I HAVE BEEN A CADET SINCE 2011

UN
UN
IT
IT
2
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Ive already finished
high school.
Ive played basketball
since 2005.
I havent traveled to
Europe yet.
I have been a good
cadet for 4 years

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WORKSHOP
Listen to the music and complete
___my photo of the wall
If it just ____ ____ for you
'cause all that's left ____ _____ away
And there's nothing there for you to _____

Write the lines correctly

back Give my me of view point ______________________________
'Cause can't I for think you just ______________________________
hardly I hear can say you __________________________________
choose I what you do should well __________________________

Have you ever listened to Jet?

GRAMMAR FOCUS
We use Present Perfect when there is a connection with the past and with the present.
There are basically three uses:

Experience
I have seen Fast & Furious.
He has lived in Ayacucho.
We havent played baseball.
Have you been to the USA?

Change or new information

I have bought a car
Past
Present
Future
+
Last week I didnt have a car.
Now I have a car.
Lieutenant Janssen has broken his leg.
Past
Present
Future
+
Yesterday he had a good leg.
Now he has a bad leg.
The police have arrested the crook.
Past
Present
Future
+
Yesterday the killer was free.
Now he is in jail.

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Continuing action.- This is a state (not an action). We usually use since and for
with this structure.

You have been a cadet since 2011.

How long have you known your best friend?
She has been ill for 2 days.
He has worked in a Police Station since he left Police Academy.
They havent called me for 6 months.

For

Since

A period of time
20 minutes

A point in past time

January

Complement

He/She/IT

Discover the structure of Present Perfect

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Interrogative

Short answers
Positive
Negative

Exercises
I.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

Write SINCE or FOR

______ a very long time
______ three weeks
______ my birthday
______ I left school
______ September

II. Complete FOR or SINCE

a. I have been a teacher ____ 30 years.
b. Bob has worked in that import export company ____ he was thirty.
c. I have studied English ____ four years.
d. My parents have been married ____ twenty years.
III. Rewrite the following sentences using SINCE or FOR and the verb provided.
You may have to change some of the words, but keep the same meaning.
Ex: Bill and Rita got married twenty years ago.
Bill and Rita have been married for twenty years. (BE)
1. Jordan moved into this apartment in 2005.
________________________________________________________ (LIVE)
2. Ellen and Rose met each other 40 years ago.
________________________________________________________ (KNOW)
3. The teacher came to school at 8:00 this morning.
________________________________________________________ (BE)
4. Robie grew a beard six months ago.
________________________________________________________ (HAVE)
5. Dennis bought his car four years ago.
________________________________________________________ (OWN)
6. Maria started to wear glasses when she was five years old.
________________________________________________________ (WEAR)

IV.

Make sentences using FOR or SINCE

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Ex. How long have you studied German? (2004)

I have studied German since 2004.

a. How long have you lived in Lima? (five years)

____________________________________________________________________
b. How long have you played volleyball? (two years)
____________________________________________________________________
c. How long has Helen known Paul? (February)
____________________________________________________________________
d. How long has Jim been on holiday? (Saturday)
____________________________________________________________________
e. How long have you known each other? (three years)
____________________________________________________________________
f. How long has your sister had a headache? (this morning)
____________________________________________________________________
g. How long have Mr. and Mrs. Gonzales been married? (2005)
____________________________________________________________________
h. How long have you owned that car? (three and a half years)
____________________________________________________________________
i. How long has Steven owned his house? (2008)
____________________________________________________________________
j. How long have you been interested in technology? (many years)
____________________________________________________________________
k. How long have there been satellites in space? (1957)
____________________________________________________________________
l. How long has Maria been interested in photography? (she studied it in college)
____________________________________________________________________
m. How long has Louise been the manager of the store? (several years)
____________________________________________________________________
V.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

Complete with a suitable verb in the present perfect

My roommate ______________ to London twice.
We ___________ our classmate yet.
There ________ an accident in the motorway this morning.
Our French teacher _________ us a lot of homework this weekend.
_____________ your duty, Ensign Torres?

