1. PRESENT PERFECT TENSE (for and since)

2. E.g.: I have studied English since last year. She has worked at the store for four years. We have lived here for more than ten years. One of the uses of the Present Perfect Tense is to talk about events and actions that started in the past and continue up to the present. PRESENT PERFECT TENSE * In this case, two signal words are used: FOR and SINCE.

3. Common mistakes: I love English! I study English for 2 years. I love English! I have studied English for 2 years. My brother has knew his friend since last year. My brother has known his friend since last year. PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

4. AFFIRMATIVE FORM Look at the chart. PERSONAL PRONOUNVERBS I YOU HE SHE IT WE YOU THEY have lived has lived have lived

5. HAVE/HAS + PAST PARTICIPLE OF THE VERB The Past Participle of the regular verbs follows the same rules of the past form. The Past Participle of the irregular verbs doesn’t follow any rules, each one is different from the other. This is how the Present Perfect Tense is formed: PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

6. SINCE is used to define a point in time when the action started. Bill has played soccer since he was 5. FOR / SINCE FOR is used to describe a period of time defining the duration of the action. They have known each other for 23 years.

7. Complete the sentences with FOR or SINCE. a)I have had a new cell phone ______ 2 months. b)Carl has studied French ______ last year. c)Peter and Susan have been together _____ 6 months. d)Leo has lived in SP_____ three years. NOW, YOU!

8. Complete the sentences with FOR or SINCE. a)I have had a new cell phone FOR 2 months. b)Carl has studied French SINCE last year. c)Peter and Susan have been together FOR 6 months. d)Leo has lived in SP FOR three years. CHECK!

9. NEGATIVE FORM Look at the chart. PERSONAL PRONOUNVERBS I YOU HE SHE IT WE YOU THEY haven’t played hasn’t played haven’t played

10. Jake hasn’t had a cold for 4 years. In the negative form, we use HAVEN’T or HASN’T. PRESENT PERFECT TENSE E.g.:

11. Olivia and her friend haven’t bought new clothes since last winter. In the negative form, we use HAVEN’T or HASN’T. PRESENT PERFECT TENSE E.g.:

12. NOW, YOU! Complete the sentences in the affirmative or negative forms according to your personal information. In the second part, complete with for or since. I ____________(study) here __________ six months. I ____________ (know) my best friend ________ I was a child. My mother _____________(work) in the same company_________ ten years now. I ____________(have) this cell phone __________ last year.

13. CHECK! Complete the sentences in the affirmative or negative forms according to your personal information. In the second part, complete with for or since. I have studied (study) here for six months. I have known (know) my best friend since I was a child. My mother has worked (work) in the same company for ten years now. I have had (have) this cell phone since last year.

14. INTERROGATIVE FORM Look at the chart. PERSONAL PRONOUNVERB I YOU HE SHE IT WE YOU THEY PLAYED? HAVE / HAS HAVE HAS HAVE

15. E.g.: Affirmative: She has played the guitar for two months. Interrogative: Has she played the guitar for a long time? Affirmative: I have known her since second grade. Interrogative: Have you known her since you were a child? In the interrogative form, it’s necessary to invert the position of HAVE / HAS used in the affirmative form. PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

16. EXERCISE Answer the questions: Have you lived in your house / apartment for a long time? Have you studied in this school since you were a child? Have your parents been married for over 20 years?

17. PRESENT PERFECT TENSE To ask about the duration of a certain event, How long is used. E.g.: How long have you lived in this city? How long has Neymar played soccer? How long have your parents been married?

18. NOW, YOU! * Talk to a friend and ask the questions below. * Have a pet? How long? * Play sports? How long? * Play an instrument? How long? * Where / live? How long?

19. CHECK! * Talk to a friend and ask the questions below. Do you have a pet? How long have you had it? Do you play sports? How long have you played it? Do you play an instrument? How long have you played it? Where do you live? How long have you lived there?