WORK AND PLAY - GRAMMAR

I haven’t seen her today/ this week.. PRESENT PERFECT UNFINISHED FINISHED HOW LONG I’ve known Karen since 1994.. UNFINISHED TIME WORD I haven’t seen her this month.. PRESENT RESULT I’ve

UNIT 6: WORK AND PLAY

GRAMMAR

PRESENT PERFECT

PRESENT PERFECT

1 I have known him since the high school classes (mốc thời gian)

2 I have learned English for 10 years (khoảng thời gian)

3 I haven’t seen her today/ this week

4 I haven’t finished my homework (so I can’t get the good score.)

5 Have you ever been to London?

PRESENT PERFECT

UNFINISHED

FINISHED

HOW LONG

I’ve known Karen since 1994.

She’s lived in London for three years.

Use with: since 2010, since July , for ten years, for three days.

UNFINISHED TIME WORD

I haven’t seen her this month.

Use with: this week, today, this month, this year.

PRESENT RESULT

I’ve lost my keys (so I can’t get into my house.)

NEWS / RECENT EVENTS

The Queen has given a speech.

Use with: just, yet, already, recently

LIFE EXPERIENCE

I’ve never been to Tokyo

Use with: ever, never

STRUCTURE FOR PRESENT PERFECT

Affirmative/ Negative

I/ You/ We/ They

Plural Nouns

Have – ‘ve done a variety of jobs

Haven’t

He/ She/ It

Singular nouns

Hasn’t

Plural nouns

flown a plane? Yes, I have

No, I haven’t

Singular Nouns

found the ideal job? Yes, he has

No, he hasn’t

PRACTICE – STUDENT BOOK – PAGE 73 – no 7

Example: Catherine / write a newspaper article x

=> Catherine hasn’t written a newspaper article

=> Catherine and Matthew have taught young children

1 Catherine and Matthew / teach young children 

=> They haven’t taken care of a sick animal.

2 They / take care of a sick animal x

=> They haven’t rescued someone in danger

3 They / rescue someone in danger x

PRACTICE – STUDENT BOOK – PAGE 73

=> Catherine has organized an event.

4 Catherine / organize an event 

=> Matthew has sold things in a store.

5 Matthew / sell things in a store x

=> Matthew has made things out of metal or wood

6 Matthew/ make things out of metal or wood 

STUDENT BOOK – PAGE 73 – no.9

=> 1 has decided

=> 3 has bought

=> 4 has started

=> 5 has found

=> 6 has loved

=> 2 has gone

Present perfect – ever & never

Used with affirmative verb

Ex: I have never seen her before

Never had they seen so many strangers in their village all at the

same time

Used in answer

Ex: Have you ever been back to Sasa’s

house?

Never

Used in questions

Ex: Have you ever been to England?

Has she ever met the Prime Minister?

Used in negative sentences

Ex: Haven't they ever been to Europe?

Haven't you ever eaten Chinese food?

Used in affirmative sentences with nothing ever, nobody ever,

hardly ever

Ex: Nobody has ever said that to me before

Nothing like this has ever happened to us.

I have hardly ever eaten Vietnamese food.

Practice for ever & never

Student book, page 75, no.8

Complete the sentences with ever or never and the present perfect

1. (‘you/ ride) a camel?’

‘ Yes, I have, but I (not ride) an elephant.’

2 It was the best vacation I (have)

3 ‘(you/ go) to India before?’

‘ No, In fact, I (not travel) outside Europe

4 Did you know that Jack (not fly) before?

This vacation to the U.S is the first flight he (take)!

5 Our flight was four hours late It’s the longest time we (spend) at the

airport

=>…I have ever had

=> We have ever spent…

There have / has been

* This is the form of

THERE IS / THERE

ARE

* THERE HAS BEEN –

singular nouns &

uncountable nouns

* THERE HAVE BEEN – countable nouns

Ex: There has been an accident on New Year’s Eve.

There have been duplicated pictures of him.

Ex: There has been  a strange trend lately.

In recent years, there has been a dramatic increase in the percentage of bilinguals in population

Ex: There have been  lot of strange trends lately.

WORKBOOK – PAGE 49

=>2 has… He has

=>1 has…it has

=>3 has ….she hasn’t

=>4 have ….have

=> 2 Have you read … We have all read Jack has seen…

=>1 have you eaten….I haven’t … They have visited

=> 3 Have you flown ….Yes, I have

=> Joshua has opened….

=> She has read

=> He hasn’t written a blog…

=> Cathy and Joshua haven’t gone…

=> They have done…

=> 1 has sold

=> salesperson

=>has been …fashion buyer

=> haven’t missed

=>has become …veterinary nurse

=> Movie producer…that have made

=> Has worked …event organizer

=> Has written….journalist