YEAR 1 ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLAIRE WALLIS THE PRESENT PERFECT YEAR 1 ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLAIRE WALLIS

REMEMBER BEFORE WE START. WHY DO WE USE THE PAST SIMPLE?

REMEMBER BEFORE WE START. WHY DO WE USE THE PAST SIMPLE? WE USE THE PAST SIMPLE TO TALK ABOUT AN ACTION WHICH STARTED AND FINISHED IN SPECIFIC PAST.

THE PRESENT PERFECT WE USE THE PRESENT PERFECT TO TALK ABOUT LIFE EXPERIENCE TO TALK ABOUT AN ACTION WHICH HAPPENED AT A NON-SPECIFIC POINT IN THE PAST

THE PRESENT PERFECT WE MAKE THE PRESENT PERFECT WITH THE VERB TO HAVE AND THE PAST PARTCIPLE HAVE/HAS + PAST PARTICIPLE A LIST OF PAST PARTCIPLES CAN BE FOUND ON PAGE 149 OF YOUR BOOKS.

THE PRESENT PERFECT THE VERB TO BE AM/IS/ARE – WAS/WERE – BEEN I HAVE BEEN TO PARIS 3 TIMES IN MY LIFE.

THE PRESENT PERFECT THE VERB TO BE AM/IS/ARE – WAS/WERE – BEEN I HAVE BEEN TO PARIS 3 TIMES IN MY LIFE. DO YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHEN I WAS IN PARIS?

THE PRESENT PERFECT NO…

THE PRESENT PERFECT I WAS BORN IN 1975 AND I AM STILL ALIVE. SO WE USE THE PRESENT PERFECT TO LINK THE TWO TIMES TOGETHER. I HAVE LIVED IN CAGLIARI FOR 8 YEARS. I HAVE VISITED ROME THREE TIMES. I HAVE WORKED HERE FOR 5 YEARS. I HAVE SEEN GLADIATOR 3 TIMES.

THE PRESENT PERFECT STRUCTURES + I HAVE BEEN TO PARIS 3 TIMES + I’VE WORKED HERE FOR 5 YEARS I HAVEN’T BEEN TO PARIS I HAVE NEVER BEEN TO PARIS I HAVEN’T WORKED HERE FOR 5 YEARS

THE PRESENT PERFECT QUESTIONS HAVE YOU (EVER) BEEN TO PARIS? YES, I HAVE. HOW LONG HAVE YOU WORKED HERE? I HAVE WORKED HERE FOR 5 YEARS.

THE PRESENT PERFECT HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO ROME? YES, I HAVE. WHEN DID YOU GO? I WENT LAST YEAR. DID YOU LIKE IT? YES, I DID.

THE PRESENT PERFECT FOR – A PERIOD SINCE – A POINT

THE PRESENT PERFECT I HAVE LIVED IN CAGLIARI FOR 8 YEARS. I HAVE LIVED IN CAGLIARI SINCE 2004.

THE PRESENT PERFECT I HAVE JUST HAD A COFFEE. I HAVE ALREADY HAD A COFFEE. I HAVEN’T HAD A COFFEE YET. WHAT DO THESE WORDS MEAN?

THE PRESENT PERFECT + JUST AND ALREADY - AND ? YET

THANK YOU claire.wallis@unica.it