Grammar: Perfect Aspect
Upper intermediate: B2 level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide clarification using the present aspect
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide exposure to remarkable achievements.
Procedure (35-45 minutes)
Ask students to match a list of achivements to remarkable achivements, which one is the most impressive and write a remarkable achivement of their own. Ss share to the class their own achivement. Ss do not give the reason why they chose it.
Listen and read. Then, choose the best way to complete the sentences. Ss discuss with peers their answers.
Clarification: Write 3 sentences (from your context): Present Perfect: I have worked on the report this week. Past Perfect: I had finished the report before the meeting. Future Perfect: I will have finished the report by tomorrow. Present clarification with the following CCQs: Present Perfect Do we say exactly when? → ❌ No Is it connected to now? → ✅ Yes Past Perfect Did this happen before another past action? → ✅ Yes Which happened first? → finished report Is everything in the past? → ✅ Yes Future Perfect Is this about the past or future? → ✅ Future Will the action be complete before a future time? → ✅ Yes 👉 Ask: Which one is earlier? Which one is later? 👉 Let students compare instead of explaining Form: Unscamble the structures and ask students to put the structures in order: Present Perfect: 👉 Subject + have/has + past participle Past Perfect: 👉 Subject + had + past participle Future Perfect: 👉 Subject + will have + past participle Pronunciation: 1. AFFIRMATIVE – ELICIT WEAK FORM (have contraction) 👉 Sentence: I’ve finished the report. 👉 Task: Ask: 👉 How do we pronounce “I’ve”? 👉 Options (on board): /aɪ hæv/ ❌ /aɪv/ ✅ 👉 Follow-up CCQs: Do we say “have” clearly? → ❌ Is it strong or weak? → ✅ Weak STRESS IDENTIFICATION (choose correct pattern) 👉 Sentence: I’ve finished the report. 👉 Show 3 options: A) I’ve FINished the REport ❌ B) I’ve FINISHED the rePORT ✅ C) I’VE finished THE report ❌ 👉 Task: 👉 Which one sounds more natural? ✔ Students choose → B MARKING STRESS (visual production) 👉 Sentence: She won’t have finished the project by Friday. 👉 Task: 👉 Students choose the stressed words: Example answer: She WON’T have FINISHED the PROject by FRIday
Activity 1: Controlled Gap-Fill (Form + Meaning) Time: 3–4 min 👉 Instructions: 👉 Complete the sentences using the correct perfect form. 👉 Task:WL I __________ (finish) my homework, so I can relax now. She __________ (leave) before I arrived. By 8 pm, we __________ (complete) the project. They __________ (not / see) that movie yet. When I got home, my parents __________ (already / eat). By next year, I __________ (live) here for 10 years. Activity 2: Choose the Correct Option (Meaning Focus) Time 3–4 min I 👉 Instructions: 👉 Choose the correct answer. 👉 Task: When I arrived, she has left / had left. I have finished / had finished my work, so I’m free now. By tomorrow, we finish / will have finished the report. They haven’t completed / hadn’t completed the task yet. (now) By the time the movie starts, we have arrived / will have arrived.
Activity: “Remarkable Achievements” Discussion Time:8–10 min 👉 Instructions (natural, not grammar-focused): 👉 You are going to talk about remarkable achievements — your own and others’. 👉 Discuss the questions with your partner. 👉 At the end, decide: Which achievement is the most impressive? 👉 Task: 🟢 PRESENT PERFECT (experience / now) What is something remarkable you have done in your life? What is something important you have achieved recently? 🔵 PAST PERFECT (before a past moment) Think of a successful moment in your life. 👉 What had you done before that moment? Example (you model briefly): 👉 Before I passed my exam, I had studied every day. 🟣 FUTURE PERFECT (future goals) What will you have achieved by next year? What will you have completed by the end of this course?
