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111Period 3: GrammarReview of verb forms (1)Objectives To review present simple, present continuous, present perfect and future reference; for and since with present perfect To use the present perfect tense: for or sinceProcedures Reviewing Present simple, present continuous, present perfect Active TensesSimple PresentPresent Action or ConditionGeneral TruthsNon-action; Habitual ActionFuture TimeI hear you.Here comes the bus.There are thirty days in September.I like music.I run on Tuesdays and Sundays.The train leaves at 4:00 p.m.Present ProgressiveActivity in ProgressVerbs of PerceptionI am playing soccer nowHe is feeling sadPresent PerfectWith verbs of state that begin in the past and lead up to and include the presentTo express habitual or continued actionWith events occurring at an indefinited or unspecified time in the past - with ever, never, beforeTHE PASSIVE TENSES Simple presentactive:passive:The company ships the computers to many foreign countries.Computers are shipped to many foreign countries.Present Progressiveactive:passive:The chef is preparing the food.The food is being prepared.Present Perfectactive:passive:Someone has made the arrangements for us.The arrangements have been made for us. Using the Present Perfect Tense: FOR or SINCE?We use Present Perfect tense to talk about action which started in the past and continues up to the present.Examples I have had this computer for about a year. How long have you been at this school? I havent seen Julia since September. Tip! For other uses of the Present Perfect tense, see the Present Perfect Tense - When To Use.We use for with a period of time, for example: a few days, half an hour, two years. We use since with the time when the action started, for example: last year, June 8, I met you.Each of these present perfect sentences contains a time expression. Each time expression is a length of time (which requires FOR) or a starting time (which requires SINCE).1 Maya has been a professional _ 1989. 2 So far, it has rained _ five hours. 3 I havent been snowboarding _ last winter. 4 Jo has been a student here _ March. 5 The beaver has been an emblem of Canada _ many years. 6 Cougars have almost disappeared from the Victoria area _ humans settled here. 7 Mary has kept a diary _ she was ten years old. 8 First Nations people in British Columbia have told stories about the eagle _ hundreds of years. 9 The Canadian two-dollar coin (or toonie) has been in circulation _ 1996. 10 Theyve been married _ twenty-five years. 11 I havent phoned home_ Christmas. 12 Weve been here_ nine oclock. 13 I have worked for International House_ more than eight years. 14 I havent visited my home town_ I left school. 15 I havent been to the cinema_ ages. 16 I have studied non-stop_ 9.15. 17 I have had a driving licence_I was eighteen. 18 She hasnt had a day off _1999. 19 Johan has been in England_more than two weeks now. 20 Peter has been my best friend_ we were nine.Closing down by deciding if you need for or since with these time expressions. -for/since last weekend -for/since ten seconds -for/since Christmas Eve -for/since a decade -for/since I finished school -for/since a couple of days -for/since my birthday -for/since a long time -for/since ten centuries -for/since the 70s -for/since I was a boy -for/since August -for/since the last month -for/since fifteen years -for/since the accident -for/since then -for/since we bought this house -for/since last month -for/since a millennium -for/since I met you111
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