Present Perfect
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To enable students to accurately use the Present Perfect to describe experiences and actions connected to the present.
Subsidiary Aims
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To distinguish Present Perfect from simple past (light intro).
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To use ever / never / already / yet / just correctly.
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To describe professional and personal experiences.
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To connect past actions to present relevance.
Procedure (103-120 minutes)
Write a list of random word pairs on slips. For example: banana + clinic penguin + dentist socks + helicopter vaccine + sandwich carrot + nightmare Students must create a grammatically correct and imaginative sentence using both words in past simple and past continuous. "Yesterday, I dreamed that a penguin was working with my dentist." "She brought a banana to the clinic while I was working."
Ask students to give you the vocabulary cards of the day. Teacher checks them in case of spelling mistakes or wring definition. Put participation on the Excel.
Project the slides. Ask: -When exactly? (Not important) -Is the time finished or connected to now? -Is it part of life experience? Explain the functions and rules of present perfect. Give them the structure for affirmative, negative and questions. Comment common time expressions and their differences: Ever, never, already, just, yet, recently, before, so far, this week Put examples. Ask for examples. Clear doubts.
Students work individually. Instructions: Complete using Present Perfect. 12-15 items. Whole-class review focusing on meaning.
If there's time: Students will take time to ask each other questions in present perfect. "Have you ever ridden a horse?" "Have you gotten a tattoo?"
