Wednesday, 18 May 2022

EF6 - 15 class- present perfect & present perfect progressive verb tense

 

Good morning, everyone.

We’ll get started at 11:00.

 

Today’s agenda:

·      Quiz#2 – compound sentence

·      Present perfect verb tense

·      prepositions

 

Thursday

·      Present perfect verb tense examples from homework

·      Go over some prepositions

·      paragraph work

·      Begin “Rosa Parks”

·      Begin complex sentences

 

 

Friday

I will not be here on Friday. I have an adult ed conference all day. There will be a subsitute teacher.

 

Monday

Holiday, Victoria Day, NO SCHOOL

 

Back on Tuesday

 

 

 

Verb tense – present perfect

 

present perfect – started in the past, continues up to now

 

perfect – doesn’t mean ‘Perfect!’, just a word

 

 

VERY COMMON USAGE of present perfect

 

Mei has lived in Vancouver since 1998.

has lived – present perfect

 

time indicator –‘since 1998’

since- from a certain time

 

Janet has studied piano since she was a child.

time indicator - since she was a child adverb clause

 

Janet has studied piano since she was a child.  complex sentence- adv cl

 

Janet has studied piano since she was a child.

Janet studied piano when she was a child.

 

 

 

Janet has studied piano since 2006. simple sentence

Janet has studied piano for two years. simple sentence

 

Janet studied piano for two years. simple past - finished

 

time indicator – since she was a child – adverb clause COMPLEX

 

                               -since 2006 – prepostional phrase SIMPLE

 

                               -for two years – prepostional phrase SIMPLE

 

 

past perfect- rarely used

Janet had studied piano for two years. past perfect- English speakers rarely use this. We substitute simple past.

Janet studied piano for two years. More authentic sounding.

 

Janet had studied piano since she was a child.  past perfect

 

Janet studied piano when she was a child.

 

 

present perfect – has studied

 

 

verb forms

 

present                           past                       participle

eat                                   ate                         eaten

study                               studied                 studied

see                                   saw                        seen

fly                                     flew                       flown

run                                   ran                         run

throw                              threw                    thrown

fall                                    fell                         fallen

lie (tell a lie)                   lied                        lied                                 

lie (recline on your own)      lay               lain  

lay (place down gently) laid                     laid  

 

https://www.gallaudet.edu/tutorial-and-instructional-programs/english-center/grammar-and-vocabulary/verbs/irregular-verb-list/

 

 

 

-present perfect – very useful

 

                     -past perfect- substitute simple past with a time indicator

 

 

 

present perfect “Carlos has taught jiujitsu to kids for the past five years in Vancouver.”

 

past perfect “Carlos had taught jiujitsu to kids for ten years when he lived in Columbia.” *Most English will substitute simple past for past perfect with a time indicator.

 

present perfect

Examples:

Yashel has played keyboard since she was 10 years old.

Yashel has played keyboard from when she was 10 years old.

Yashel has played keyboard for 15 years.

MEANING – from the past until now

 

 

present perfect progressive/continuous ‘ing’

Yashel has been playing keyboard since she was 10 years old.

MEANING – from the past until now, and into the future

 

DIFFERENT MEANING

Jasbir has lived in South Van for 10 years.

Jasbir has been living in South Van for 10 years.

 

Jun has studied English since 2006.

Jun has been studying English since 2006. will keep going

 

I played badminton when I was in high school. SIMPLE PAST – finished

I have played badminton since I was in high school. PRESENT PERFECT- until now

I have been playing badminton since I was in high school. PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE- into the future

 

 

Try a few examples for homework. Email them to me by tonight.

 

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