9th grade A and B

1. AGES AND CHANGES
PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE TENSE
9TH GRADES

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How do we use it?
• We use the Present Perfect Simple to
talk about experiences. It is important if
we have done it in our lives or not. It is
not important when we did it.
Examples:
I have been abroad two times.
Anna has never broken a leg.

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PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE
TENSE

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• We use the Present Perfect Simple
to talk about an action which
started in the past and continuous
up to now.
Examples:
I have been a teacher for more
than ten years.

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• We also use the Present Perfect Simple to
talk about a past action that has the result
in the present.
Examples
I have lost my wallet. (I don't have it now)
Jimmy has gone to South America.
(He isn't here now)

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What about its formulas?
In the affirmative sentence we'll use the auxiliaries
have and has according to the personal pronouns
they use with.
For example:
I / We / You / They + have + past participle verb +
complement
I have eaten octupus.
He / She / It + has + past participle verb +
complement
She has heard about you.

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In the negative sentence we are going to use the
negative auxiliaries haven't and hasn't.
For example:
I / We / You / They + haven't + past participle verb + compl.
We haven't done our jobs.
He / She / It + hasn't + past participle verb+ compl.
It hasn't eaten its bone.

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Finally, in the interrogative sentences the
auxiliaries go before the person or subject.
For example:
(Wh)+ Have + person + past participle verb+ C + ?
Has
Have you learnt English? Yes, I have. No, I haven't.
What has she done? She has done her homework.
(This answer is an affirmative sentence)

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The Present Perfect Simple
with For and Since

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We use For with a period of time.
Some of the most common words to identify are,
•A few days
•Half an hour
•Two years.
Example:
I have had this computer for about a year.

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We use Since with a definined point in time.
Some of the most common time expressions are,
•Last year
•June 8
•I met you.
Example:
I haven't seen Julia since September.

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Let's Practice!!!

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Fill in with For or Since.
1. I haven't phoned home ______ Christmas.
2. We've been here______ nine o'clock.
3. I have worked for International House____
more than eight years.
4. I haven't visited my home town _____ I left
school.
5. I haven't been to the cinema_____ ages.

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1. I haven't phoned home since Christmas.
2. We've been here since nine o'clock.
3. I have worked for International House for
more than eight years.
4. I haven't visited my home town since I left
school.
5. I haven't been to the cinema for ages.

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6. I have studied non-stop ______ 9.15.
7. I have had a driving licence ______ I
was eighteen.
8. She hasn't had a day off ______1999.
9. Johan has been in England _____ more
than two weeks now.
10. Peter has been my best friend ______
we were nine.
Fill in with For or Since.

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6. I have studied non-stop since 9.15.
7. I have had a driving licence since I
was eighteen.
8. She hasn't had a day off since 1999.
9. Johan has been in England for more
than two weeks now.
10. Peter has been my best friend since
we were nine.

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For or Since?
1. ________ last weekend
2. ________ ten seconds
3. ________ Christmas Eve
4. ________ a decade
5. ________ I finished school
6. ________ couple of days
7. ________ my birthday
8. ________ a long time
9. ________ ten centuries
10. ________ the 70s

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1. Since last weekend
2. For ten seconds
3. Since Christmas Eve
4. For a decade
5. Since I finished school
6. For couple of days
7. Since my birthday
8. For a long time
9. For ten centuries
10. Since the 70s

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11. ________ I was a boy
12. ________ August
13. ________ the last month
14. ________ fifteen years
15. ________ the accident
16. ________ then
17. ________ we bought this house
18. ________ last month
19. ________ a millennium
20. ________ I met you
For or Since?

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11. Since I was a boy
12. Since August
13. Since the last month
14. For fifteen years
15. Since the accident
16. Since then
17. Since we bought this house
18. Since last month
19. For a millennium
20. Since I met you

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The Present Perfect Simple
vs
The Past Simple

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We use the Past Simple when we talk about
a completed action in the past, or when we
know the time period is complete.
I wrote two letters yesterday.
The Present Perfect Simple is used for
actions in the past when the period of time is
not finished.
I've written two letters this morning.

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Ago and Last are often used in the Past
Simple.
Ago goes at the end of the sentence
and Last before the main verb.
I last went to Brazil two years ago.
The Present Perfect Simple use: Already,
Yet, Since, For, Just, Ever, So far, and so on.
She's just finished her homework.

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Let's Practice, Again!!!

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1. Mother: I want to prepare dinner. _____________________ (you /
wash) the dishes yet?
2. Daughter: I _______________ (wash) the dishes yesterday, but
I _______________ (have / not) the time yet to do it today.
3. Mother: ______________ (you / do / already) your homework?
4. Daughter: No, I _______________ (come / just) home from school.
5. Mother: You __________ (come) home from school two hours ago!
6. Daughter: Well, but my friend Lucy __________ (call) when I
__________ (arrive) and I ___________ (finish / just) the phone call.
7. Mother: ______________ (you / see / not) Lucy at school in the
morning?
8. Daughter: Yes, but we ____________ (have / not) time to talk then.
Fill in the sentences with the correct tense form.

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1. Mother: I want to prepare dinner. Have you washed (you /
wash) the dishes yet?
2. Daughter: I washed (wash) the dishes yesterday, but
I haven't had (have / not) the time yet to do it today.
3. Mother: Have you already done (you / do / already) your
homework?
4. Daughter: No, I have just come (come / just) home from school.
5. Mother: You came (come) home from school two hours ago!
6. Daughter: Well, but my friend Lucy called (call) when I arrived
(arrive) and I have just finished (finish / just) the phone call.
7. Mother: Didn't you see (you / see / not) Lucy at school in the
morning?
8. Daughter: Yes, but we didn't have (have / not) time to talk
then.

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Material created and selected
by
Danitza Lazcano Flores
Teacher of English
Master in Education
and
Educational Counselor