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The Present Perfect &The Present Perfect Progressive

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How is each tense formed?FIRST

When is each tense used?SECOND

Outline

Comparisons..Third

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Present Perfect Tense

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Subject Verb (past participle)

Optional: the rest of the sentence

I have Worked since 2007.Singular:• (Maram, Fahad.. etc)• (He, She, it)

has eaten burgers before.

Plural:• (The girls..etc).• (We, you, they)

have done homework since the beginning of the term.

Affirmative Sentences

Subject Verb (past participle)

Optional: the rest of the sentence

I have not Worked since 2007.Singular:• (Maram, Fahad.. etc)• (He, She, it)

has eaten burgers before.

Plural:• (The girls..etc).• (We, you, they)

have done homework since the beginning of the term.

Negative Sentences

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Subject Verb (past participle) Optional: the rest of the sentence

Have I Worked since 2007?

Has Singular:• (Maram, Fahad.. etc)• (He, She, it)

eaten burgers before?

Have Plural:• (The girls..etc).• (We, you, they)

done any homework since the beginning of the term?

Yes/No Questions

Information QuestionsQuestion word

Subject Verb (past participle)

Optional: the rest of the sentence

WhatWhereWhoWhyWhenHow

have I done?

has Singular:• (Maram, Fahad.. etc)• (He, She, it)

eaten burgers before?

have Plural:• (The girls..etc).• (We, you, they)

studied for the exam?

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Present Perfect Progressive

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Subject Verb (infinitive)+ing Optional: the rest of the sentence

I have been working since 2007.Singular:• (Maram, Fahad.. etc)• (He, She, it)

has traveling for 2 weeks.

Plural:• (The girls..etc).• (We, you, they)

have sitting in class for 10 minutes.

Affirmative Sentences

Negative SentencesSubject Verb (infinitive)+ing Optional: the rest of the sentence

I have Not been

working since 2007.Singular:• (Maram, Fahad.. etc)• (He, She, it)

has traveling for 2 weeks.

Plural:• (The girls..etc).• (We, you, they)

have sitting in class for 10 minutes.

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Subject Verb (infinitive)+ing Optional: the rest of the sentence

Have I been working since 2007?Has Singular:

• (Maram, Fahad.. etc)• (He, She, it)

traveling for 2 weeks?

Have Plural:• (The girls..etc).• (We, you, they)

sitting in class?

Yes/No Questions

Information QuestionsSubject Verb (infinitive)

+ingOptional: the rest of the sentence

WhatWhereWhoWhyWhenHow

have I been doing since morning?has Singular:

• (Maram, Fahad.. etc)• (He, She, it)

traveling for 2 weeks?

have Plural:• (The girls..etc).• (We, you, they)

sitting ?

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When to use the present perfect?

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When is it used? P381. To talk about

situations that began in the past and continued up to now.

• I have been in the city since last May.

• Use Since/ For with it:• Since + Specific point of

time. – Since last year, since

1881.. etc

• For + a length of time.– For three years, for two

years.. etc

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When is it used? P38• Use: ever, never, yet,

still and already.2. To talk about events that happened before now. The exact time is not specified.• She has tasted SUSHI.

Past FutureNow

?

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When is it used? P38

3. To express an event that has occurred repeatedly in the past and may happen again.• We have taken two tests so far this

term.

Past Future

Now

Test

2

Test

3

Term

Sta

rted

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When is it used? P38

3. To express an event that has occurred repeatedly in the past and may happen again.• We have taken two tests so far this

term.

1. To talk about situations that began in the past and continued up to now.

• I have been in the city since last May.

2. To talk about events that happened before now. The exact time is not specified.• She has tasted SUSHI.

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When to use the present perfect progressive?

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When is it used? P46Time expressions used: • since, for, • All day/ morning/

week..etc

It expresses the duration of an activity that began in the past an continued to the present.• It has been raining all

day.

Past FutureNow

XHow long?

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When is it used? P46

When the tense is used without any mention of time, it expresses a general activity in progress recently, lately.• The students have been

studying hard.

Past FutureNow

Xrecently

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When is it used? P38

For non-progressive verbs, use the present perfect tense.• I have known Alex since he was a child.

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Simple FutureLets compare it with the other tenses….

Simple Past

Past

Pro

gres

sive

Simple Present

PRESENT PRO

GRESSIVE

Future Progressive

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Past FutureNo

w

?

To talk about past events when there’s no specific mention of time.I have met the girl.

Used when there’s a specific mention of time.I met the girl yesterday.

Past FutureNow

XTo talk about situations that began in the past and continued up to now.May has been a teacher since 2009.

Past FutureNow

X

To talk about situations that began and ended in the past.Najd was a teacher.

Past FutureNow

X X

Simple Past P43 Present Perfect

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Using the Simple Past & The Present Perfect.

Did it rain today?Yes, it did.

When did it start raining?I’m not sure but it has rained today as the ground is wet.

Simple Past Present Perfect

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Using the Simple Past & The Present Perfect.

I was 60 CM high last year. I have grown one millimeter in one year.

Simple Past Present Perfect

I was 60 cm

high.

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Expresses how long an activity has been in progress. (The duration)I have been talking for an hour.

Expresses an activity in progress right now.I’m talking now.

Past FutureNow

X

Present progressive Present Perfect

Progressive

Past FutureNow

How long?

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Using the Present Progressive& The Present Perfect Progressive.

It is raining now. It began raining two hours ago and it is still raining.

How long has it been raining? It has been raining for two hours

Present Progressive Present Perfect Progressive