VI. Choose the correct question for these answers

a. A: _______________________________
B: Yes, Ive been in London twice.
b. A: _______________________________
B: No, he hasnt. Hes still doing it.
c. A: _______________________________
B: Yes, but I dont like it.
d. A: _______________________________
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B: No, I havent.
VII. Complete the sentences with a present perfect and match with the pictures.
a. Lucy ___________(have) her hair done this morning. Shes been to the hairdressers.
b. My father _________(work) in a factory for several years.
c. Agnes ____________(become) a very famous dancer. Shes been on some TV
shows.
d. I _________________(never try) strawberry ice-cream. I dont think I like it.
e. Peter __________ (sell) his old car because he wants to buy a new one.
f. ___________(see) Davids new yatch? Its wonderful.

LISTENING ACTIVITY
Listen the song and write and select the correct word. Enjoy the song

Grammar

note 1:
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Ive just .

Where is Captain Benavides?

Are you hungry?

He has just gone out.

No, I have just eaten cookies.

Ive already

What time does the English exam start?

It has already started.
Have you seen that film?
I have already seen it.
What time is Major Perez coming? He has already arrived.
VIII. Rewrite the sentences adding (already/just)
1. I have eaten sushi before.(already)
____________________________________________________________
2. They have seen this movie.(already)
____________________________________________________________
3. We have met your teacher.(just)
____________________________________________________________
4. My daughter has lost her purse.(just)
____________________________________________________________
5. Your son has broken his arm.(just)
_____________________________________________________________
Grammar note 2:
I havent yet.

Is Victor here?
What is this book about?

No, he hasnt arrived yet.

I dont know. I havent read it yet.

Have you yet?

Have Sam and Carol arrived yet?

Has Dave started his new job yet?
IX.

No, not yet .

No, he starts in June?

Match the questions on the left with the answers on the right.

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X.

Put the words below in the correct order to make grammatically correct
sentences. (Each sentence is in present perfect)
Ex. week
I
flu
had
the
since have last
I have had the flu since last week.
1. finished

They

yet

homework

their

havent

___________________________________________________________________
2. time divorced
She
for
been long
a
has
___________________________________________________________________
3. lesson
already that has
teacher
taught The
___________________________________________________________________
4. Edith
child since glasses
was
a
won
has
she
___________________________________________________________________
5. since
She
at
broke work hasnt her
been leg
she
___________________________________________________________________
6. their new puppy
very happy
The children they have since got been
___________________________________________________________________
Grammar note 3:
Have you ever ?

Have you ever made dinner for your parents? Yes, Ive made it.
Have they ever been to the jungle?
No, I havent.
XI.

Practice using the present perfect tense by asking questions beginning with
Have you ever?. Use the words provided to make your questions.
Ex. you/ever/be/in France
Have you ever been in France?
Then answer each question using either a positive or negative reply.
Ex. Have you ever been to France?
Yes, I have. Ive been there several times or No, I havent.
1. your father/ever/make/dinner for your mother_______________________________
____________________________________________________________________
2. you/ever/find/a lot of money on the street___________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
3. the baseball team/ever/win a championship game____________________________
____________________________________________________________________
4. the actress/ever/forget her lines__________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
5. the policeofficer/ever/shoot anyone________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
6. the politician/ever/break his promises______________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
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XII. Do the following exercises

XIII. Choose the correct option:

a) We
__ have never meet a famous person before.
__ have never met a famous person.
__ has never meeting a famous person

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b) a biography?
__ Have you ever read
__ Have you ever readed
__ Have you ever red
c) Our parents
__ hasnt decided where to go on holidays yet.
__ havent decided where to go on holidays yet.
__ havent decided where to go already on holidays.
d) My best friend
__ has lived here for three years.
__ have lived here for three years.
__ s live here since three years.
e) Who
__ s written this composition?
__ have wrote this composition?
__ ve wrotten this composition?

