5b © educational publishing house ltd unit 4 teacher’s day present perfect tense

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Unit 4Unit 4

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Present Perfect Present Perfect TenseTense

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We use the present perfect tense to talk about something that started in the past and continues to the present.

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We use has or have to talk about something in the present perfect tense.

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Example 1a

2011NOW

20102009

Mr Fisher has been a teacher since 2010.

be a teacher


Example 1b

2011NOW

20102009

Mr Fisher has been a teacher for one year.

be a teacher


Example 2a

2011NOW

20082007

no cats 2 cats 2 cats

Katie has kept the cats since 2008.

keep the cats


Example 2b

2011NOW

20082007

no cats 2 cats 2 cats

Katie has kept the cats for three years.

keep the cats

Children, Children,

now it’s your now it’s your turn.turn.



The girls have been at the funfair since nine o’clock.

Question 1a

2.00 p.m.

NOW9.00 a.m.8.00 a.m.

home funfair funfair

since

be at the funfair


The girls have been at the funfair for five hours.

Question 1b

2.00 p.m.

NOW9.00 a.m.8.00 a.m.

home funfair funfair

for

be at the funfair


Question 2a

9 yrs old

NOW3 yrs old1 yrs old

no dollreceived

doll

since

Lily has had the doll since she was three years old.

have the doll


Question 2b

9 yrs old

NOW3 yrs old1 yrs old

no dollreceived

doll

for

Lily has had the doll for six years.

have the doll


Question 3a

2019

NOW20102007

since

1st piano lesson

Katie has played the piano since 2010.

play the piano


Question 3b

2019

NOW20102007

for

1st piano lesson

Katie has played the piano for nine years.

play the piano

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