PresentPerfectTense
IhaveseenthenewHarryPottermovie./Wehavebeentothenewshoppingmall.
Shehaseatenlunch./Hehasfinishedhishomework.
Whydoweuse“PresentPerfect”[FUNCTION]
‐Weusethepresentperfecttotalkaboutanexperienceinthepast
‐Whenithappenedisnotimportant
‐Thatexperiencecanhavesomeconnectiontothepresent
Howdoweuse“PresentPerfect”[FORM]
Positive
[Subject+have/has+pastparticipleverb]
 I+have+eaten+sushibefore.
They+have+seen+thatmovie.
He+has+been+ toJapan.
Negative
[Subject+haven’t/hasn’t+pastparticipleverb]
I+
haven’t+eaten+sushibefore.
They+haven’t+seen+thatmovie.
He+hasn’t+been+toJapan.
Questions
[Have/Has+subject+ever+pastparticiple]
Have+you+ever+eaten+sushibefore?
Have+they+
ever+seen+thatmovie?
 Has+he+ever+been+toJapan?
QuickGrammarExercise‐Writethequestionfortheanswerprovided.
[1]
‐Yes,Ihavegonesnowboarding.
[2]
‐No,Ihaven’tbeentothedentistthisyear.
[3]
‐Sure,IhavetraveledinAmericamanytimes.
[4]
‐Nope,Ihaveneverriddeninahelicopter.
Contractions
Acontractioniswhenweputtwowordstogethersowecansaythemquickly.Forexample:
[Itis
It’s/Weare
We’re/Cannot
Can’t]
Withapresentperfectsentencewecanmakeacontractionwiththe“Subject”and
“have/has”
Ihave___________ Youhave____________
Hehas__________ Shehas___________
Ithas___________ Theyhave_________
Wehave________
Alsowecanmakea
contractionwith“have/has”and“not”
Havenot________ Hasnot___________
Nowchangethesesentencesandpracticepronouncingthecontractions.
[1]IhaveneverbeentoMexico.
[2]Wehavenevermet.
[3]HehasbeentotheLotteHotelbefore.
[4]Ihavenot
read“HungerGames”inEnglish.
[5]Shehasnotflownonanairplane.
[6]Ithasmadeabigmessinthekitchen.
[7]Theyhavewrittenanewbook.
[8]YouhavewonfirstprizeintheEnglishspeechcompetition.
[9]Ithinkhehassent
youatextmessagealready.
[10]DidyouknowtheyhavenotsignedupforFacebookyet?
HaveYouEverQuestions
Fillinthetablebelowwiththecorrectformsoftheverbs.BesuretoincludethePastSimple
andthePastParticipleforeachverblisted.
Present
Simple
Past
Simple
Past
Participle
Present
Simple
Past
Simple
Past
Participle
play played played see saw seen
visit drive
take eat
sleep read
write buy
fly find
send live
drink ride
have go
make lose
win finish
Makesome“Haveyouever…”questionsaboutthesedifferentsituations.
Usetheverbsprovided,youhavetousethepastparticipledon’tforget!
IfyouranswerisYES‐Tellmoreaboutit.
IfyouranswerisNO‐Tellwhyyouhaven'tdonethat.
Example
Haveyoueversleptinatent?
‐Yes,I’vesleptinatentmanytimes.
‐No,I’veneversleptina tent.
Haveyoueverdrivenonamotorcycle?
‐Yes,I’vedrivenonamotorcyclebefore.
‐No,Ihaveneverdrivenonamotorcycle.
MyVacations
Usetheinformationbelowtotellusabouthowyourvacationisgoing.Choose4thingsthat
youhavedoneand2thingsyouhaven'tdoneforeachvacation.Thentellashortstoryusing
twosentencesforeachactivity.
Example
HiMom,I’mwritingyoufromSanFrancisco.
O
‐watchaGiant’sbaseballgame X‐visitAlcatrazIsland
O‐visitChinatownO‐takeacablecar
X‐climbTelegraphHill O‐gototheGoldenGateBridge.
IhavewatchedaGiant'sbaseballgame.ItwasfuntowatchaMajorLeagueGamelive.
AlsoIhavevisitedChinatown.IatesomereallydeliciousChickenthere.NextIhavetakena
cablecar.TheyarereallyfamousheresoIwantedtotryone.PlusI have
gonetotheGolden
GateBridge.Itooksomereallygreatpicturesthere.HoweverIhaven'tclimbedTelegraph
HillbecauseIdon'tlikehikingverymuch.FinallyIhaven'tvisitedAlcatrazIsland.Thetour
thereisveryexpensive.
[1] Himom,I’mcallingyoufromNewYorkCity!

