Present perfect
1. Listen to the
five people talking about different forms of communication. Which questions
below is each person answering?
1. How many
phone calls have so far today?
2. How many
e-mails have you received this week?
3. How many
hours have you spend on the internet this week?
4. How many
mobile phones have you owned in your life?
5. How many
letters have you written this year?
6. How much TV
have you watched this week?
7. How many
books have you read this year?
8. How many
computers have you owned?
2. listen and
complete the sentences.
a) I’ve
spent------------ on the internet so far this week.
b) I haven’t
watched ----------- so far this week.
c) I’ve had
--------- in my life so far.
d) I haven’t
written ------- so far this year.
e) I’ve read
------------ this week so far.
Grammar
1. We use the
Present perfect to describe past actions that are connected to the present.
Very often they happen in a time period that is not finished.
I’ve sent about
ten e-mails (so far today).
I’ve owned three
computers (in my life)
I haven’t
written any letters (this week).
We do not say
exactly when these things happened with the Present perfect- it is not
important.
2. We form the
present perfect with have/has+past participle.
a) regular past
participles: verb+ed
I’ve watched
fifteen hours of TV this week.
b) Irregular
past participles: Made, sent, written, read.
He’s read about
eight books so far this year.
complete the
table
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+
I/you/we/they ‘--------
He/she ‘---------
|
sent
|
an e-mail.
|
|
-I/you/we/they haven’t
He/she --------
|
got
|
a text messages.
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? ------- I/you/we/they
------- he/she
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written
|
a note?
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4a) write
sentences answering the questions in the questionnaire.(work in your books).
I’ve made two
phone calls so far today.
b) Compare your
sentences in groups.
I haven’t made
any phone calls so far today. How about you?
5. Write the
past participles to complete the questions.
Have you
ever-----
a)
-------------- (write) a letter in English?
a)
-------------- (phone) the emergency services?
a)
-------------- (lose) your mobile?
a)
-------------- (forget) to post an important letter?
a)
-------------- (buy) a book online?
a)
-------------- (have) a virus on your computer?
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Note: We use
ever and never to talk about our life experience. We use ever with questions
and negative verbs and never with positive verbs.
Examples: Q:
Have you ever seen the Taj Mahal?
A: I haven’t ever seen the
Taj Mahal. OR: I have never seen the Taj Mahal.
(The two
answer above have the same meaning.i.e no experience of seeing the Taj Mahal.
However, using never is more common).
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6. Work in
pairs. Ask your partner the questions above and answer them using the following
structures:
I’ve never ----
----- written a letter in English.
----phoned the emergency
services.
I’ve written a
few /some/ lots of letters in English.
I’ve phoned the
emergency services once/twice/many times.
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