This document provides an overview of topics that will be covered in an intermediate English class at Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE. The first unit covers the present perfect tense to talk about experiences using "have/has been" and "have/has done". It provides examples of how to use the present perfect for experiences and questions. The second topic explains how to use the present perfect with "for" to indicate a period of time and "since" to indicate a point in time. Example sentences and online exercises are provided for practice.

1. INTERMEDIATE
B1.1
SATURDAY - SUNDAY
UNIVERSIDAD DE LAS FUERZAS ARMADAS ESPE

2. ¡Welcome
to the class!
Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE Intermediate B1.1

3. Themes First Unit
Topic one
Present
perfect for
experience
Topic two
Present
perfect “with
for and since”

4. Present Perfect for
Experiences
We can use the present
perfect to talk about
experiences in our lives.
Examples
• I've been to Indonesia.
• She hasn't eaten sushi.
• What countries have you
visited?

5. How to use it
Use have or has and the third form (the past participle) of the verb.
Structure
Subject + has/have + verb
(past participle) + noun
We've ridden a horse.
I have been to America
For negatives, use not or never.
They haven't ate pizza.
I've never seen an alien!
For questions, change the order
of have or has and the person.
We often use ever in questions.
Have you seen Big Ben?
Has she ever climbed the
Eiffel Tower?

6. Learning exercises
https://learnenglishkids.br
itishcouncil.org/grammar
-practice/present-
perfect-experiences#
https://es.liveworksheets.c
om/worksheets/en/Englis
h_as_a_Second_Langua
ge_(ESL)/Present_perfec
t/Life_experiences*_pres
ent_perfect_ye846353iv

7. Present Perfect “with for
and since”
For
We can use the present perfect
with for and a period of time.
For example: five minutes, two
weeks, six years
Since
We can use the present perfect
with since and a date, day, time
or event. For example: 9 o'clock,
1st January, Monday

8. Examples
Since
• I have been here since 9 o'clock.
• John hasn't called since February.
• I have known María since 2005
For
• I have been here for twenty minutes.
• John hasn't called for six months.
• I have known María for 5 years

9. Learning exercises
https://www.spring.edu/webroom/pr
actice_g3_for_since.html
https://es.liveworksheets.com/worksh
eets/en/English_as_a_Second_Lang
uage_(ESL)/Present_perfect/Present
_Perfect*_since_and_for_te221913zd