“PRESENT PERFECT TENSE”
By: Sari, S.Pd
#Activity 1: warmer
Word Ball:
- Make groups
- Stand in circles
- Make a ball from a piece of paper
-One student in each group says a verb 1 and throws
the ball to another student
- The second student changes it into verb 3
- The second student says a verb 1 and throws the
ball to the third student
#Activity 2: listening
Listen to the song and complete the missing lyrics!
Song by
Title
: U2
: I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For
Fill in the missing lyrics!
I have ________________ (1) highest mountains
I have __________ (2) through the fields
Only to be with you
Only to be with you
I have run
I have ____________ (3)
I have ____________ (4) these city walls
These city walls
Only to be with you
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
I have ____________ (5) honey lips
Felt the healing in her fingertips
Burning like a fire
This burning inside her
I have ______________ (6) with the tongue of angels
I have _____________ (7) the hand of a devil
It was warm in the night
I was cold as a stone
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
I ____________ (8) in the Kingdom Come
Then all the colours will bleed into one
Bleed into one
But yes I'm still ___________ (9)
You _____________ (10) the bonds
And you loosed the chains
Carried the cross
Of my shame
Oh my shame
You know I believe it
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for (3x)
Answer:
1. climbed
2. run
3. crawled
4. scaled
5. kissed
6. spoke
7. held
8. believe
9. running
10.broke
#Activity 3: video based activity
Watch the video, then do the worksheet!
Video source:
http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/grammar
-videos/grans-adventures
Answer:
1. True or False
a. True
b. True
c. False
d. True
e. True
f. False
g. False
Answer:
2. Fill it in!
a. Been to
b. Been to
c. eaten
d. seen
e. been to
f. eaten
g. seen
Answer:
3. Fill it in!
Children write about their experiences using have or
haven’t. Then they use their own idea to write more
sentences and draw a picture.
4. Play a game!
Children play a game with a partner. They write 4 true
sentences and one false sentence. They read their sentences
and their partner tries to guess which sentence is false.
#Activity 4:
Complete this table!
Simple Form
Meet
Have
Know
Begin
Read
Fly
Stand
Fall
Cut
Be
Simple Past
Past Participle
Present Perfect Tense
Pay attention to this song lyrics!
I
have
climbed
S
have/has
Past Participle
I
have
run
S
have/has
Past Participle
highest mountain
O
through the fields
O
Pay attention to this song lyrics!
I
have
crawled
S
have/has
Past Participle
I
have
S
have/has
scaled
Past Participle
these city walls
O
#Function
1. The present perfect expresses activities or
situation that occurred (or did not occurred)
“before now”, at some unspecified time in the
past.
Example:
a. Jim has already eaten lunch.
b. Anna hasn’t eaten lunch yet.
c. Have you ever eaten at that restaurant?
#Function
2. The present perfect expresses activities that
were repeated several or many times in the
past. The exact times are unspecified.
Example:
a. Peter has eaten at that restaurant many
times.
b. I’ve been to that theatre for five times.
#Function
3. When the present perfect is used with since or
for, it expresses situation that began in the past
and continue to the present.
Example:
a. Erica has lived in this city since 1989.
b. I have known Ben for ten years.
c. We have been in class since ten o’clock
this morning.
#Forms
1. STATEMENT: HAVE/HAS + PAST PARTICIPLE
Example:
a. I have finished my work.
b. The students have finished the homework.
c. Jim has been sick since last week.
#Forms
2. NEGATIVE: HAVE/HAS + NOT + PAST
PARTICIPLE
Example:
a. I have not finished my work.
b. The students have not finished the
homework.
c. Jim has not been sick since last week.
#Forms
3. QUESTION: HAVE/HAS + SUBJECT + PAST
PARTICIPLE
Example:
a. Have you finished your work?
b. Have the students finished the
homework?
c. Has Jim been sick since last week?
#Exercise 1
Complete the sentences using the words in
parentheses!
1. (I, meet)
I have met your husband.
2. (You, learn) ___________ English since
2000.
3. (She, fly)
___________ to Tokyo many
times.
4. (She, stand)
___________ there
for two hours.
5. (He, see)
___________ snow.
#Exercise 2
Complete the sentences using the words in
parentheses!
1. (I, write, not)
I haven’t written a letter.
2. (He, finish, not) ___________ an English
course.
3. (They, come, not)
___________ home
from school.
4. (I, call, not) ___________ Irene yet.
5. (He, see, not)
___________ snow.
#Activity 4: oral activity
• Ask and answer questions using present perfect.
Example: be in Spain?
A: Have you ever been in Spain?
B: - Yes, I have been in Spain three times.
- No, I haven’t. I have never been in Spain.
1. be in England
5. be in Japan
2. be in Africa
6. be in Russia
3. be in Australia
7. be in Turkey
4. be in Singapore
8. be in Paris
#Activity 5: oral activity
• Ask and answer questions using present perfect.
Example: eat at a restaurant?
A: Have you ever eaten at a restaurant?
B: - Yes, I have. I have eaten at a restaurant
many times.
- No, I haven’t. I have never eaten at a restaurant. I
usually have meals at home.
1. write a poem
5. climb a tree
2. drive a car
6. play golf
3. eat pizza
7. read Harry Potter?
4. help poor people
8. visit Eiffel tower
The End
Thank you!