Present Perfect (10 класс)

What do you need
the Present Perfect for ?
to tell what you have done recently/ lately.
to tell what you have just or already done.
to tell what you have never/ ever done.
to tell what you have done so far/ up to now.
to tell what you have done today/ this week/ this month/ this year.

How can you form
the Present Perfect?

Just ,yet,already,ever,never
Just often emphasises the idea of close to the present
I've JUST spoken to Jane. She's not going to join us for supper tonight.

Just ,yet,already,ever,never
ALREADY (aff, int)
Already suggests that something has happened sooner than expected and again is linked with present time and therefore the present perfect:
Do you want me to make the salad for supper tonight? ~ I've already made it. It's on the table.

Just ,yet,already,ever,never
YET. (NEG. INT)
I don't think you've met Rachel yet, have you? ~
No, I haven't. I've met a lot of your friends from work, but I've not met Rachel yet.
~ She's absolutely lovely. I'm sure you'll like her

Just ,yet,already,ever,never
NEVER, EVER
Have you ever driven a car with manual drive?
~ No, I never have. I've always driven cars with automatic drive.

OTHER EXPRESSIONS
FOR
SINCE
SO FAR
RECENTLY
TODAY
THIS MONTH

I have lived in my hometown for 30 years.

Have you ever been to France?

Why don’t you try some exercises?

Choose the correct answer.
Peter ........never watched „Maja bee”.
A) had
B) have
C) has
D) none of these
Peter ........ has never watched „Maja Bee”.
Congratulations!

Try the next question.
....you ever smoked?
A) has
B) do
C) have
D) none of these
Have you ever smoked?
Good!

Choose the correct answer again.
She hasn’t ..........the dinner already.
A) cooks
B) cooked
C) make
D) none of these
She hasn’t cooked the dinner already
Very well!

Choose the correct answer.
..........you ever ......... your head ?
A) have..........lost
B) do............lose
C) did...........lose
D) none of these
Have you ever lost your head ?
Right again!

Choose the best answer again !
Tom and Arthur ........................a dog so far.
A) don’t buy
B) hasn’t bought
C) haven’t bought
D) didn’t buy
Tom and Arthur haven’t bought a dog so far.
Excellent!

Present perfect continuous

PRESENT CONTINUOUS/PROGRESSIVE
We use the present perfect continuous, however, there is usually a suggestion that the activity is not yet completed
My brother has been painting my house

FORM
{has/have + been + present participle}
Examples:
You have been waiting here for two hours.
Have you been waiting here for two hours?
You have not been waiting here for two hours.

USE 1 Duration from the Past Until Now
We use the Present Perfect Continuous to show that something started in the past and has continued up until now. "For five minutes," "for two weeks," and "since Tuesday" are all durations which can be used with the Present Perfect Continuous.

Examples:
They have been talking for the last hour.
She has been working at that company for three years.
What have you been doing for the last 30 minutes?
James has been teaching at the university since June.
We have been waiting here for over two hours!
Why has Nancy not been taking her medicine for the last three days?

USE 2 Recently, Lately
You can also use the Present Perfect Continuous WITHOUT a duration such as "for two weeks." Without the duration, the tense has a more general meaning of "lately." We often use the words "lately" or "recently" to emphasize this meaning.

Examples
Recently, I have been feeling really tired.
She has been watching too much television lately.
Have you been exercising lately?
Mary has been feeling a little depressed.
Lisa has not been practicing her English.
What have you been doing?

REMEMBER Non-Continuous Verbs/ Mixed Verbs
It is important to remember that Non-Continuous Verbs cannot be used in any continuous tenses. Also, certain non-continuous meanings for Mixed Verbs cannot be used in continuous tenses. Instead of using Present Perfect Continuous with these verbs, you must use Present Perfect.

Examples:
Sam has been having his car for two years. Not Correct
Sam has had his car for two years. Correct

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
My hands are dirty. i´ve been repairing the car for 3 days
Look at you!!!. You´re sweating.How long have you been dancing?

Time expressions
FOR./SINCE
They´ve been playing tennis since 2 o´clock
HOW LONG….?
How long have you been reading books?
OTHERS
Mary is still writing letters.she´s been writing letters all day