‐visit
theStatueofLiberty buysomesouvenirs
‐watchaYankeesbaseballgame‐practicemyEnglish
‐seemanystrangepeople walkuptheEmpireState
Building
[2] HiDad,I’mwritingyoufromSydney!

‐takemanypictures‐buyasurfboard
‐makemanynewfriends‐sendlotsofpostcards
‐studyveryhard‐flyonahelicopter
[3] DearMurray,
IamwritingyouthispostcardfromCanada!

‐seeabear‐rideahorse
‐swiminLakeOntario‐climbamountain
‐campintheNationalPark catchmanyfish
[4] HiMom,I’mphoningfromHawaii.

‐watchthevolcanosmoking goscubadiving
‐trysurfinginthewaves‐learnhowtopaddleacanoe
‐driveaboat‐swimwithadolphin
[5] Himom,I’mcallingyoufromRome!

‐visittheColiseum‐drinkso meredwine
‐watchabullfight‐practicemySpanish
‐eatalotofpasta‐gototheVaticanMuseum
[6] Himom,I’mcallingyoufromLondon!

‐visitBuckinghamPalace‐ridetheLondonEyeGiantWheel
‐picnicinHydePark‐practicemyEnglish
‐eatfishandchips‐gototheLondonBridge
[7] Himom,I’mcallingyoufromBrazil!

‐visitaWorldCupSoccerStadium‐seeCopacabanaBeach
‐climbSugarloafMountain trekintheAmazonRainForest
‐eatlocalBrazilianfood‐gosurfingatthebeach
[8] Nowmakesomeofyourownideas.Whereisyourdreamvacation?

‐Tokyo‐Paris Madrid‐Bombay‐Switzerland

‐Mexico‐Jamaica‐Bangkok‐Moscow‐SouthAfrica
Homework
[1]Lookatthedifferent"todo"listsfromdifferentpeople.Writeapresentperfectsentence
foreachjob.Ifitisdonethenusethepositivepresentperfect,andifitisnotdonethen
usethenegativepresentperfectsentence.
ToStudyList
ToCleanList
‐finishMathhomework
‐cleanthefishaquarium
‐writeanessayaboutahero‐putawaymycleanclothes
‐readtwonovelsforEnglishclass
 washthedishesinthekitchen
‐researchsomefactsabouttheMoon
‐pickupmydirtyclothesfromthefloo r
‐paintascenerypicture‐sweepthekitchenfloor
‐doabookreportononenovel
‐takeoutthegarbageandrecycling
‐findagoodwebsiteabouttravel makethebeds

