Present perfect

Present perfect
Good afternoon, K12!
He started teaching, 8 years ago
in 1998.
He has taught for 8 years.
He has taught since 1998.
Form :
(+) S + have/has/ + V- ed / PII.
(-) S + haven’t/ hasn’t + V- ed / PII.
(?) Have/ Has + S+ V- ed / PII?
Use:
The present perfect expresses an action which began in the past and still continues.
(recently/in the last few days/so far/since breakfast etc.)
Have you ever eaten spaghetti ?
I`ve met a lot of people in the last few days.
I`ve met a lot of people in the last few days.
Have you heard from George recently?
I`m hungry. I haven`t eaten anything since breakfast. (= from breakfast until now)
It is used to express an action happened in the past but leaves its result in the present
`Where`s your key?` J don`t know. I`ve lost it.` (I haven`t got it now)
He told me his name but I`ve forgotten it. (I can`t remember it now)
Present perfect
The adverbs are used in p.p
a) FOR:
For is used with a period of time( for six days, for a long time)

Eg: I’ve lived in HCM city for 18 years.
(and still live there)
Tom has learned Eng for 5 years.
(now, he still learns Eng)
b) SINCE:
Since is used with a point in time and means “from that point to the time of speaking”
Eg: We’re been friends since our schooldays.
Since + clause:
Eg: I’ve worked here since I left school.
c) JUST:
shows time: “now” or “very close” with the time of speaking.
a past action has happened.
Eg: He has just left (so you’re too late to speak to him).
He has just finished homework (so he’s ready for school).

d) YET:
shows something didn’t happen before now(up to this time), but it may happen in the future.
Position: end of sentence.
Eg: He hasn’t come here yet.
Have you painted my fence yet?
e) ALREADY: an completed action
Eg: We have done it already.
He has already had lunch.
f) Another adverb to use in the p.p: as soon as, recently, still, so far,…

Beckham/ play soccer/ 1995
They/be photographers/ 2000
She/ skip/
1 hour
He/ play tennis/ last January
He/ drink/
10 minutes
Ba/listen to music/ 2 hours
He/ cook/
last week
They/eat/
3 hours
since 1995
for 2 hours
for 1 hour
since last January
for 10 minutes
since 2000
since last week
for 3 hours
MORE EXERCISE
1. Where is Tom?
I him today, but he Mary that he`d be in for dinner.

2. You ever to give up smoking?

Yes, I last year, but then I that I was

getting fat so I again.

(not see)
(tell)
haven’t seen
told
(try)
(try)
(find)
(start)
Have
tried
found
started
tried

That house empty for a year. But

they down the ‘Fof Sale’ sign,

so I suppose someone it.

You checking the accounts?

No, not quite. I about half so far.

Have
finished
have done
(be)
just (take)
(buy)
has been
have just taken
bought
(finish)
(do)

Choose the best answer

She has studied french .. 5 years.
a) since b) in c) for d) about
2. They have been students . 1992.
a) for b) since c) at d) in
3. I have . in Hai Phong city for 33 years.
To live b) live c) living d ) lived
4. He . waste paper for his school club for 5 months.
Have collected b) has collected
c) Has been collected d) Have been collected
( 5 sentences)