thePresentPerfectTense&thePresentPerfectContinuousTense.PresentPerfectTense.PresentPerfectContinuousTenseTask:Form:have/has+donethePresentPerfectTensePresentPerfectTensePartA:Theboyisveryhappy.Theboy___________(catch)abird.(Connectionwiththepast:Theboycaughtabird.Connectionwiththepresent:Theboyishappy.)hascaughtLook,thewindowisopen.Ericopenedthedoorjustnow.Eric___________________(alreadyopen)thewindow.(Connectionwiththepast:Ericopenedthewindow.Connectionwiththepresent:Thewindowisopen.)hasalreadyopenedWeusethepresentperfecttensetotalkaboutthingsthathappenedintherecentpast,butareconnectedtothepresent.Summary(1):haslivedDaniel_______(live)inBeijingsincehecametoChina.(Connectionwiththepast:DanielcametoChina.Connectionwiththepresent:DanielislivinginChina.)Weusethepresentperfecttensetotalkaboutsomethingthatstartedinthepast,andisstillhappeningnow.camehaslived________________________________________pastnowfutureSummary(2):Theboysaretired.They_______________(justplay)aballgame.(Connectionwiththepast:Theboysplayedaballgame.Connectionwiththepresent:Theboysaretired.)hasjustplayedWeusethepresentperfecttensetotalkaboutactionsthatwerecompletedonlyashorttimeagoSummary(3):IwenttoEgyptin1986.IwenttoEgyptin2004.I__________(be)toEgypttwice.havebeenWecanalsousethepresentperfecttenseforrepeatedactions.Summary(4):______itever_______(snow)inHongKong?No,it_______never_________(snow)there.HassnowedhassnowedWeusethepresentperfecttensewhentheexacttimeofanactionisnotclearorimportant.Weuseitwithtimeexpressionssuchas:already,ever,for,just,lately,never,recently,since,yetSummary(5):1.Weusealreadyforaffirmativestatementsandyetfornegativestatementsandinterrogativesentences..2.Weusefor+aperiodoftimeandsince+apointoftime.3.Structuresconnectedwiththepresentperfecttense:1).Itis(hasbeen)+aperiodoftime+since-clause.2)This(That/It)isthefirst(second…)time+that-clause(presentperfecttense).3This(That/It)istheonly)…+that-clause(presentperfecttense).4)This(That/It)isthebest/finest/mostinteresting…+that-clause.Notes:Exercises:MyfriendJackhasjustsentmeane-mail,tellingmeabouthistravelsaroundtheworld.He(1)hasjustbeen(justbe)toQomolangmaBaseCampand(2)_________(see)aYetithere.Heisstillveryexcitedaboutit.He(3)____________(visit)theGreatPyramidinEgypttoo.Hesaysthathe(4)__________(love)Egyptbuthe(5)__________________(notvisit)allthepyramidsyet.He(6)____________(swim)inLochNess,butluckilyhe(7)_______________(nevermeet)theLochNessMonster!He(8)___________(dive)intheIndianOceanmanytimeslookingfortreasure.Althoughhe(9)____________(find)manysunkenships,he(10)_____________(notfind)anytreasure.___________(11)he____________(be)totheGreatWallbefore?I’mnotsure—butIhave!sawhasvisitedloveshasn’tvisitedhasswumhasnevermethasdivedhasfoundhasn’tfoundHasbeenPresentPerfectContinuousTensePartB:Form:have/has+been+doingTheboystartedhavingdinnerfiveminutesago.Heisstillhavingdinnernow.Theboy________________(have)dinnersincefiveminutesago.hasbeenhavingThemanstartedworkinginthefieldhalfanhourago.Heisstillworkingnow.Theman______________(work)inthefieldforhalfanhour.hasbeenworkingSummary1:1.Weusethepresentperfectcontinuoustensetotalkaboutactionsthatstartedinthepastandarestillcontinuing.IhavenotbeensleepingwellsinceIreturnedhome._________________________________________pastpresentnotbeingabletosleepwellI’mstillnotsleepingwell.Ireturnedhome.S...
