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?
WHEN TO USE THE PRESENT PERFECT
HOW DO WE MAKE THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE?
AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCE: subject+ auxiliar verb("to have") + past participle.
NEGATIVE SENTENCE: subject+ auxiliar verb("to have") + NOT + past participle.
INTERROGATIVE SENTENCE: auxiliar verb ("to have") + subject+ past participle + ?
CONTRACTIONS WITH THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
REMEMBER: Use the simple past, not the present perfect, to talk about a specific time in the past. For example:
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.
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:
Example: I have talked to Saray.
Example: I have not talked to Saray.
Example: Have you talked to Saray?
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
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?
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!
3 comments:
Hello colleague, I just wanted to say hello and nice blog :)
1 My name is Paula Andrea Bermudez Orozco
2 I live in Fontibon.
3 I am 17 years old
4 My hobby is listening to music; I like all kinds of music less “musica popular”
5 I chose this career because I really like languages and I like to teach
6 No, is the first time I do a blog.
7 Yes it is a new and interesting way to learn.
8 I can study by this means weekends
9 Yes of course the technology now helps us all, a great tool and a new way to learn not only English if any language.
10 yeah sure is nice and I'm learning a lot. I am very happy with the idea of the blog.
EXERCISE N° 2
1 Affirmative
We´ve sung that song already.
He has read that book already.
I have lived in Spain since 1999.
2 Interrogatives
Has she dried her hair yet?
Have they visited the museum yet?
Have we told you this story already?
Have you travelled in the underground already today?
3 Negative
You haven’t seen this film yet.
She hasn’t rung her boss yet.
They haven’t taken the boxes upstairs yet
He hasn’t heard this song before.
4 The mother asks her son: have you done his homework? The boy says no I haven´t done my homework but I have tidied my room, the mom says: why there are things in the floor? The boy says: I´ve put there to find them easily.
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