PRESENT PERFECT AND PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

PRESENT PERFECT VS PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS Present Perfect - Ongoing action / state - Recently completed events - Time unknown / not specified Present Perfect Continuous - Ongoing action / state

PRESENT PERFECT  Subject + have/has + Verb 3 …  I have finished my homework. (recently completed)  She has been to Japan. (time unknown)  They have studied English for 5 years. (ongoing)

IMPORTANT VOCABULARY  Ever?  Never  Yet?  Yet  Just  Already  How long  For  Since

PRESENT PERFECT – ALREADY, JUST, YET  Have + subject + Verb 3 ….. Yet?  Subject + haven’t / hasn’t + Verb 3 …… Yet.  Subject + have / has + already + Verb 3 ….  Subject + have / has + just + Verb 3 ….

PRESENT PERFECT – Q & A ABOUT HOMEWORK  …………...homework………....yet?  Yes, ……………….…………….. (just)  Yes, …………………………… (already)  No, ……………………………………(yet)

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS SUBJECT + HAVE/HAS + BEEN + VERB+ing …. for/since …. Ihave been learning Japanese for 5 years. I have beenlearningJapanese since She has been working in Bangkok for 10 years She has been working in Bangkok since she graduated.

HOW LONG HAS JACK BEEN WORKING AT PIZZA HUT? 1, HE HAS BEEN ………..SINCE…… 2, HE HAS BEEN ………..SINCE….. 3, HE HAS BEEN …………FOR…… Jack started work at Pizza Hut after he left university (2002)

JENNY STARTED RIDING HORSES WHEN SHE WAS IN SCHOOL (1996) How long has Jenny been riding horses? 1, She has been ………..since…… 2, She has been ………..since….. 3, She has been …………for……

CASPER STARTED SCARING CHILDREN 100 YEARS AGO How long has Casper been scaring children? 1, He has been ………..since…… 2, He has been …………for……

SUE: GOLF 6 MONTHS

JUDE: SURFING 12 YEARS

ARCHEOLOGIST S: WORK IN EGYPT 150 YEARS

MR & MRS SMITH: MARRIED 2005

CRAZY GUY SELLING FLOWERS: 1 WEEK

GIRL WITH PINK HAIR: WAIT FOR THE TRAIN 6 HOURS

M2EP- PRESENT PREFECT TENSES