Present Perfect Tense

RECALL

Turn the verb in () into present continuous tense

1. Their form master (to speak) to them kindly
2. It (to rain) in limete now?
3. They (to build) Kinshasa roads
4. I (to look) for some money

RECALL

1. Their form master Is speaking to them kindly
2.   It’s raining in limete now… ?
3. They are building kinshasa roads 
4. I am looking for some money …

PRESENTATION

T. who always cleans the board in your classroom?

T. Is she cleaning the board now?

T. Go and clean the board (giving an order to a pupil)

T. Who has cleaned the board?

P. The teacher always asks this girl to clean the board

P. No, she is not cleaning the board now

P. I Can’t clean the board sir it’s already cleaned

P. The same pupil has cleaned the board

Announcing the subject matter

Today we will study Present Perfect Tense 

Announcing the subject matter

Today we will study Present Perfect Tense 

PRACTICE

T. Which course had you before English?

T. Is the French teacher still in your classroom?

T. Is the French teacher still in the headmaster’s office?

T. Has the secretary opened his office yet?

T. Have you ever travelled by plane?

PRACTICE

P. We had French before English

P.   No, he is not; he has just left

P. No, he has not opened his office yet

P. No, I have never Travelled by plane

An action which took place in the past; the time is not mentioned

S+have/has+Past Part

Times makers

Just: Immediately before speaking

Already: Some time before

Ever: at any time

Pupils work in groups to prepare the dialogue.

PRODUCTION

Think of a dialogue between a child and his father

A: Have you already done your homework?

B: Yes, I have just finished it.

PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

1. FORM: S+have/has +past participle

Eg: She has talked to us for a long time

Has he been so tired

The past participle in regular verbs has exactly the same form as the simple past tense.

2. In irregular verbs the past participle varies
3. The negative is formed by adding “not” to the auxiliary.
4. The interrogative is formed by investing the auxiliary and subject

USE

The present perfect is used to express

1. A recently completed action (just) you have just asked me this pen
2. Past action where time is not given or not definite, I have given instructions
3. It can be with time markers before, just, already, yet, so for…