Present Perfect

What is the Present Perfect (practise)

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What does the present perfect express?

It expresses an action that is still going on or that recently stopped.

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Does the present perfect have to do with birthdays and the great presents you get?

NO!!!

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Does the tense influence the past, current situations, or the future?

Current situations (the present)

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What word do we often use in the present perfect?

Have

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The present perfect is very easy if you know what?

It's nearly exactly the same in Spanish!

Have you read the book?

¿Has leido el libro?

Statements then Questions

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I/never/gone/skydiving

I have never gone skydiving.

(Now ask someone if they have)

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We/not/yet/see/that film.

We haven't yet seen that film.

Now ask the next person if they have.

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My/family/live/here/since/I/born.

My family has lived here since I was born.

Now ask the next logical question.

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Recently/I/planted/a tree/my/garden

I recently planted a tree in my garden.

Now ask a logical question

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The/bananas/not/yet/turned/brown

Have the bananas turned brown yet?

Now say it it as a statement. Bonus points if you can make a sentence using the word ¨still''

Questions then Statements

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You/ever/eat/snails

Have you ever eaten snails?

Now ask a logical question or reply using the present perfect.

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Where/they/go

Where have they gone?

Now tell us where.

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How many/years/we/know/one another

How many years have we known one another?

Now answer the question.

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We/play football/rain

Have we ever played football in the rain?

Now answer the question

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You/play/piano?

Have you ever played the piano.

Now tell us something about your experience playing piano. Extra points if you can make a sentence referring to the time you started.

More fun stuff

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Your friend who only eats junk food has started eating salads and healthy food. Ask him/her about it using the word ''since''.

Hint: It's very similar in Spanish

Since when have you started eating healthy food?

Now you're the friend. Answer the question.

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How/long/you/study/Spanish? (Answer with the length of time and from what age you were)

I've been studying Spanish for ten years - since I was five years old.

(Extra points for a present simple question saying something nice about my classes!)

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How/long/you/be/Iceland?

I'm going to Iceland for two weeks. 

I'll be in Iceland for two weeks. Say something more about the trip or Iceland using the present perfect.

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I/tired/because/haven't/sleep/yesterday.

I'm tired because I haven't slept since yesterday.

Now ask a logical question.

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You've just read a book. Make a sentence saying how long it took to read it.

I've just read a book. It took me four days to read it..