in Britain

GF 1

1.2 REVISION The present perfect

Luke has been at the shopping centre before. But he’s never been up on the roof.

Mo hasn’t been up the Shard yet. It’s too expensive. Have you ever visited the Shard? Emily has given Mo her number. Now he can text her.

visit visited phone phoned plan planned copy copied be been take taken give given see seen You use the Present Perfect to say that something has happened (but not when it happened).

Present Perfect often goes with the following time expressions: just, already, often, never, not … yet, before. You often explain present situation or result by saying what happened before. You form Present Perfect using have/has + past participle With rеgular vеrbs past participle is the same as the Past Simplе – add -ed to thе infi nitivе

Irregular verbs have their own Past

Participle.

It is nесеssary to lеarn thеsе forms

Unit 1: page 12, exercise 3

Present Perfect Positive Statement

I’ve visited … You’ve visited … He’s/She’s/It’s visited … (= He/She/It has visited …) We’ve/They’ve visited … The list of irregular verbs, page 135–136

Negative

I haven’t visited … You haven’t visited … He/She/It hasn’t visited …

We/They haven’t visited …

Question

Have I/you/we/they visited …?

Has he/she/it visited …

1.3 REVISION Present Perfect or Simple Past?

Mo: Oh, have you been here before? Luke: Yeah, I came with Dad a few months ago. We bought a birthday present for mum here. Mo: So, have you been up on the roof too?

Woman: We arrived yesterday evening, so we haven’t seen much yet. But we have a lot of plans.

Present Perfect:

- You want to say that something has happened. - You want to know if something has happened. With Present Perfect you never say when something happened because time is not important or you don’t know

Unit 1: page 13, exercise 4

Past Simple

- When you want to say or ask when something happened. With past simple you usually say when something happened. For example: yesterday, last year, an hour ago, in 2012

Everything clear? Then complete the two dialogues with past simple or present perfect: 1. Katie: Hannah and I … (decide) to go to that rock concert in Bath. Do you want to come with us? Daniel: No, thanks. I … (see) both bands on TV last month, and I … (not like) them. 2. Thomas: Hi Jessica. … (you/just arrive)? Jessica: Yes, I’m a bit late. … (the meeting/start yet)? Thomas: I think so. Mr Carter … (go in) a few minutes ago.

1.4 The Present Perfect Progressive

You’ve been watching TV for hours. Have you been waiting long? How long has she been going to this school? With Present Perfect Progressive you say that something started in the past and is still going on now.

The present perfect progressive

I’ve been waiting … You’ve been waiting … He’s/She’s/It’s been waiting … (= He/She/It has been waiting …) We’ve/They’ve been waiting … Have you been waiting long? Has he/she/it been waiting long? How long has he/she/it been waiting? You form Present

Perfect Progressive

using have/has + been+ Verb-ing