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Understanding Present Perfect Tense: Usage and Dialogues

This lesson focuses on the Present Perfect tense, illustrating its use with auxiliary "have" and past participles. Through engaging dialogues, learners explore different contexts such as ongoing actions, recent accomplishments, and events that connect past actions with the present. Practical examples highlight its application in conversation, emphasizing how the Present Perfect serves as a bridge for continuous actions or a foot in the door for separate events. Improve your grammar skills with these clear explanations and relatable scenarios!

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Understanding Present Perfect Tense: Usage and Dialogues

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  1. The Present Perfect Unit 10

  2. Form • Auxiliary HAVE + Past Participle of verb • I, you, we, they have worked • he, she, it has worked

  3. Dialogue #1 A: I haven’t had a decent meal in a long time. B: That’s because you’ve been too busy to cook one. A: And nobody’s invited me to dinner either. B: You poor thing! Come over to my house tonight.

  4. Dialogue #2 A: Did you watchthe World Series championship last month? B: Yes, I did. The Giants won. A: That’s right! They have won the World Series 7 times. B: Wow, that’s great.

  5. Dialogue #3 A: Have you heardthe news? B: What news? A: Brendan’s just proposed to Maureen! B: Well, has she accepted? A: Yes! And they’ve even set a date.

  6. Compare A: Have you heardthe news? B: What news? A: Brendan’s just proposedto Maureen! B: Well, has she accepted? A: Yes! And they’veeven set the date. A: Did you hear the news? B: What news? A: Brendan proposed to Maureen! B: Well, did she accept? A: Yes! And they even set the date.

  7. Questions Brendan and Maureen got engaged. When did Maureen accept Brendan’s proposal? some time ago  recently  don’t know Brendan and Maureen have gotten engaged. When did Maureen accept Brendan’s proposal? some time ago  recently  don’t know

  8. Present Perfect as a Bridge • Uninterrupted actions starting in the past and continuing to an indefinite time in the general present • Actions may continue into the future

  9. Present Perfect as a Bridge Example: She has done yoga regularly since she was in college.

  10. Present Perfect as a Foot in the Door • Action happened in the past and may happen again at some point in the future • Actions are separate events

  11. Questions My grandfather traveled from California to New York many times. Is the grandfather alive or dead?  alive  dead  don’t know Do you think he’ll take the trip again?  yes  no  maybe

  12. Questions • My grandfather has traveled from California to New York many times. • Is the grandfather alive or dead?  alive  dead  don’t know

  13. Questions Do you think he’ll take the trip again?  yes  no  maybe

  14. Present Perfect as a Foot in the Door

  15. Present Perfect as a Foot in the Door He has changedjobs several times since he graduated. past general present future

  16. Present Perfect for Recently Completed Events • Actions recently completed that still affect or touch on the present • Present perfect or simple past can be used in situations related to the word just.

  17. Present Perfect for Recently Completed Events

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