The document discusses the present perfect verb tense in English grammar. It provides examples of sentences using the present perfect tense to talk about experiences that occurred at unspecified times in the past but relate to the present. It asks students to identify whether the sentences express experiences with or without a specified time. The document also contains exercises for students to complete rules for forming the present perfect tense and defines "past participle."

1. GRAMMAR PRESENT PERFECT

2. Work in pairs and explain if these life experiences are true or false for you. I haven’t played rugby. I have eaten sushi. I haven’t broken any bone. I have met an actor / actress. I have been to more than 2 foreign countries. Images: Tina Phillips, Chaiwat, cbenjasuwan, & Idea go / FreeDigitalPhotos.net

3. Look at these sentences. Are we expressing A or B? I have eaten sushi once. Last year I broke my left leg. He’s been to Star Wars conferences all over the world. He met his wife, Holly, in 1994. A) An experience that happened some time before now but the specific time is not mentioned (because we don’t know it, or it’s not important). The experience refers to a life time that is not finished. B) An experience that happened some time before now and we know when it happened (because it’s explicitly said or because the context tells us).

4. Last year I broke my leg. He met his wife, Holly, in 1994 . Which verb tense do we use to talk about these activities? I have eaten sushi once. He ’s been to Star Wars conferences all over the world. Which verb tense do we use to talk about these activities?

5. Go to page 35 and complete the rules for the present perfect in activity 6b. POSITIVE I / You / We / They + ……………………. + past participle He / She / It + ……………………………. + past participle NEGATIVE I / You / We / They + ……………….………… + past participle He / She / It + ……………………………+ past participle

6. What does “past participle” mean? I have eaten sushi once. I haven’t played rugby. She has met a famous actress. He hasn’t broken any bone. REGULAR VERBS IRREGULAR VERBS

7. More information and practice Unit 14 : present perfect simple