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    The document provides instruction on using the present perfect tense in English. It discusses using "ever" in interrogative sentences, "never" with a negative connotation in front of the main verb, and "just" in affirmative sentences in front of the main verb. Examples are given for each. Further instruction is provided on using "for" to indicate complete time periods and "since" to mark the beginning of an activity continuing to the present. Practice questions follow for the learner to complete using the target grammar structures.

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    The document provides instruction on using the present perfect tense in English. It discusses using "ever" in interrogative sentences, "never" with a negative connotation in front of the main verb, and "just" in affirmative sentences in front of the main verb. Examples are given for each. Further instruction is provided on using "for" to indicate complete time periods and "since" to mark the beginning of an activity continuing to the present. Practice questions follow for the learner to complete using the target grammar structures.

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    The document provides instruction on using the present perfect tense in English. It discusses using "ever" in interrogative sentences, "never" with a negative connotation in front of the main verb, and "just" in affirmative sentences in front of the main verb. Examples are given for each. Further instruction is provided on using "for" to indicate complete time periods and "since" to mark the beginning of an activity continuing to the present. Practice questions follow for the learner to complete using the target grammar structures.

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    The document provides instruction on using the present perfect tense in English. It discusses using "ever" in interrogative sentences, "never" with a negative connotation in front of the main verb, and "just" in affirmative sentences in front of the main verb. Examples are given for each. Further instruction is provided on using "for" to indicate complete time periods and "since" to mark the beginning of an activity continuing to the present. Practice questions follow for the learner to complete using the target grammar structures.

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    Present Perfect (3)

    1) Put the verbs in the correct form (affirmative, negative and interrogative):

    a. The dog ………………………………………………. (eat) the barbecue.

    b. I ………………………………………………. (not finished) the song.

    c. ………………… you ……………………………. (write) to your mum? Yes, I …………………….

    d. Where ……………………… you ………………………. (be)? I …………………………………. (be) to the club.

    e. I ………………………………………………. (live) in this house for 2 years.

    f. How long ……………………… you ………………………. (know) your best friend?

    g. I ………………………………………………. (know) my best friend for 8 years.

    h. My mum ………………………………………………. (not play) “Monopoly”.

    i. …………………… you ever …………………………. (fish) in the sea? Yes, I ……………………….

    j. Tom ………………………………………………. (not water) plants.

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     EVER (alguna vez) se utiliza en presente perfecto en oraciones interrogativas. Su posición


    es, delante del verbo principal.

    Por ejemplo:

    - Have you EVER played golf?


    - Has she EVER been abroad?
     NEVER (nunca) Tiene connotación negativa y su posición en presente perfecto es, delante
    del verbo principal.
    Por ejemplo:
    - M y teacher has NEVER played golf.
    - I have NEVER played football.
     JUST (recién) su ubicación en presente perfecto es, delante del verbo principal. Se usa
    en oraciones afirmativas.
    Por ejemplo:
    - She has JUST arrived.

    Practica:

    1) Write sentences. Use EVER.

    a. write/ a novel
    b. wear/ a witch costume
    c. eat/ Italian food
    d. see/ a ghost
    e. have/ bad marks.

    2) Write sentences. Use NEVER.

    a. travel/ by train.
    b. write /a song.
    c. read/ an English newspaper.
    d. be/ to the USA.

    e. see/ a play at the theatre.

    3) Put the verbs in the correct form. Use JUST.

    a. My sister ……………………………………………… (finish) her homework.

    b. I ……………………………………………… (listen) to the news.

    c. They ……………………………………………… (watch) the football match.

    d. Mr. Smith ……………………………………………… (answer) the telephone.

    e. We ……………………………………………… (paint) the walls.

    f. She ……………………………………………… (see) that film.

    Otros indicadores de tiempo característicos del Presente Perfecto son:

    - FOR (por): indica períodos de tiempos completos (un año, un mes, quince días)
    Por ejemplo:
    - I have studied English for 5 years.
    - SINCE (desde): marca el inicio de una actividad que sucede hasta ahora. (no es
    período de tiempo)
    Por ejemplo:
    - I have studied English since 2015.

    Practice:

    1) Classify:

    - last week. - Two days. - Last year


    - yesterday. - Sunday - 6 weeks.
    - 20 days. - 7:00 - Lunchtime.
    - May 15th - I was 4. - Christmas
    - Monday morning. - A long time. - 10 minutes.
    - Four months. - 2008

    FOR SINCE
    2) Complete: FOR or SINCE.

    a. My teacher has worked in this school …………………… 1994.

    b. I have lived here …………………… 18 years.

    c. I have drunk mate …………………… I was 10.

    d. My sister has worn short hair …………………… Christmas.

    e. The baby has slept …………………… six hours.

    f. The shop has been closed …………………… yesterday.

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