact that happened in
the past.
• We often use specific time expressions such
as yesterday, two weeks ago, last year, etc.
• Ex: Mike didn’t go skiing because he broke
his arm last week.
• Nos interesa un hecho que sucedió en el
pasado.
• A menudo usamos expresiones de tiempo
específicas como ayer, hace dos semanas, el
año pasado, etc.
• Ejemplo: Mike no fue a esquiar porque se
rompió el brazo la semana pasada.
PRESENT PERFECT
• We are not interested in the time of
the action but in the results of that
action which is connected to the
present.
• Ex: Mike can’t go skiing because he
has broken his arm.
• No nos interesa el tiempo de la
acción sino los resultados de esa
acción que está conectada con el
presente.
• Ej: Mike no puede ir a esquiar
porque se ha roto el brazo.
 LET’S PRACTICE

Write the verb in past simple or present perfect.

Escribe el verbo en pasado simple o presente perfecto.
 Present perfect or Past simple

He has often been to Paris.

He went to Paris in 2006.
They’ve known each other for 25 years.
They met in England at a language school.
 sold
Jason __________ (sell) his house to a young couple
yesterday.
 has gone (go) to London to find a job.
James __________
He’s still there.
 was
It ______________ (be) very hot when we went there last
year.
 Did you see (you/see) the boss at the meeting
________________
yesterday?
 has been
It ______________ (be) hot since we arrived here
last week.
 Have you heard (you/hear) the news about the
_________________
robbery?
 hasn’t rained
It ________________(not/rain) much this year.
 ‘ve never won
They _______________  (never/win) a match before.
 went
James _________ (go) to work in London five years ago.
Have you been
______________ (you/be) to the post office yet?
Let’s practice!​
Task assignment: Have you ever?

Through this activity, students create a dialog

talking about unusual events and experiences they
have had by using present perfect, past simple and
the vocabulary learned during the week. Then,
they share it in a short video (3-5 min).
Conclusions
Conclusions

• What did you learn in this unit?

• How did you learn it?
• What strategy can you use to remember?
• Is this topic relevant to you? Why?
Questions?

Course: English III Modalidad: CGT