Primary Longman Elect 5 A Chapter 5 The

Primary Longman Elect 5 A Chapter 5 The present perfect tense Already / just / yet

The present perfect tense We use the present perfect tense to show actions that are completed and we are interested in the present result. Ben is eating a chicken leg. Ben has eaten a chicken leg.

The present perfect tense We cannot use the present perfect tense with adverbs of time, e. g. yesterday, last year, in 1990, five years ago. X I have played with sand last Saturday. I played with sand last Saturday.

The present perfect tense Verb Spelling rules Examples Regular verbs same as the past tense form added finished packed Irregular verbs (I) same as the past tense form fed found kept fed found kept Irregular verbs (II) different from the past tense form blew go ate blown gone eaten

The present perfect tense: Regular verbs Present add finish pack Past added finished packed Present Perfect has/have added has/have finished has/have packed the same — just add ‘-ed’

The present perfect tense: Irregular verbs (I) Present feed find keep make Past fed found kept made Present Perfect has/have the same fed found kept made

The present perfect tense: Irregular verbs (II) Present blow break do draw eat give go take throw write Past blew broke did drew ate gave went took threw wrote Present Perfect has/have blown has/have broken has/have done has/have drawn has/have eaten has/have given has/have gone has/have taken has/have thrown has/have written different

Already / just / yet In the present perfect tense, we use yet with questions or negative (no) sentences. Have you eaten the apples yet? (question) No, I haven’t eaten the apples yet. (negative) Yet goes at the END of the sentence or question.

Already / just / yet In the present perfect tense, we use already with positive (yes) sentences. Have you eaten the apples yet? (question) Yes, I’ve already eaten the apples. (positive) or Yes, I’ve eaten the apples already. (positive) Already goes in the MIDDLE or at the END of the sentence.

Already / just / yet In the present perfect tense, we can also use just with positive (yes) sentences. Have you eaten the apples yet? (question) Yes, I’ve just eaten the apples. (positive) Just goes in the MIDDLE of the sentence.

Key structure Have you swept the floor Has she painted a picture I’ve already Yes, No, she’s just yet? swept the floor. I haven’t swept the floor yet. she hasn’t swept

Practice Fill in the blanks. Use already, yet or just. pack throw draw add make write packed his bag for school Has 1 _______ Alan _______ yet _______ ? has just/already thrown 2 Jenny ____________ away the rubbish. has just/already written 3 Mr Smith _____________ a letter to his friend.

Practice Fill in the blanks. Use already, yet or just. pack throw draw add make write have already made 4 We ___________ sandwiches for the picnic tomorrow. Have you _______ added sugar into the tea 5 _______ yet _______ ? drawn a picture have 6 They _______ not ____ yet _______.

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