WORLD VIEW BOOK UNIT 21 LONG LIFE

VOCABULARY : TIME EXPRESSIONS

GRAMMAR : PRESENT PERFECT: HOW LONG FOR SINCE

SPEAKING: TALKING ABOUT HOW LONG YOU HAVE DONE THING.

P. 98 match

1.- over ten years a.- two days ago

2.- the day before yesterday b.- two months

3.- ages c.- December 31

4.- a couple of months d.- 12:00 p.m.

5.- noon e.- more than ten years

6.- New year’s Eve f.- a long time

1.- e 2.- a 3.- f 4.- b 5.-d 6.-c

PRESENT PERFECT for / since HOW LONG

For : duration of time

Since : point in a time ( when the action strted)

_PAST_(x) ________________________________X___________NOW

1997 2015 2017

STARTED IN PAST ----------------------------------------------------PRESENT --FUTURE

Actions that started in the past and continue up to the present.

Example:

I HAVE LIVED IN Lima for 20 years.

I HAVE LIVED IN Lima since 1997

She has worked in this company for 2 years

She has worked in this company since 2015

I have had a terrible headache for 2 hours

I have had a terrible headache since 6 20 p.m.

HE Has taught English for 15 years

He has taught English since 2002

PRESENT PERFECT STRUCTURE AFFIRMATIVE

I / YOU/WE/THEY _____HAVE

HE / SHE / IT ________ HAS

SUBJECT HAVE /HAS VERB ( PAST COMPLEMENT

PARTICIPLE)
I HAVE PLAYED IN THIS TEAM SINCE 2009

HE HAS BEEN HERE FOR 5 HOURS.

THEY HAVE LIVED IN LIMA FOR 10 YEARS.

MY TEACHER HAS TAUGHT ENGLISH FOR 25 YEARS.

My FRIENDS HAVE WAITED HERE FOR 5 HOURS.

They

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verbs Past participle meaning

Go Gone Ir
Drink Drunk Beber
Buy Bought Comprar
Sell Sold Vender
Speak Spoken Hablar
Eat Eaten Comer
be Been Ser /estar
 HAve had tener

Examples: I HAVE HAD a dog for 5 years

I have had my dog since 2012.

NEGATIVE

SUBJECT HAVE /HAS NOT VERB ( PAST COMPLEMENT

HAVEN’T/ HASN’T PARTICIPLE
I HAVE PLAYED IN THIS TEAM SINCE 2009

HE HAS BEEN HERE FOR 5 HOURS.

THEY HAVE LIVED IN LIMA FOR 10 YEARS.

MY TEACHER HAS TAUGHT ENGLISH FOR 25 YEARS.

My FRIENDS HAVE WAITED HERE FOR 5 HOURS.

They

HAVE NOT = HAVEN’T ( I YOU WE THEY)

HAS NOT = HASN’T ( HE SHE IT)

I HAVEN’T HAD A DOG FOR 6 YEARS. I HAVE HAD IT FOR 4 YEARS.

QUESTIONS . HOW LONG ___?

HOW LONG HAVE (I YOU WE THEY) ______’?

HOW LONG HAS ( HE SHE IT) _________?

How long has your sister been married?

My sister has been married since 2005.

How long has he had a car?

He has had a car for 8 years.

P 100

READ THE INFORMATION . USE PRESENT PERFECT WITH FOR AND SINCE TO WRITE NEW
SENTENCES.

1.- He became a dancer when he was twelve. He is a dancer now

He has been a dancer since he was twelve.

2.- He started teaching piano 38 years ago. He teaches piano now.

He has been a piano teacher for 38 years

He has taught piano for 38 years

He has taught piano since 1979

3.- I started playing jazz in 1958. I play jazz now

I have played jazz since 1958.

I have played jazz for 59 years

4.- I have a guitar . I bought it in 2002

I have had a guitar since 2002

I have had a guitar for 15 years.

5.- They got married 50 years ago. They are married now.

They have gotten married since 1967

They have been married since 1967

They have been married for 50 years.

6.- She started playing tennis 70 years ago. She plays tennis now.

She has played tennis for 70 years.

7.- She started a new job on January 10. She works there now.

She has worked there since January 10.

8.- We started studying English last year . We study English now

We have studied English since last year.

9.- They live in Australia . They moved there eight years ago.

They have lived there for eight years.