WRITING ACTIVITY
MRS. TONNERS DAY SCHOOL SCHEDULE
8:30
9:00
10:00
11:00
11:30 12:15
1:00
2:00
3:00
Arrive
Take
Meet
Teach
Write
Eat
Meet
Take
Read
at
attendance with the Spanish rrepor lunch, with students students
school
teach
principal
class
t cards go for Joes
to the
essays
French
a
parents library
Go
class
walk
home at
4:00
Read the schedule above and make 10 sentences using ALREADY and YET. Assum it
is now 12:00.
Ex. Mrs. Tonner has already taken attendance.
1. ___________________________________________________________________
2. ___________________________________________________________________
3. ___________________________________________________________________
4. ___________________________________________________________________
5. ___________________________________________________________________
6. ___________________________________________________________________
7. ___________________________________________________________________
8. ___________________________________________________________________
9. ___________________________________________________________________
10. ___________________________________________________________________
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READING COMPREHENSION

Read the text above and decide if the sentences are TRUE or FALSE.
1. She has played more than a thousand games.
____
2. Shes not very famous
3. She is from Europe.
____
4. Nowadays, she doesnt play in the major international competitions.
____
Read the answers and write the correct question for each of them..
1. _______________________________________
She was born in Germany.
2. _______________________________________
She has won 889 games.
3. _______________________________________
She learned to play it when she was very young.
4. _______________________________________
Yes, she has. Because of that she stopped playing in the major international
competitions.
Word Pyramid! Read the text and find.
1. A verb in the past form:
______
2. Two adjectives:
3. Three nouns:

______
_______

____

_____
______

______

SPEAKING ACTIVITY
Interview your classmates. Use the words provided below to ask questions
with the present perfect tense. Write the last name of the classmate who gives
you a yes answer.
Ex. (ever/see/the Colca canyon)
Have you ever seen the Colca canyon? Yes, I have.
__Mary__
1. (move/to a new house or apartment/recently)
_________
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2. (ever/have/a pet bird)

_________

3. (receive/a gift/in the past week)

__________

4. (read/a good book/ this month)

__________

5. (ever/go to a hospital/ in an ambulance)

__________

6. (ever/ have your name/ in the newspaper)

___________

7. (ever/win/money/in a lottery)

___________

8. (ever/sleep/in a tent)

___________

9. (ever/meet/a famous person)

___________

10. (ever/see/a ghost)

___________

11. (ever/lose/your wallet)

___________

12. (have/a cold/this month)

___________

13. (ever/swim/in the ocean)

___________

14. (wear/glasses/for more than ten years)

___________

15. (ever/go fishing)

___________

16. (live/in this city/for more than five years)

____________

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PAST PARTICIPLES BINGO

Instructions: Choose 24 verbs from the list below and write
the past participle of each one in any space on your bingo.
Mix them up. Do not write them in the same order as the list.
(This will ensure you all have a different card.) Your teacher
will call out certain past participles. If you have one, cover it
with any marker your teacher gives you. When you have one
line any way covered, shout BINGO. (You must have the
correct past participle under each marker in order to win)

Become
break

begin

bet

bite

blow

Bring
cost

build

catch

choose come

Cut
drive

dig

do

draw

drink

Eat

fall

feel

fight

find

fly

Forget

freeze

go

grow

hide

hit

Hang
hold
Hurt
lose

get

have
keep

Make
ring

mean

Read

ride

give
hear

know

leave

meet

pay

quit

run

see

sell

send

sink

sit

sleep

Shake

shoot

shut

Speak
swing

spend

stand

stick

teach

tell

Swim
throw

take

Wake
understand

wear

ley

win

sweep
think

write
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PRACTICE FOR YOUR QUIZ

Complete the blanks using present perfect

Read
carefully the
dialogue
and answer
the
questions
Kate:
Have
you
ever been in
Cusco?
Sophie:
Cusco? No I
ve
never
gone there.
Have you?
Kate: Yes.
In fact Ive just come back from there. Im doing some work there and Ive
spent at least six weeks there in the last year.
Sophie: That sounds fabulous. Have you gone up to the top of Macchu Picchu?
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Kate:

No, I havent yet. I havent been in Sacsayhuaman either. Ive just had to work
so hard. However I have taken dinner at Don Antonio and seen a Peruvian
show.

Has Sophie been in Cusco?

_______________________________
Has Kate been in Sacsayhuaman?
_______________________________
Has Kate taken dinner at Don Antonio?
_______________________________
Has Sophie seen a Peruvian show?
_______________________________
Has Sophie asked about Macchu Picchu?
_______________________________

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