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Self-assessment (A)
Textbook: pp. 138–141
GoalPresent Perfect: experience, present result, recent events (ever, never, already, just, recently); self-assessment.
New words
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Explanation
The Present Perfect = have/has + past participle. It has three main uses: 1) life experience (no time named): I have read three novels in English. 2) a past action with a present result: I have lost my pen, so I can’t write. 3) recent actions or periods that continue until now: I have just finished the test; I have studied here since 2023. Adverbs: ever (in questions), never, already (affirmative), just, recently, yet (negative/questions). Important: when a finished time is named (yesterday, in 2019, ago) we use the Past Simple: I finished it yesterday. In self-assessment separate the two: What have I achieved? What did I do last term?
Worked examples
I have never missed a lesson this term, and I have already completed two projects.
Have you ever recorded yourself speaking English?
Class activity
“Find someone who...”: students ask Have you ever...? questions, fill in a table and report the results.
Practice
1
Complete: I ___ (never / be) late for class this year.
have never been
2
Choose Past Simple or Present Perfect: She (has finished / finished) the test an hour ago.
finished
3
Make a question: you / ever / give / a presentation
Have you ever given a presentation?
4
Why can we not say “I have seen him yesterday”?
Yesterday is a finished time, so the Past Simple is needed: I saw him yesterday.