PRESENT PERFECT

OBJECTIVE

By the end of the lesson, students should be able to understand and express ideas about daily activities using present perfect by means of different tasks.

WARM UP

GRAMMAR

                                                                Mary is looking for her key.

                                                              She can`t find it. She has lost his keys

 

The present perfect simple is HAVE /  HAS  +  PAST PARTICIPLE.

 

The past participle often ends in -ED  (finished /  decided  / lived etc.), but many important verbs are irregular (lost / been / written etc.).

 When we use the present perfect there is always a connection with now. The action in the past has a result now:

 He told me his name, but I have forgotten it. (I can`t remember it now)

Is Sally here? No, she is gone out (she is out now).

We often use the present perfect to give new information or to announce a recent happening:

 The police have arrested two men.

 You can use the present perfect with JUST,   ALREADY, and YET

 JUST= a short time ago

 Would you like something to eat?  " No, thanks, I have just had lunch"

 We use ALREADY to say that something happened sooner than expected

 What time is Mark leaving?  He has already gone

 YET=   "until now" and shows that the speaker is expecting something to happen. Use YET only in questions and negative sentences.

 I have written the letter, but I haven`t posted it yet.    

ACTIVITIES 

Read the situations and write sentences. Choose one of the following.

(Lee las situaciones y complete las oraciones. Elige uno de los siguientes verbos)

 

  Arrive         break               go up           grow           improve                lose

  

1.      Mike is looking for his key. He can´t find it. He ______________ his key.

 

2.      Mand can´t walk and her leg is in plaster. She   _______________ her leg.

 

3.      Maria´s English wasn´t very good. Now it is much better. She __________________ her English.

 

4.      Tim didn´t have a beard last month. Now he has a beard. His beard ______________.

 

5.      This morning I was expecting a letter. Now I have it.  The letter _________  

Listen the audio and answer the questions (Escucha el audio y responde las preguntas)

 Who started the circus school?

b)      When did it open?

c)      Who is it for?

d)      What is the aim of the school?

e)      Where do the young people work when they have finished their training?

f)       Apart from giving them work, what other opportunity has the school given to the young people?

Write about activities you have done in the last years, use pictures and present your ideas to the rest of the class (Escribe acerca de las actividades que has realizado en los últimos años, usa imágenes y presenta tus ideas al resto de la clase).