ToStudyList:
__IhavefinishedmyMathHomework.
_________________________
__Ihaven'twrittenanessayaboutahero.
_______________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
ToCleanList:
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
[2]Finishthesecontractions.
Ihave___________ Youhave__________ Wehave________
Hehas__________ Shehas___________ Havenot________
Ithas___________ Theyhave_________ Hasnot________
WritingAssignment:
Writeaparagraphexplainingwhatyouhaveandhaven'tdonetoday.
LESSON 42 / Target Language Would like
PRESENTATION:
[1] -Focus on why we use present perfect rather than past tense with students. Explain that we want to
know some information from a past event that might have an impact on a decision or discussion we
are having in the present. When the actions happened in the past are not important.
ANSWERS: Quick Grammar Exercise - Write the question for the answer provided.
[1] Have you ever gone snowboarding?
-Yes, I have gone snowboarding.
[2] Have you been to the dentist this year?
- No, I haven’t been to the dentist this year.
[3] Have you traveled to America?
- Sure, I have traveled in America many times.
[4] Have you ever ridden in a helicopter?
- Nope, I have never ridden in a helicopter.
PRACTICE:
[1] - go over the different contractions and drill the students on the correct pronunciations of them.
ANSWERS IhaveI've YouhaveYou've WehaveWe've
HehasHe's ShehasShe's HavenotHaven't
IthasIt's TheyhaveThey've HasnotHasn't
[2] -students now find where to contract in the sentences, circle them and change them to the contraction.
ANSWERS
[1]I'veneverbeentoMexico. [2]We'venevermet.
[3]He'sbeentotheLotteHotelbefore. [4]Ihave'ntread“HungerGames”inEnglish.
[5]Shehasn'tflownonanairplane. [6]It'smadeabigmessinthekitchen.
[7]They'vewrittenanewbook. [8]
You'vewonfirstprizeintheEnglishspeechcompetition.
[9]Ithinkhe'ssentyouatextmessagealready. [10]Didyouknowtheyhaven'tsignedupforFacebookyet?
PRODUCTION:
[1] -have s/s in pairs or small groups using the “Have You Ever Questions” exercise
-students first fill out the table with the past simple and past participle conjugations of the verbs.
-point out the different between regular (ed) verbs and irregular verbs.
Present
Simple
Past
Simple
Past
Participle
Present
Simple
Past
Simple
Past
Participle
play played played see saw seen
visit visited visited drive drove driven
take took taken eat ate eaten
sleep slept slept read read read
write wrote written buy bought bought
fly flew flown find found found
send sent sent live lived lived
drink drank drunk ride rode ridden
have had had go went gone
make made made lose lost lost
win won won finish finished finished
[2] -have students in pairs or small groups using the table of verbs they have just completed.
-one student makes a "Have you ever" question for their partner and their partner answers it with
either "Yes I have" or " No, I haven't" If they answer with yes they need to add one more sentence
to explain it more in detail. And if they answer no they need to add one more sentence to tell why
they haven't done or experienced that.
[3] -have students in pairs or small groups using the "My Vacations" Activity.
-first students mark the six activities from each destination with an X=not done / O=done
-next they speak a short story about how their "ongoing and imaginary" vacation is going so far.
-they use the present perfect to introduce what they have or haven't done then add a second sentence
to describe each activity in more detail.
-then they switch and the other partners takes a turn with a new destination
HOMEWORK:
[1] -have students complete the To Do Lists with either positive or negative present perfect sentences.
ANSWERS:
ToStudyList:
__IhavefinishedmyMathHomework.
_________________________
__Ihaven'twrittenanessayaboutahero.
_______________________
__IhavereadtwonovelsforEnglishclass
._______________________
__IhaveresearchedsomefactsabouttheMoon
._________________
__Ihaven'tpaintedascenerypicture
.__________________________
__Ihavedoneabookreportononenovel
.______________________
__Ihaven'tfoundagoodwebsiteabouttravel
.___________________
ToCleanList:
__Ihaven'tcleanedthefishaquarium.
__________________________
__Ihaveputawaymycleanclothes.
____________________________
__Ihavewashedthedishes
.__________________________________
__Ihaven'tpickedupmydirtyclothesoffthefloor
._______________
__Ihavesweptthekitchenfloor
.______________________________
__Ihaven'ttakenoutthegarbageandrecycling
.__________________
__Ihavemadethebeds
._____________________________________
[2] -have students complete the contractions.
ANSWERS IhaveI've YouhaveYou've WehaveWe've
HehasHe's ShehasShe's HavenotHaven't
IthasIt's TheyhaveThey've HasnotHasn't
[3] -have students write in a paragraph form about what they have and haven't done today.
-make sure they have a good topic sentence to begin the paragraph and use linking words within
the text.