Bilingual Tourism

1. UNIVERSITY OF PANAMA
PRESENT PERFECT
TICS IN THE ENGLISH CLASSROOM
MADELYN MORENO
I.D. # 8-236-2585

3. FORM OF THE PRESENT PERFECT
THE PRESENT PERFECT USES THE
AUXILIARY HAVE AND THE PAST
PARTICIPLE
I HAVE FINISHED MY WORK
SHE HAS BEEN TO CHINA.
HAVE YOU SEEN MY PEN?

4. FORM: THINGS TO NOTE
• THE AUXILIARY HAVE CHANGES FORM:
• I HAVE, YOU HAVE, WE HAVE
• BUT
• HE HAS, SHE HAS, JOHN HAS

5. USING CONTRACTIONS
IN THE PRESENT PERFECT
I’VE = I HAVE YOU’VE= YOU HAVE
HE’S = HE HAS SHE’S = SHE HAS
WE’VE = WE HAVE THEY’VE = THEY HAVE

6. PRACTICE USING CONTRACTIONS
WE HAVE JUST SOLVED THE PROBLEM.
We’ve just solved the problem.
SHE HAS NEVER BEEN TO FRANCE.
She’s never been to France.
THEY HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR 5 YEARS.
They’ve been married for 5 years.
YOU HAVE SEEN THAT MOVIE.
You’ve seen that movie.

7. THINGS TO NOTE
• THE PAST PARTICIPLE IS FORMED
• IN REGULAR VERBS, BY ADDING -ED
• IN IRREGULAR VERBS, THE WHOLE FORM
CHANGES
• SEE, SAW, SEEN
• DO, DID, DONE
• EAT, ATE, EATEN

8. INDEFINITE TIME IN THE
PAST
FOR
DURATION OF AN ACTION OR
STATE FROM PRESENT TO SINCE
PAST

9. TIME SIGNALS FOR INDEFINITE TIME
JUST NO TIME SIGNAL
recently
ALREADY
ever
YET
LATELY

10. EXAMPLES OF INDEFINITE TIME
You have seen that movie.
He has just finished his project.
The books have not arrived yet.
They have already eaten lunch.
I have never met her husband.
Have you ever tasted sushi?

11. EXTRA PRACTICE WITH INDEFINITE
TIME
• Excuse me, but have we met (we meet) ? You
look familiar.
• I’m not hungry. I ‘ve just had (just have) lunch.
• How many people have you (you invite) to
the party?
• Can you let me in? I ‘ve forgotten (forget) my key.

12. DURATION OF TIME
• Use for an action, event, or state that started
in the past but continues (or can continue)
into the present
– Used most often with
• for I’ve been on the phone for 10
• minutes.
• since I’ve been on the phone since 8 o’clock.
• How long have I been on the phone?
how long

13. DURATION OF TIME –TIME
SIGNALS
10 o’clock this
morning
for
since
Tuesday
years
A long time
…the past year
so far
…many years

14. USING FOR AND SINCE
• Use for
– With an amount (length) of time
– …for a year …for 3 hours
– …for 2 days …for a long time
• Use since
– With a specific moment in time
– …since 1995 …since I woke up
– …since last Tuesday …since 8 a.m.

15. DURATION OF TIME EXAMPLES
I’ve known her for many years.
She has been waiting here for over an hour.
 They have been in Canada for the past ten years.
He has owned his home since 1995.
She has taught here for many years.
She has not seen him in ages.

16. PRACTICING THE PRESENT PERFECT
I have been (wait) for the bus for 20
waiting minutes!
What (do) to my hair? It’s awful!
have you
done
I can’t go to the party with you. I
haven’t
( finish) my homework. finished
Where is Marc? He (go) shopping for
Food. ‘s gone
have you
How long (you work) here?
worked

17. PRACTICE PRESENT PERFECT
WITH FOR AND SINCE
James has not seen his brother ten years. for
We have had an Internet connection last September.
She has had that cough 2 weeks.
Louis has played the piano he was a child. for
I haven’t seen Claire she graduated.
I have not slept well last Friday. since
since
since
since