Mastering the Present Perfect

Mastering the Present Perfect

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to form the present perfect.

Introduce the learning objective to the students and explain what they will be able to do by the end of the lesson.

What do you already know about the present perfect?

What is the Present Perfect?

The present perfect is a verb tense used to express actions that happened in the past but have a connection to the present.

Explain the concept of the present perfect and its purpose. Provide examples to help students understand the idea of a connection between past actions and the present.

Formation

To form the present perfect, use the auxiliary verb 'have' (in the present tense) followed by the past participle of the main verb.

Explain the formation of the present perfect using the auxiliary verb 'have' and the past participle. Give examples to illustrate the structure.

Regular Verbs

For regular verbs, the past participle is formed by adding 'ed' to the base form of the verb.

Explain how regular verbs form their past participles and provide examples for the students to understand the pattern.

Irregular Verbs

Irregular verbs have unpredictable past participle forms that do not follow a specific pattern.

Introduce the concept of irregular verbs and explain that they have unique past participle forms. Give examples of common irregular verbs and their past participles.

Examples

I have visited Paris. She has studied for the exam. They have seen that movie.

Provide example sentences using the present perfect to reinforce the structure and usage of the tense.

Negative Form

To form the negative form of the present perfect, add 'not' after the auxiliary verb 'have'.

Explain how to form the negative form of the present perfect by adding 'not' after 'have'. Show examples to clarify the structure.

Interrogative Form

To form the interrogative form of the present perfect, invert the subject and the auxiliary verb 'have'.

Teach students how to form interrogative sentences in the present perfect by inverting the subject and the auxiliary verb 'have'. Give examples to demonstrate the structure.

Key Words

Some common key words used with the present perfect are 'already', 'yet', 'just', 'ever', and 'never'.

Introduce common key words used with the present perfect and explain their meanings. Provide examples to show how they are used in sentences.

Practice

Now it's time to practice! Complete the exercises in your workbook to reinforce your understanding of the present perfect.

Instruct students to complete the exercises in their workbooks to practice forming the present perfect. Provide guidance and support as needed.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.