Present Perfect Tense (lately/recently/just); indefinite past

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2. PRESENT
PERFECT
TRAVEL

3. Which countries have you visited so
far?

4. Have you ever been to Turkey before?

5. Have you ever seen such beauty?

6. We use Present Perfect to talk about things that
happened at an indefinite time in the past.
Not exact
specific time is not
important
we don’t know the
time

7. For example…
• We have traveled to Egypt.
• They have been to Istanbul.
• She has visited Pamukkale many times.
• I have seen Failaka Island twice.

8. PAST PRESENT PERFECT PRESENT
We use the Present Perfect to show that
the result of the action is important in
present time.
They have closed all the restaurants because
of Ramadan.

9. ?????Been & Gone ?????
Been to
• Went and came back
• She has been to Avenues for
shopping.
Gone to
• went…
• They have gone shopping
after work.

10. Repeated actions
Twice often
I have seen Failaka Island twice.
We have often had dinner in a Chinese
restaurant.

11. • Always
• Continues to the
present
• I have always wanted to
be a singer.
• Ever
• Before now
• To ask questions
• Have you ever sung on
stage?

12. • Never
• Negative answer
• I have never gone on stage.
I have stage fright!

13. Very recent past
• Just
• Very short time ago
• Lately and recently
• In the near past

14. Word order
lately-twice-many times
• At the end of the sentence
She has grown old lately.
They have climbed Mount
Ararat twice.
Just-always-often-never
• Before Verb 3 (past
participle)
The instructor has just
introduced Present Perfect
Tense.
She has often asked difficult
questions.
Recently can be in
both places

15. Complete the sentences with Present Perfect.
1) Peter ________________ (play) football lately.
2) They ______________ (clean) the car. It looks new
again.
3) Recently we _____________ (visit) Italy.
4) John and Peggy ____________ (read) the book.
Now they can watch the film.
5) I ___________ (not see) my friend recently.
6) We _____________ (not be) to another country
before.
7) She _________ (buy)a new car this year.
8) I'm sorry, but I ___________ (not do) my homework.
9) ________ you _________ (play)the game of chess?
10) The girls _________ (not have) their lunch.
has played
have cleaned
has bought
have visited
have read
haven’t seen
haven’t been
haven’t done
haven’t had
Have played

16. Put the adverbs in their correct places.
1) I have bought a new mobile phone. (just)
2) Have you seen a cat without a tail? (ever)
3) My sister has eaten sushi. (never)
4) We have sent her an e-mail. (just)
5) My mother has wanted to see Kuwait (always)
6) Sheila has had her breakfast (just)
7) They have watched the film. (recently)
8) John and Alex have lived in France.(never)
9) Simon has visited Pat's parents.(often)
10) We have seen this film. (many times)
11) Where is your mother?
She has gone to the supermarket.(just)
12) Sam has visited Turkey. (twice)

17. D R I V E B U Y
H T E W R I T E
A G T E A C H D
V T A L K A I R
E S E E A T N I
V I S I T C K N
C L E A N H T K
B R I N G O A S
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Write the verbs here
Write the past participle
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19. U2
I ______________ highest mountain
I _____________ through the fields
Only to be with you
Only to be with you
I ___________
I have crawled
I have___________ these city walls
These city walls
Only to be with you
But I still ___________ what I'm looking for
But I _______________what I'm looking for
I _______________ honey lips
Felt the healing in her fingertips
It burned like fire
This burning desire
I ______________ with the tongue of
angels
I ______________ the hand of a devil
It was warm in the night
I was cold as a stone
But ________________ what I'm looking for
But ____________________ I'm looking for
I believe in the kingdom come
Then all the colors will bleed into one
Bleed into one
Well yes I'm still running
You broke the bonds and you
Loosed the chains
Carried the cross
Of my shame
You know I believed it
But ________________________________