EF45 Class 29 present perfect verb tense

 

Verb tense – present perfect

 

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

 

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

Great! Wonderful!

 

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- two verbs- auxiliary verb plus participle

Molly and Dave has have lived in Vancouver since 1998.

 

Sarah has gone to China on vacation every two years since 2008.

 

You can find a list of verbs and participles.

 

Example:

I have lived in Vancouver since 2019.

I have lived in Vancouver from 2019. sounds ok, not as good

 

I was living in Ethiopia in 2012. past progressive

 

I have lived in Vancouver since 2022.

I have lived in Vancouver since last year.

I have lived in Vancouver for two years.

I have lived in Vancouver for more than 20 years.

I have lived in Vancouver for about 30 years.

I have lived in Vancouver for maybe 30 years.

about   around   approximately

I have lived in Vancouver since 1988.

I have lived in Vancouver for about six months.

 

I have lived in Vancouver since I was 25 years old. adverb clauses

 

 

I have lived in Vancouver since two years ago. XXX

FIX

I have lived in Vancouver since 2021.

I have lived in Vancouver for two years.

 

I moved/came to Vancouver two years ago.

 

ago- simple past, not a span of time

I moved to Vancouver for ten years. XXX

 

He studies karate. He has studied karate for 50 years.

 

play

Kai has played volleyball since he was a kid. COMPLEX-adverb clause

Kai has played volleyball since 2015. SIMPLE SENTENCE

 

be

Maria is a vegetarian. She has been a vegetarian for three years.

She has been a vegetarian since she was 13.

 

work

Shira works as an accountant. She has worked as an accountant for 20 years.

 

wear makeup

She has worn makeup since she was a teenager.

 

 

make up

Ali has made up bedtime stories for his little brother(s) ever since they were kids.

 

cook

Mary is cooking in a restaurant downtown. She has cooked there for six months.

 

sing

She is singing in the nightclub tonight. She has sung there every Tuesday night for two years. It is a regular gig.

gig- a job for musicians

gig- a temporary job, not permanent, one or two days at a time

 

We will continue tomorrow.

For HW, can you find a good list of past particles. Please email it to me. I will share them tomorrow.

 

I worked in a restaurant two years ago. simple past

I have worked in a restaurant for two years. present perfect- until now

 

I have had a lot of problems since I immigrated to Canada.

 

I am working in this restaurant since 2020. XXXX

FIX
I have been working in this restaurant since 2020.