H3b - (16/3) past perfect & present perfect continuous

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(grammar recap)

1. Wash your hands

2. Wipe your table

3. Place your books on the table

4. Put your phone away

TODAY

• Agenda, announcements, attendance
• Grammar review: past perfect
• Grammar review: present perfect continuous

Announcements

Grammar review: past perfect

When do you want to use the past perfect?

Which sentence uses the past perfect?

1. I have lived here.
2. I have been living here.
3. I had been living.
4. I had lived here.

Grammar: Past perfect

Formula: 

(+) Had + [past participle]

I looked for witnesses, but no one had seen anything.

(-) Had + not + [past participle]

Harry had not seen anything suspicious.

(?) Had + [subject] + [past participle]

Had Harry seen anything suspicious?

Two events in the past had happened, and you want to explain which one happened first. 

When the couple finally came together, I ____ (cry, already) several times.

Someone had graffitied our front door, when we ____ (come) home.

I ____ (finish) all my homework before the class ____ (end).

Grammar review: present perfect continuous

What's the difference between the present perfect and present perfect continous?

Which sentence uses the present perfect continous?

1. I have lived here.
2. I have been living here.
3. I had been living.
4. I had lived here.

Grammar: Present perfect continuous

Formula: 

(+) Have/has been + [-ing verb]

I have been watching TV for hours.

(-) Have/has + not + been + [-ing verb]

Harry has not been attending any classes for a while now.

(?) Have/has + [subject] + been + [-ing verb]

Has Harry been dating Julie for a long time?

Something started in the past, is still going on now and you want to emphasize that. 

Grammar: Present perfect 

Formula: 

(+) Have/has + [past participle]

I have driven a car before.

(-) Have/has + not + [past participle]

Harry has not attended any classes for a while now.

(?) Have/has + [subject] + [past participle]

Has Harry seen the new Spiderman movie yet?

1. Something happened in the past (multiple times) but time doesn't matter. 

I have met her several times already. 

2. Something started in the past and is still going on/visible now. 

She has dyed her hair - it's purple now!

3. Something just happened or is about to happen. 

She hasn't seen the present yet, but she will!

4. When you have a certain experience and it's relevant now. 

I have visited France already, so I want to go somewhere else.

Grammar: Present perfect continuous

In the following exercises, use the present perfect continuous when possible. 

I _____ (draw) a portrait of my friends many times.

John _____ (work) at this company since 2019 and probably will work here for many more years!

Why is it taking so long? We ___ (wait) for two hours!

I ____ (not, to do) my homework yet.

Practice

Homework:

3 havo/vwo > unit 4 > self-test C + D