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LRT Celta Part A

This document provides an analysis of the present perfect tense using the example sentence "I've been to lots of art galleries". It begins by stating the meaning of the tense in the example sentence. Then it provides clarifying questions to check the meaning and includes a timeline. Next, it breaks down the form of the tense into subject + have/has + past participle. It also notes the pronunciation including weak forms. Finally, it anticipates problems learners may have with the meaning, form, and pronunciation of this tense structure and provides references.

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LRT Celta Part A

This document provides an analysis of the present perfect tense using the example sentence "I've been to lots of art galleries". It begins by stating the meaning of the tense in the example sentence. Then it provides clarifying questions to check the meaning and includes a timeline. Next, it breaks down the form of the tense into subject + have/has + past participle. It also notes the pronunciation including weak forms. Finally, it anticipates problems learners may have with the meaning, form, and pronunciation of this tense structure and provides references.

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Part A: Grammar

I’ve been to lots of art galleries Grammar – Present perfect tense

Meaning I went somewhere in the past.


(statements of meaning) We don’t know when I went.
I am not there now.

Clarification of meaning:
(ways to check statement of CCQ 1: Did it happen in the past? Yes.
meaning/timelines/diagrams/personalised CCQ2: Did it happen more than once? Maybe.
examples and questions) CCQ 3: Do we know exactly when ? No.
Give the expected answers to any questions Timeline
used.
now

______________________
born

Form
(each part of the sentence in bold needs to
be broken down) Subject +have/has + past participle

Pron: Contraction of have to ‘ve


(these could include weak forms, stress,
linking and problems sounds using /aɪvbɪn/
phonemics)

Anticipated problems Meaning: L1 interference, some learners may


(with meaning, form AND pronunciation – at have difficulty using this tense, because their
least one example of each) own language does not make this kind of
distinction. Students might use the Past Simple
instead.

Form : Learners may omit the contracted form


(e.g. I been to lots of art galleries)

Pronunciation: Incorrect sentence stress,


students might stress the weak form.
•
I’ve been to lots of art galleries
References used: Aitken Rosemary (1992) Teaching Tenses (2nd
Edition). Nelson ELT;
Parrott, M. (2010) Grammar for English
Language Teachers (2nd Edition). Cambridge:
CUP.

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