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Present Perfect with How long, Since, For

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Unit 4

Present Perfect with how long, for and since

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Introduction

Examples

Present Perfect with adverbs

ÍNDex

Uses of time adverbs

QUIZ

VIDEO

PRACTICE

Present Perfect?

Link the past with the present.

(Vincular el pasado con el presente)

Experiences or memories that occurred a long time ago, but of which memory is still kept or are currently relevant.

The action is constantly repeated in an indeterminate time between the past and the present

The action started in the past and continues in the present

(Vivencias o recuerdos que todavía se guarda memoria o tienen importancia en la actualidad)

(La acción se repite constantemente en un tiempo indeterminado entre el pasado y el presente)

(La acción se inició en el pasado y continúa en el presente)

TRES ESTRUCTURAS AffirmativeSubject + Auxiliary verb (have/has) + Verb in participle + Complement NegativeSubject + Aux verb (have/has) n't + Verb in participle + Complement InterrogativeAux verb (have/has) + Subject + Verb in participle + Complement + ?

She has worked in radio stations.

They have learned Korean.

He hasn't talked to his grandmother

We haven't sold the house

Has he cooked the dinner ?

present perfect with adverbs

Algunos adverbios de tiempo suelen acompañar al present perfect para enfatizar el momento en que sucedió la acción. Los principales son:

SINCE

FOR

YET

ALREADY

HOW LONG

JUST

EXAMPLES

For: They have been in a relationship for 12 years (Ellos han estado en una relación por 12 años)

Since: We have worked in this shop since January (Nosotros hemos trabajado en esta tienda desde enero)

How long: How long have you been in this gym? (¿Por cuánto tiempo has estado en este gimnasio?)

Already: He has already washed the dishes (Él ya lavó los platos)

Just: I have just finished my exam (Apenas terminé mi examen)

Yet: The teacher has not corrected the homework yet. (La profesora no ha corregido la tarea todavía)

video

USES OF ADVERBS: FOR, SINCE, HOW LONG

FOR

We use for with a period of time in the past, present or future.

Refers to periods of time, e.g. 3 years, 4 hours, ages, a long time, months, years.

SINCE

We use since with a point in time in the past.

Refers to a previous point in time.

HOW LONG

We used it to ask questions about amounts or periods of time.

PRACTICE

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QUIZ

Question 1/5

We use Present Perfect to link past events with the present?

¿Usamos Present Perfect principalmente para conectar evento del pasado con el presente?

True

False

QUIZ

Question 2/5

It's common tu use time adverbs with FUTURE perfect sentences?

¿Es común que usemos algunos adverbios de tiempo con oraciones en future perfect?

YES

NO

QUIZ

Question 3/5

Present perfect has 3 structures?

¿El Present Perfect tiene 3 estructuras?

True

False

QUIZ

Question 4/5

The following sentence is correct? We have been waiting since two hours

¿La siguiente oración es correcta? Hemos estado esperando desde dos horas.

True

False

QUIZ

Question 5/5

We used ______ to ask questions about amounts or periods of time.

Usamos _______ para hacer preguntas acerca de perídos de tiempo

HOW LONG

SINCE

CORRECT Answer

The principal function of PRESENT PERFECT tenses is link past events with the present.

CORRECT Answer

Yess! Some time adverbs can go with PRESENT PERFECT sentences

CORRECT Answer

Yes, Present Perfect has 3 structures:

  • Affirmative
  • Negative
  • Interrogative

CORRECT Answer

Yey! Correct, we can't use since, the right answer is FOR, because we are talking about a period of time.

CORRECT Answer

OFC, we use HOW LONG, when we want to ask for an amount of time.

¡oh, oh!

The principal function of PRESENT PERFECT tenses is link past events with the present.

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¡oh, oh!

Noup! Some time adverbs can go with PRESENT PERFECT sentences

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¡oh, oh!

Remember, The Present Perfect has 3 structures: Affirmative, Negative and Interrogative

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¡oh, oh!

No :( the correct adverb to use is FOR. We have been waiting for 2 hours. (Hemos estado esperando hace 2 horas)

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¡oh, oh!

Since? No no, we use HOW LONG, when we want to ask for an amount of time.

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