Present perfect with for and since in English.pptx

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1. PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE

2. FORM Affirmative Interrogative I You have work ed We have written They He She has work ed It has written Have I/you/we/they work ed ? Have I/you/we/they written? Has he/she/it work ed ? Has he/she/it written? I/you/we/they haven’t work ed I/you/we/they haven’t written He/she/it hasn’t work ed He/she/it hasn’t written Negat ive

3. USES 1. For an action that happened in the past but whose results are obvious in the PRESENT. John’s car is dirty. He washes the car. He has washed the car.

4. 2. For an action that has JUST finished. Time expression: just Marc is having lunch. He has just had lunch.

5. 3. For an action that started in the past and hasn’t finished. We bought the house in 2000. We still live in the neighborhood. We have lived here for 15 years . We have lived here since 2000 . 2000 2015 Time expressions: for, since

6. Present perfect with "for" and "since" Using the present perfect, we can define a period of time before now by considering its  duration,  with  for +  a period of time,  or by considering its  starting point , with  since +  a point in time . FOR and SINCE can also both be used with the past perfect. SINCE can only be used with perfect tenses. FOR can also be used with the simple past.

7. For + a period of time for  six years,  for  a week,  for  a month,  for  hours,  for  two hours I have worked here  for  five years. She has lived here  for  twenty years. We have taught at this school  for  a long time. Alice has been married  for three months. They have been at the hotel  for  a week.

8. Since + a point in time since  this morning,  since  last week,  since  yesterday since  I was a child,  since  Wednesday,  since  2 o'clock I have worked here  since  1990. She has lived here  since  1980. We have taught at this school  since  1965. Alice has been married  since  March 2nd. They have been at the hotel  since  last Tuesday

9. 4. For experiences we have/haven’t lived. He has flown a plane but he has never tried bungee jumping. Have you ever travelled by plane? Time expressions: ever, never

10. 5. For an action that happened in unspecified time. The children have tidied their room. WHEN???

11. Time expressions Ever Never Just Already Yet For Since How long…? So far Lately/recently always

12. ALREADY/YET I have already got dressed. I haven’t done my homework yet . Has Sarah called yet ?

13. HAVE GONE TO/HAVE BEEN TO “Mary has gone to London. I miss her so much!” (=she is still there)

14. I have been to= I have gone and come back Have you ever been to London? Of course, I’ve been to London a lot of times. It’s such an amazing city!

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