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(Mod 1) Lesson 1 - Present Perfect

The document provides information about the present perfect tense in three paragraphs: 1) It defines the present perfect as a verb form used to indicate past or ongoing actions, and provides its structure of subject + to have + past participle + complement. 2) It gives examples of how to use the present perfect to talk about unfinished time periods like "today" and "recently". 3) It discusses using the present perfect to talk about actions that began in the past and continue in the present, actions that happened in the past but still have present effects, actions that occurred at an imprecise time, and things that have never happened.

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(Mod 1) Lesson 1 - Present Perfect

The document provides information about the present perfect tense in three paragraphs: 1) It defines the present perfect as a verb form used to indicate past or ongoing actions, and provides its structure of subject + to have + past participle + complement. 2) It gives examples of how to use the present perfect to talk about unfinished time periods like "today" and "recently". 3) It discusses using the present perfect to talk about actions that began in the past and continue in the present, actions that happened in the past but still have present effects, actions that occurred at an imprecise time, and things that have never happened.

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TRUEBLUE ENGLISH

INTERMEDIATE LEVEL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


MODULO 1

Present Perfect: How it works


“ I’ve eaten five apples today! ” = have – ‘ve

“ I’ve eaten today…”

Three Questions:
1- What’s this verb?
2- What does it mean?
3- How do we make it/use it?

(1) A form of a verb that is used to indicate a past or


ongoing action and that can be used like an
adjective.

(2) What it means and how we use it in a phrase.


Present Perfect Structure: S + To Have + Past Participle + C

Example verbs:
EAT - ATE - EATEN - IRREGULAR
WANT - WANTED - WANTED - REGULAR

(3) There are four easy ways to use it correctly

First one – Use the Present Perfect to talk about a time


period which hasn’t finished yet.
Example:
“ I’ve eaten twice at lunch, today! ”

“When we use an
unfinished time
Is today finished?
period we often use
Present Perfect!”

“ I’ve spoken to her several times! ”

Recently

“ We’ve finished all our job on this week. ”

“She’s never been to Orlando. ” = is


in her life

Unfinished time

Comparison:
“ I’ve spoken to her several times recently. ”

“ I spoke to her a long time ago. ”

Finished time period


LIST OF PARTICIPLE VERBS
EXERCISES
Write 10 phrases in the Present Perfect Tense with Irregular
and Regular Verbs.

I’ve never been to another country.


I Haven’t seen my friend Bruno for 2 years
My Mother has been sick since october
My Girlfriend has never eaten sushi
We’ve Just arrived from our trip.

I’ve worked as Engineer for 2 years


I’ve lost a lot of weight recently.
My family has lived in Vinhedo Since 1985
I’ve Studied English for 1 year
I’ve been working in ascent for two years.
 Ações que acabaram de acontecer
 I’ve just seen him on the corner.  – Eu acabei de vê-lo na esquina.
 I’ve just lost five bucks. – Acabei de perder seis reais.

Ações que começaram no passado e ainda


acontecem no presente
 They have studied a lot for the exams. – Eles têm estudado muito para
os exames / Eles estudaram muito para os exames – aqui, o que
importa, não é quando eles começaram a estudar, mas sim que eles
começaram a ação no passado e continuam fazendo isso no período
presente.
 She has worked in the same place for the last seven years. – Ela trabalha
no mesmo lugar há 7 anos. / Ela vem trabalhando no mesmo lugar
pelos últimos 7 anos. – Ela começou a trabalhar há 7 anos e isso
continua sendo sua realidade (em português, quando queremos
expressar essa ideia, usamos o presente sim: eu trabalho nesta
empresa há 3 anos).
 John and Sarah have lived at the same place since I met them.  – John e
Sarah moram no mesmo lugar desde que eu os conheci.

Ações que aconteceram no passado e ainda


possuem efeitos no presente
 Where are your glasses?  – Onde estão seus óculos?
 I don’t know. I’ve lost them! – Eu não sei. Eu os perdi!

Ações que ocorreram em um tempo não preciso


 She has lived in Amsterdam for a while.  – Ela morou em Amsterdã por
um tempo.
 I have eaten French fries only once!  – Eu comi batatas fritas apenas
uma vez!
 They have been to Rio de Janeiro.  – Eles estiveram no Rio de Janeiro.
 Coisas que você nunca fez
 I have never been to China.  – Eu nunca estive na China.
 I have never watched The Godfather.  – Eu nunca assisti O Poderoso
Chefão.

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