The document discusses how to teach the present perfect tense in English, which combines past and present actions. It provides examples of how the present perfect is used to indicate actions that began in the past and continue in the present, recently completed actions, and actions whose result is important in the present. Signal words that can be used with the present perfect are also listed, along with examples of affirmative and negative statements and questions in the present perfect tense.

1. To teach present perfect

2. Present Perfect - UsePresent perfect is combination of past and present. An actions in the past has something to do with the present.1) Result of an action in the past is important in the present (It is not important when this action happened. When we use a specific time in the past - e.g. yesterday - then we use the Simple Past.) I have cleaned my room. (It is clean now.)HasPeggy ever been to Tokyo? (Has Peggy been there or not?)2) Recently completed actions He has just played handball. (It is over now.)

3. 3) Actions beginning in the past and still continuing - mostly with since (point of time) or for (period of time) We have lived in Canada since 1986. (We still live there.)4) together with lately, recently, yet I have been to London recently. (no specific point of time) He has not written the e-mail yet. / He has not doneit /

4. Signal wordsjust, yet, never, already, ever, so far, up to now, recently, since, forFormhave/has+ past participleExamplesAffirmative sentences: I have playedfootball. I've played football. You have played football. You've played football.

5. Negative sentences:I have not played football I've not played football.You have not played football. I haven't played football. You haven't played football.You've not played football. Questions :HaveI played football? Haveyou played football?

6. Form of the Present PerfectWe form the Present Perfect with have and the past participle have/has+ past participlehas: 3rd person singular (he, she, it)have: all other formspast participle: - regular verbs: infinitive + -ed - irregular verbs: 3rd column of the table of the irregular verbs

7. Present Perfect - Statements - ExerciseI. Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Use Present Perfect.Example: I _____________ my father's car. (to wash)Answer: I have washed my father's car.1) Karen___________________ me an e-mail. (to send)2) Dave and Pat__________________ the museum. (to visit)3) I______________________ at the pet shop. (to be)4) They____________ already ________________ their rucksacks. (to pack)5) Marcus__________________ an accident. (to have)6) We________________ the shopping for our grandmother. (to do)7) I_________ just____________________ my bike. (to clean)8) Emily____________________ her room. (to paint)9) Lisa and Colin__________________ to a concert. (to go)10) My friends____________________ smoking. (to give up)

8. II. Write sentences in present perfect simple.they / ask / a question - he / speak / English - I / be / in my room - we / not / wash / the car - Annie / not / forget / her homework -

9. III. Write questions in present perfect simple.they / finish / their homework - Sue / kiss / Ben - the waiter / bring / the tea - Marilyn / pay / the bill - you / ever / write / a poem -

10. Ask for the information in the bold part of the sentence.They have talked about art at school. - Jane has got a letter. - Oliver has cooked dinner. - Caron has read seven pages. - You have heard the song 100 times. -