Unit3 Grammar and usage Period One Present perfect tense
Teaching aim:
To give a brief introduction to the present perfect tense
Teaching procedures:
1 Go over the news story on Page 2 and find the sentences using the present perfect tense.
Please explain why the tense is used in these sentences.
2 The form of the present perfect tense
3 Talk about the uses of the present perfect tense
A We use the present perfect tense to talk about things that happened in the recent past, but are connected to the present.
The disappearance of Justin has made Kelly very unhappy.
B We also use the present perfect tense to talk about something that started in the past, and is still happening now.
I have not seen Justin since last Friday night.
C We use the present perfect tense when the exact time of an action is not clear or important. We use it with time expressions such as:
already ever for just lately never recently since yet
We use already for affirmative statements and yet for negative statements.
