Prepositions & Present Perfect
Prepositions & Present Perfect
Prepositions & Present Perfect
They are examples of the Present Perfect tense. We use this tense to speak about
actions that started in the past but continue in the present. So, you are going to use
them when you want to describe activities in the past time, but that are incomplete, or
continue up to now. These actions are not finished and are in an indefinite time.
We form the Present Perfect with the verb HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE:
I HAVE DONE HAD I have done many things since lunch time.
YOU GONE They have had this dog for two years. We
THEY have gone to the beach! No one is in the
WE house.
AFFIRMATIVE
SUBJECT HAVE/HAS PAST PARTICIPLE
I have studied English for 10 years
You have gone to London twice
He has lived in Buenos Aires since 2011
She has seen that movie recently
It has been hot this month
We have won the championship three times
They have finished the homework
If the verb is regular, the second and third column are the same.
Examples: study studied studied
INTERROGATIVE
1. We use the Present Perfect for an action that started in the past and continues in
the present. We often use SINCE or FOR.
1. Utilizamos el tiempo verbal Present Perfect para referirnos a una acción que comenzó
en el pasado pero continua en el presente. Habitualmente utilizamos SINCE (HASTA) or
FOR (por)
I have lived in this house since 2011.
La acción comenzó en el año 2011, pero continúa en el presente. Sigo viviendo en esta
casa.
She has studied English for 10 years.
La acción comenzó 10 años atrás, pero aún continúa estudiando inglés.
2. We use the Present Perfect when we are talking about our experience up to the
present. We often use UP TO NOW - SO FAR - EVER - NEVER - YET
2. Utilizamos el tiempo verbal Present Perfect cuando relatamos una experiencia que ha
o no ha ocurrido “hasta ahora". Utilizamos UP TO NOW (HASTA AHORA), SO FAR
(HASTA AHORA), EVER (ALGUNA VEZ HASTA AHORA), NEVER (NUNCA HASTA AHORA),
YET (AÚN HASTA AHORA)
I have written three poems so far. (Hasta ahora escribí 3 poemas.)
Have you ever been to Paris? (¿Alguna vez estuviste en Paris?)
She has never visited Rome. (Nunca viajó a Roma (hasta ahora))
3. We use Present Perfect when we are talking about something that happened in
the past, but it has a relationship with the present.
3. Utilizamos el tiempo verbal Present Perfect cuando nos referimos a algo que ocurrió
en el pasado, pero tiene una relación con el presente.
I can't get in my house. I have lost my keys. (No puedo entrar en mi casa. Olvidé mis
llaves)
4. We use the Present Perfect with time adverbials which refer to the recent past.
We often use JUST, RECENTLY, LATELY.
4. Utilizamos el tiempo verbal Present Perfect con expresiones de tiempo que refieren
un pasado reciente. Utilizamos frecuentemente RECENTLY, JUST, LATELY.
She has just finished her homework. (Recién terminó su tarea)
5. We use the Present Perfect for an action that has happened before you expected.
We usually use ALREADY.
5. Utilizamos Present Perfect para relatar una acción que ocurrió antes de lo esperado.
Usualmente utilizamos ALREADY.
I have already finished my homework. (Ya finalicé mi tarea. Antes de lo esperado)
6. We use the Present Perfect when we are talking about an action repeated in a
specified period of time between the past and the present. We use TWICE, THREE
TIMES, MANY TIMES, SEVERAL TIMES, ETC.
6. Utilizamos el Presente Perfecto cuando nos referimos a una acción que se ha
repetido en un período de tiempo no especificado entre el pasado y el presente.
Utilizamos TWICE (DOS VECES), THREE TIMES (TRES VECES), MANY TIMES (MUCHAS
VECES), SEVERAL TIMES (VARIAS VECES)
She has gone to Boston several times. (Ha ido a Boston varias veces.)
IMPORTANT: We never use Present Perfect with time expressions like YESTERDAY,
LAST, AGO.
IMPORTANTE: Nunca utilizamos Present Perfect con expresiones como YESTERDAY,
LAST, AGO.
We use YESTERDAY, LAST AND AGO in the Simple Past.
Utilizamos YESTERDAY, LAST y AGO en el Simple Past.
She went to the movies yesterday. (Fue al cine ayer. (La acción está terminada))
She has gone to the movies yesterday. WRONG - ERROR
There is, there are
There is and there are mean: “hay”. Look at the chart:
Prepositions of place
Prepositions are word or phrases that express the relation between words.
Prepositions of place indicate where things, people or places are. Here are common
prepositions of place:
Between entre The bank is between the drugstore and the pharmacy.
On the corner of en la esquina The shop is on the corner of Paso and Uruguay streets.
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