Northeast school of agriculture presents perfect present tense
1. Northeast shool of agricultura
fourt fourt month
práctico english 6
oscar garcia
group: 3
estude: Ortiz Díaz Sergio everildo
2. Present perfect “have and has”
The perfect present is roughly
equivalent to the Spanish preterite.
We will see the differences in the
section on uses. Overall it is a
mixture between the present and the
past. We used it for past actions that
are important in this.
Example
Have you talked to Peter? (¿Has hablado con Peter?)
I haven't talked to Peter. (No he hablado con Peter.)
Has she gone to work? (¿Ha ido a su trabajo?)
She hasn't gone to work. (No ha ido a su trabajo.)
Exersice
Complete the following sentences using
have of has
I _____ to go play.
She ____ to go study.
I ____ to go work.
I ____ read.
3. Future tense of have to
have got "(have) indicate possession in
English, but it is important to note that
the structure of estoHave got" is often
used in colloquial language and often
short or abreviada.s form verbs is very
different.
Example
I have got a car. (Tengo un coche.)
You have got two brothers. (Tienes dos
hermanos.)
She has got a cold. (Ella tiene un
resfriado.)
Exersice
Complete the following sentences
using have got
It ___ ___a ball.
____ ___brown hair.
They ____ ___red bicycles.
4. Introduction to the passive voice
So far we have talked about the
active voice where we focus the
action of the verb in the subject.
But when we give more importance
to action and not to those who
have made, use the passive voice.
Example.
He ate all of the cookies. (Comió todas las
galletas.)
All of the cookies were eaten. (Todas las galletas
fueron comidas.)
Exersice
Complete the following sentences
using passive voice
The house___ _____
My wallet ___ ____stolen.
The car ___ stolen.
5. Present simple passive
passive sentences, the thing receiving
the action is the subject of the
sentence and the thing doing the action
is optionally included near the end of
the sentence. the action.
Example
the house is cleaned by Tom.
The car was repaired by Sam.
The work will be finished by 5:00 PM.
Exersice
Complete the following sentences using
passive
Rewrite the sentences in passive voice.
He opens the door. -
_________________________
We set the table. -
_________________________
She pays a lot of money. -
_________________________
I draw a picture. -
_________________________
6. Past perfect tense yet, already and
quantifiers
The past perfect refers to a time
earlier than before now. It is used to
make it clear that one event
happened before another in the past.
It does not matter which event is
mentioned first - the tense makes it
clear which one happened first.
Example
Astronauts had flown through space for
hours.
Had astronauts flown through space for
hours?
Astronauts had not flown through space
for hours.
Exersice
Complete the following sentences using
passive
Astronauts (fly) …………… through
space for hours.
The boys (steal) …………… the
bicycles.
They (have) …………… a long and
uncomfortable trip.
7. How much / how many / to much
They are used to ask something
quantities
Example: How many cars do you
have?
¿Cuántos autos tienes?
How much se utiliza también para
preguntar precios.
example-:How much is this car?
¿Cuánto cuesta este auto?
Exersice
Complete the following sentences
using
1We need some tea. ______ do we
need?
2We need some eggs. ______ do we
need?
3We need some paper. ______ do we
need?
4We need some money. ______ do
we need?
8. Some/any
This time we will use SOME and ANY
which are two of quantitative words
used most frequently in the English
language. Both terms mean some,
some, some, some, and generally used
when it is not necessary to establish
exactly how big or small the amount is
expressed.
Example:
There are some letters for you.
There is some sugar in the pot.
Example:
Complete the following sentences
using
We need ____ bananas.
You can't buy ____ posters in this
shop.
We haven't got ____ oranges at the
moment.
Peter has bought ____new books.
She always takes ____ sugar with
her coffee.
9. Must / might
(used to express that the action
of the next verb is a requirement
or is felt to be necessary by law,
by religious or moral rule, or by
some social agreement):
The rules must be obeyed.
used to express the speaker's
uncertainty about the possibility
of the occurrence of the main
verb):It might rain.
You might be right.
Exersice
Complete the following sentences
using
_____rain this afternoon.
I _____ not have time to go to the
shops for you.
I ______not go
10. Past simple of can
used to ask if something is
possible)
:Can that be the chairman on the
phone? (= Is it possible that the
chairman is on the phone?)
Exersice.
Complete the following sentences
using
___ she play the trumpet?
___ they write e-mails?
___ the cat climb the tree?
___ your brother draw pictures?
11. Reported speech
When we report exactly what
someone else has said, we use the
direct style. With this style what
the person has said is placed
between quotation marks ("...")
and shall be verbatim.
Example:
"I am going to London next week,"
she said. ("Voy a Londres la semana
que viene," ella dijo.)
"Do you have a pen I could borrow,"
he asked. ("¿Tienes un bolígrafo que
puedas prestarme?," él preguntó.)
Exersice.
Complete the following sentences
using
"I often have a big hamburger.“
"They live in Boston.“
"Ian doesn't invite girls to his
parties."
12. Verbs can / mustn’t have to
used to ask if something is
possible)
:Can that be the chairman on the
phone? (= Is it possible that the
chairman is on the phone?)
abreviada.s form verbs is very
different.
to express obligation or
compulsion: you must pay your
dues. In this sense, must does not
form a negative. If used with a
negative infinitive it indicates
obligatory prohibition
Exersice.
Complete the following sentences
using
this _____go any further
you ______put yourself out
we _____ give him away