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World View Book Unit 21 Long Life Present Perfect For and Since

The document provides instruction on using the present perfect tense to talk about how long something has been happening. It gives examples of using "for" to indicate duration of time and "since" to refer to a starting point. Key structures are presented, including affirmative sentences using "have/has + past participle" and negative sentences using "haven't/hasn't + past participle." Questions are formed by starting with "How long have/has" someone done something. Examples are provided to practice changing sentences into the present perfect tense using "for" and "since."

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World View Book Unit 21 Long Life Present Perfect For and Since

The document provides instruction on using the present perfect tense to talk about how long something has been happening. It gives examples of using "for" to indicate duration of time and "since" to refer to a starting point. Key structures are presented, including affirmative sentences using "have/has + past participle" and negative sentences using "haven't/hasn't + past participle." Questions are formed by starting with "How long have/has" someone done something. Examples are provided to practice changing sentences into the present perfect tense using "for" and "since."

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WORLD VIEW BOOK UNIT 21 LONG LIFE

VOCABULARY : TIME EXPRESSIONS

GRAMMAR : PRESENT PERFECT: HOW LONG FOR SINCE

SPEAKING: TALKING ABOUT HOW LONG YOU HAVE DONE THING.

P. 98 match

1.- over ten years a.- two days ago

2.- the day before yesterday b.- two months

3.- ages c.- December 31

4.- a couple of months d.- 12:00 p.m.

5.- noon e.- more than ten years

6.- New year’s Eve f.- a long time

1.- e 2.- a 3.- f 4.- b 5.-d 6.-c

PRESENT PERFECT for / since HOW LONG

For : duration of time

Since : point in a time ( when the action strted)

_PAST_(x) ________________________________X___________NOW

1997 2015 2017

STARTED IN PAST ----------------------------------------------------PRESENT --FUTURE

Actions that started in the past and continue up to the present.

Example:

I HAVE LIVED IN Lima for 20 years.

I HAVE LIVED IN Lima since 1997

She has worked in this company for 2 years

She has worked in this company since 2015

I have had a terrible headache for 2 hours

I have had a terrible headache since 6 20 p.m.


HE Has taught English for 15 years

He has taught English since 2002

PRESENT PERFECT STRUCTURE AFFIRMATIVE

I / YOU/WE/THEY _____HAVE

HE / SHE / IT ________ HAS

SUBJECT HAVE /HAS VERB ( PAST COMPLEMENT


PARTICIPLE)
I HAVE PLAYED IN THIS TEAM SINCE 2009

HE HAS BEEN HERE FOR 5 HOURS.

THEY HAVE LIVED IN LIMA FOR 10 YEARS.

MY TEACHER HAS TAUGHT ENGLISH FOR 25 YEARS.

My FRIENDS HAVE WAITED HERE FOR 5 HOURS.


They

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verbs Past participle meaning

Go Gone Ir
Drink Drunk Beber
Buy Bought Comprar
Sell Sold Vender
Speak Spoken Hablar
Eat Eaten Comer
be Been Ser /estar
HAve had tener

Examples: I HAVE HAD a dog for 5 years

I have had my dog since 2012.

NEGATIVE

SUBJECT HAVE /HAS NOT VERB ( PAST COMPLEMENT


HAVEN’T/ HASN’T PARTICIPLE
I HAVE PLAYED IN THIS TEAM SINCE 2009

HE HAS BEEN HERE FOR 5 HOURS.

THEY HAVE LIVED IN LIMA FOR 10 YEARS.

MY TEACHER HAS TAUGHT ENGLISH FOR 25 YEARS.

My FRIENDS HAVE WAITED HERE FOR 5 HOURS.


They

HAVE NOT = HAVEN’T ( I YOU WE THEY)

HAS NOT = HASN’T ( HE SHE IT)

I HAVEN’T HAD A DOG FOR 6 YEARS. I HAVE HAD IT FOR 4 YEARS.


QUESTIONS . HOW LONG ___?

HOW LONG HAVE (I YOU WE THEY) ______’?

HOW LONG HAS ( HE SHE IT) _________?

How long has your sister been married?

My sister has been married since 2005.

How long has he had a car?

He has had a car for 8 years.

P 100

READ THE INFORMATION . USE PRESENT PERFECT WITH FOR AND SINCE TO WRITE NEW
SENTENCES.

1.- He became a dancer when he was twelve. He is a dancer now

He has been a dancer since he was twelve.

2.- He started teaching piano 38 years ago. He teaches piano now.

He has been a piano teacher for 38 years

He has taught piano for 38 years

He has taught piano since 1979

3.- I started playing jazz in 1958. I play jazz now

I have played jazz since 1958.

I have played jazz for 59 years

4.- I have a guitar . I bought it in 2002

I have had a guitar since 2002

I have had a guitar for 15 years.


5.- They got married 50 years ago. They are married now.

They have gotten married since 1967

They have been married since 1967

They have been married for 50 years.

6.- She started playing tennis 70 years ago. She plays tennis now.

She has played tennis for 70 years.

7.- She started a new job on January 10. She works there now.

She has worked there since January 10.

8.- We started studying English last year . We study English now

We have studied English since last year.

9.- They live in Australia . They moved there eight years ago.

They have lived there for eight years.

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