PRESENT PERFECT

Paula Andrea,
         How's it going?                             
         

Well as you already know, this project is meant to encourage the interaction between you (as my tutee or learner) and me as your tutor, in order for you to practice English and improve your English skills while using technology. However, if we want to success in this project, you must participate over the sessions and discuss about the subject matter.

* Please ask me if you have any question or need some help about the topic for this week*

Ok let's work on the topic for this week: The present perfect. However, before we start, I would like you to think about the following questions:

1. Do you know which is its communicative function? I mean, I wonder if you really know in which situations we use the present perfect.
2. What's the grammatical structure for the present perfect?
3. What are the contractions with the present perfect tense?
4.  Would you be able to give examples of sentences using present perfect (right now)?

OK, if the answer is not, do not worry, let me give you a hand with this. LET´S START with the first question.

 WHAT ARE THE COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE PRESENT PERFECT?

 

Functions of the present perfect

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 WHEN TO USE THE PRESENT PERFECT

  

Grammar of the present perfect

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 HOW DO WE MAKE THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE?

SUBJECT + AUXILIAR VERB (Have or Has) +MAIN VERB IN PAST PARTICIPLE

FOR EXAMPLE:

I have played You have played He has played We have played You have played They have played

Yo he jugado Tú has jugado Él ha jugado Nosotros hemos jugado Vosotros habéis jugado Ellos han jugado

 REMEMBER: If you want to practice and review the past participle, go to this web page and print the chart:

http://www.myenglishteacher.net/irregular_verbs.html

 AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCE: subject+ auxiliar verb("to have") + past participle.

                             Example: I have talked to Saray.

   NEGATIVE SENTENCE: subject+ auxiliar verb("to have") + NOT + past participle.

                            Example: I have not talked to Saray.

   INTERROGATIVE SENTENCE: auxiliar verb ("to have") + subject+ past participle + ?

                           Example: Have you talked to Saray?

 CONTRACTIONS WITH THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

I have               I've

You have        You've

He has             He's
She has           She's
It has                It's
John has         John's
  The car has      The car's

We have          We've

They have          They've

REMEMBER: Use the simple past, not the present perfect, to talk about a specific time in the past. For example:

* she applied for the position at the science institute last week

* NOT She has applied for the position at the science institute last week

 Andrea; you will find an audio file and a video that contain information with present perfect. Then you have to do some activities related to it, I hope you like both of them.

EXERCISE N° 1: WRITE AS A COMMENT

1. A short paragraph saying what is the video about and if you like it or not ¿why?

2. Identify the sentences in present perfect, then please write them

3.Verify if those sentences are right or wrong, correct them if necessary.

LISTENING

                                            

EXERCISE N° 2: Click on the following link and download the audio file and then answer:

1.Write 4 affirmative sentences you hear from the audio file (one with "yet", two with "already",one with "since")

2.Write 4 interrogative sentences you hear from the audio file (two with "yet", two with "already")

3. Write 2 negative sentences you hear from the audio file  (three with "yet", one with "before")
4.In the last part of the audio file there is a dialogue; Hear and write what is it about?

HOPE TO RECEIVE YOUR REPLY SOON
So long!

Hello! paula Andrea,
How do you do?

Well, I am writing this in order for you to know that this is the blog we are going to use since now to star communicating each other. However, first of all I would like to know some things about you, for example:

1 What is your whole name?
2 Where do you live?
3 How old are you?
4.What's your hobby and what kind of music do you like?
6. Why did you select this career out of many others?

Also, I would like to ask you what's your feeling about some other things such as:

1.Are you familiar with this kind of web pages (blogs)?
2.Are you interested in learning throughout this way?
3.How much time do you have to practice English using the internet?
4. Do you think that technology creates a new and different experience for students to improve their English?
5. And finally, Do you have the feeling that this is going to be a nice experience for both of us? because I really think so.

I am waiting  for yor early reply
Be seeing you!