Monday, 12 December 2022

EF45 Class 21- plan for the week, present perfect

 

EF45

 

Today’s agenda:

·      Quiz- complex sentences- adverb clauses

·      Focus for this week- review work so far

·      Begin present perfect

·      “Yoga” Read for homework

·      Listening

 

Tuesday

·      Focus on sentences and verb tenses so far

·      Continue present perfect / present perfect continuous

·      Phrasal verbs

·      “Yoga”

·      Listening

 

Wednesday

·      Focus on sentences and verb tenses so far

·      Quiz- present perfect / present perfect continuous

·      Phrasal verbs

·      “Yoga”

·      Listening

 

Thursday

·      Test- paragraph

·      Phrasal verbs

 

Friday

·      Xmas class

 

 

 

 

 

Quiz3

Write a sentence with an adverb clause for each.

Submit it to me by 12:40

1.          before      advanced

2.          because   health

3.          when        comfortable

4.          if                improve

5.          since         practice

6.          until          connect

 

 

 

What we will review this week- focus of the this week

SENTENCE TYPES SO FAR

*Simple  SV  SSV  SVV  Imperative(Command)  Interrogative(Question)

 

Compound  SV, SOBA SV.

 

Complex- adverb clauses  SV because SV.  because  if  when  until  while

 

VERB TENSES SO FAR

Simple present

Simple past

Simple future

Present progressive

Past progressive

THIS WEEK VERB TENSES

Present perfect

Present perfect progressive

 

Modals – not a verb tense, suggests past, present, future

can could might must will     be going to

 

Work to come in January

SENTENCE TYPES

Complex- noun clauses

Complex- adjective clauses

 

Appositives

Phrasal verbs– verb + preposition

Causative verbs

Parallelism

Sentence combining

Passive voice/active voice

 

What would you like to cover in class?

 

 

 

 

Verb tense – present perfect

 

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

 

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

 

PRESENT PERFECT – started in the past, continues until now

 

VERY COMMON USAGE of present perfect

 

Molly has lived in Vancouver since 1998.

has lived – present perfect

 

Molly lives in Vancouver since 1998. Poor English level

Molly lived in Vancouver since 1998. Poor English level

 

Molly has lived in East Van since 2014. High English level

I have lived in my house since we moved from Tunisia in 2018.

 

present perfect -two-word verb

 

It is good to use a time indicator with present perfect

 ‘since 1998’   ‘since we moved’   ‘since I came to Canada’

since- from a certain time

“for 10 years” “for five minutes”

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

 

DIFFERENT MEANINGS

Janet has studied piano since she was a child. PRESENT PERFECT

Janet studied piano when she was a child. SIMPLE PAST

GRAMMAR BOOK Janet had studied piano when she was a child.

had studied- past perfect -!!! Rarely used by native speakers.!!!

-         substitute simple past

 

 

 

Janet has studied piano since 2020. 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

 

 

He has been divorced since last year.

has been divorced present perfect, passive voice

 

Lucas has been lived in Vancouver since 2000. XXX

Lucas has lived in Vancouver since 2000. present perfect

-         then until now-

 

Lucas has been living in Vancouver since 2000. present perfect progressive

-         then until now, probably continue into the future-

 

I have lived in Vancouver for over thirty years. then until now

I have been living in Vancouver for over thirty years. then until now, into the future

 

How long have you been here/in Vancouver?

How long you been here? Casual fast talking, not good for writing

Have you been here for a long time?

 

I have lived in Vancouver for over thirty years.

lived- participle

 

Present                Past                       Participle

live                         lived                      lived

see                        saw                        seen

say                         said                       said

speak                    spoke                    spoken

think                     thought                thought

catch                     caught                  caught

teach                    taught                   taught

bring                     brought brot       brought

begin                     began                   begun

ring                        rang                       rung

buy                        bought                 bought

drive                      drove                    driven

think                     thought                thought

 

 

present perfect            Joe has driven since he was 16 years old.

present perfect progressive           Joe has been driving since he was 16 years old.

 

You have spoken English since you were 20.

You have been speaking English since you were 20. BETTER CHOICE

 

past perfect – had lived   I had lived in Edmonton for two years.

SECRET: Native English speakers do not past perfect very much. We alsmost almost subsitute simple past with a time indicator.

I lived in Edmonton for two years.

I don’t teach past perfect because it is not used much.

ADVICE- Forget about past perfect. You don’t need it.

 

verb forms-

present                           past                       participle

eat                                   ate                         eaten

study                               studied                 studied

walk                                walked                 walked

talk                                  talked                  talked

tell                                   told                      told

try                                   tried                     tried

paint                              painted                 painted

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  

 

buy                                   bought                     bought

drive                                drove                         driven

teach                                taught                       taught

make                                 made                         made

give                                    gave                         given

speak                                spoke                        spoken

think                                  thought                    thought

write                                  wrote                      written

fly                                       flew                          flown

ring                                    rang                          rung

feel                                    felt                            felt

 

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

 

present perfect – use the participle

 

 

-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

 

 

HOMEWORK

Try a few examples of sentences with present perfect and/or present perfect continuous for homework. Email them to me by tonight. We can share them tomorrow.

ahaley@vsb.bc.ca

 

 

 

 

 

 

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