Present Perfect for New Info
Fill in the blank: “The train ______ (leave)!”
The train has left!
Fill in the blank: “She ______ (break) her leg, so she can’t walk.”
She has broken her leg.
Make a sentence using “just.”
He has just left the room.
Translate: 我昨天去了动物园。
I went to the zoo yesterday.
a small mammal with reddish-brown fur
what is this?
weasel
Make a sentence in the present perfect to share new information.
The teacher has arrived.
Explain: I have lost my wallet.
I lost it in the past; now I don’t have it.
Make a sentence using “already.”
I have already done my homework.
Translate: 我去过动物园两次。
I have been to the zoo twice.
to touch someone lightly with your fingers. What is the word?
tickling
Translate into English:外面刚刚在下雨
It has just rained outside.
Change this to past simple: I have missed the bus. Explain the difference.
I missed the bus.
Focus on past time → It happened in the past, maybe yesterday or earlier today.
I have missed the bus.
Focus on now → The result affects the present: I can’t take the bus now.
When should we use yet? What does yet mean?
We use yet in the present perfect tense mainly in negative sentences and questions.
在否定句中：表示“到目前为止还没发生”。
在疑问句中：表示“到现在为止已经发生了吗？
Why do we say “Yesterday I went to the park,” but “I have been to the park”?
Past simple = specific time; Present perfect = no time, just experience.
What is the meaning of fledgling.
A young bird that has grown feathers and is learning to fly
Why do we use the present perfect for new information?
Because it shows something new that has just happened and is connected to now.
Give one example of a past action that affects the present.
I have lost my phone, so I can’t call anyone.
What is the difference between already and just?
Already: Sooner than expected, or earlier than now
Just: A short time ago
Make one sentence in the past simple and one in the present perfect with different meanings.
Past: I visited London in 2019. / Present perfect: I have visited London many times.
What does sorrowful mean? Make a sentence with it.
The movie’s ending left everyone with a sorrowful feeling.
Give one positive and one negative sentence about new information using the present perfect.
Positive: It has started to rain. / Negative: The sun hasn’t come out yet.
Translate: 我们丢了钥匙，所以现在进不了家门。
We have lost the keys, so we can’t get into the house.
Make one sentence using “already” and “yet.”
I have already eaten, but he hasn’t eaten yet.
What is the difference between “since” and “for” in the present perfect tense?
Give me some examples?
since: focus on starting point
I have worked here since 2018.
for: focus on duration/length
I have worked here for five years.
Please say five words we learned in the first week of reading
weasel ditch bungalow funeral immensely sorrowful
burrow scuttle choked splendid restless bloodhound
cultivated roaming Good gracious tame veranda tickling miserable fledgling spectacle wicked cobra dandelion