PRESENT PERFECT TENSE IN ENGLISH

Hi UP2i students,

To follow up from this morning's lesson on using the PRESENT PERFECT TENSE in English.


Remember - to make the Present Perfect Tense,
we use the auxiliary verb (helping verb) TO HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE (Verb 3)


We looked at 3 different ways we use the Present Perfect Tense:

1) TO TALK ABOUT EXPERIENCE


e.g. I have been to Beijing.
http://elicos2b.blogspot.com/2009/10/hi-everyone-this-week-we-have-looked-at.html



2) TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED IN THE PAST, BUT CONTINUES TO THE PRESENT

e.g. I have studied at ELI in Melbourne for 3 months.



3) TO TALK ABOUT THE RECENT PAST

e.g. Jon has cut his finger! Quickly, get a bandage for him!

http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/presperf3a.html

Exercises
http://www.grammar.cl/Games/Past_Participles.htmhttp://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/pperf2.htm

Uses of the Present Perfect

http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verb-tenses_present-perfect_u.htm

- Quizzes

http://www.better-english.com/grammar/presentperfect1.htm http://www.eclecticenglish.com/grammar/PresentPerfect1A.html

- In the S.A.C. - Go to Programs – Tense Busters

- Go to ELICALL – Students – Grammar (there are many good websites to help you practice the Present Perfect)

Of course, to form or make the present perfect, you need to know your past participle forms of verbs. Here are some fun ways to practice/revise/learn past participle forms in English.

Gamehttp://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/englishfile/elementary/i_games/gotoschool/games_gts02Irregular Past Participles

Gamehttp://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/englishfile/upperint/j_games/gotoschool/nef_upper_games_gts01/#Past Participle

Also, here is a great song which uses the present perfect to talk about experience:
http://elicos2b.blogspot.com/2009/10/queen-we-are-champions.html



Enjoy and Good Luck!

Cheers,
Josephine