Unit 7 71 Present Perfect Form rov/has + ed (past participle) ‘The past participle of egular verbs ends ined. There are many common regular verb. Sc the Bs on p14. Note In many languages, this use is expressed by a present tense. Bat in English, we sy: eter has been a teacher fr ten years. NOT Paeeinetanhenfeeten-feie 4 The Present Perfect expeeses 4 past action with results inthe present. tis ten a recent past action. Poskiveand negative Tre lost ny wale (I aver got ov) T "re ne) “The tats arrived, Cs outie the Jor nove) Wwervourthey | haven fies he postr brent (eters ay Ete fo a) worked ina factory ‘Te aver us ate and yr are cermin with hie. Yes “has papel caps Hestemt | ast ‘She jut had some ps now. Tre ready had breast easton Hs the posran Deca yee i IRs HL and se as got up yet ioe ay youthey teen othe United State? 2 Present Perfect and Past Simple vias | heli 1 Compare the Past Simpl and Present Perfect Past Semple Short answer 1 The Pst Sipe refers to an action that happened at a Tine you bento Eeype | Yen ea The delat met hep Hasse ever writen poetyt_| Yer she as /No, she has He did in 1882, Note ‘We anor use Ive, they he’s tin short answers. Yeuthave, NOT Hertie Use 1 ‘The Present Perfect looks back from the present into the pas, nd cexpresies what has happened before now. The ation happened at Si indefinite ime in the past. Pe met aot of famous people (before now) Sih has won swatde (i her if) ‘She's written twenty books. (up to no%) ‘The ation can continue to the preset and probably into the ote, S's lived here for vwenty eats. she ail ives hee) 2 Me reset Rex expose an expences pa of someones Ne travelled 2 loti Africa, “They've lived all vee the word. ‘Ever and never are common with thi we. Have you ever been in a car rath? [My mother has never flown i a plane, 3 The Present Perfect expreses an action or sate which began inthe past and continues tothe present. ‘Pee known Alice for sx years ow long have you worked aba teaches? ‘Note thatthe time expressions fr and since are common with this tae We use for with a period of time, and since with a pot in ‘We've lived here fr two years. (a period of time) "ye had a beat since fet the amy. (a point i time) ‘She got married when she was 22. The acto i finshed. lived in Pars fora yea (but not now). 2 Time expressions + the Past Simple last week. 1 idit | two months ago. ‘on March 22. fortwo years Present Perfect 1 The Present Perfect refers to an action that happened at an indefinite imein the pas. She as won awards ‘Shes written twenty books. “The section can continue to the present. ‘She’ lived there for twenty years (and she stl docs.) Time expressions + the Present Perfect» for twenty years ye worked here | since 1995. Since I left school We've never been to America 2 Compare these sentences, Te broken my Jeg ast year. eoke my le ast year He works as musician all his ie He hae worked as» msican all his ie ‘When bare you been to Grew? ‘When did you goto Greece? How long do you have your ca? How long have you bad your car? SIRS IRSIRS