Teacher Guide
The students should be familiar with the Present Perfect structure by now and have some idea of when it is used. This worksheet looks at examples where it's used to talk about experiences. Remind students that the present perfect is used for actions that have or haven't happened that have some relevance in the present moment. We don't know or don't care about exactly when they happened, just IF they happened.
Have the students use the jumbled words to form a sentence using the present perfect tense then read the sentence out loud.
Check the spelling and form of the tables at the bottom. Some of these are tricky to get right. If there's time, have the students choose 1 or more of the words at the bottom and write or say an example sentence with that word, using the present perfect tense.
10mins - Conversation: What is art? Ask students to give examples. (painting, drawing, film, sculpture, literature.) What is your favourite form of art, and why? Why do you think art is important? Who is an artist you respect and admire?
10mins - Review: Present perfect. (Have/has + past participle) - Present perfect is used to describe:
- actions that happened in the past, but still have consequences now and in the future. E.g. 'I've seen that film.'
- an action that started in the past and is still continuing. E.g. 'I've lived in Spain for two years.'
We CAN'T use the present perfect to talk about a specific time in which something happened in the past.
E.g. 'I have gone to the cinema on Tuesday.'
10mins - Activity: Have each student create a timeline for a fictional character. They must identify major events in their characters life. Have the student write three sentences, using the present perfect, to describe the things the character has done. Have them write three sentences describing things the character hasn't done.
15mins - Worksheet: 03 Present Perfect
15mins - Test: Worksheet: 03 Reading Practice - part 1
05mins - Warm down: Discuss any material the student had difficulties with. Goodbye, see you next time!
00mins - Homework: Have the student create a timeline of their own life. Tell them to mark the years of important events or memories. Ask the student to write 2-3 sentences in the present perfect describing an action from their past that still has relevance in the present.
Part 1:
- Bob has never visited his grandmother before.
- Jimmy has played on the computer many times.
- Phil has already spoken to Anne about maths.
- Have you seen your best friend yet?
- Andrew has never drunk red wine.
- Tom and Alice have been to an Indian restaurant once.
Part 2:
- was/were / been 6) choose / choosen
- sang / sung 7) freeze / froozen
- read / read 8) speak / spoken
- fly / flew 9) did / done
- grow / grew 10) drank / drunk