(共17张PPT)
8A Unit6
Ancient Stories
Grammar
沪教牛津版
Learning
objects
to learn how to use
the present perfect tense
with since and for;
2. to learn how to tell the
differences between
the present perfect tense
and the simple past tense.
Review - The present perfect tense
We can use the present perfect tense to talk about things that happened in the past but have a connection to the present.
subject
Have you ever been to Europe
I’ve already been to Europe.
I’ve never seen a mermaid.
I haven’t felt like flying yet.
have/has
the past participle form of the main verb
+
+
Part A
The present perfect tense
with since and for
1. I haven’t laughed like this since my childhood.
2. I’ve been busy since I came back.
3. It has been raining since morning.
4. We have known each other for twenty years.
5. I haven’t seen her for a long time.
6. They have tried to capture our city for ten years.
A The present perfect tense with since and for
We often use since and for with the present perfect tense.
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Exercise
Attention
We can only use the present perfect tense with for + a period of time to describe a continuing action or event. So we can only use continuous verbs instead of
non-continuous verbs.
1. He has just left. ( )
He has left for five minutes. ( )
He has been away for five minutes. ( )
2. I’ve bought a book. ( )
I’ve bought this book for five days. ( )
I’ve had this book for five days. ( )
non-continuous verbs: come, go, leave, start, begin, become, receive, die, etc.
continuous verbs: work, stay, leave, live, learn, etc.
Attention
Do not use for and since in the same sentence.
Alice has lived in Beijing for twenty years since 1993.
Alice has lived in Beijing for twenty years.
Alice has lived in Beijing since 1993.
A1 Hans is from Hamburg in Germany. He is talking to Doris. Read their conversation and answer the questions.
Doris: So you live in Hamburg, Hans
Hans : Yes, I’m a Hamburger. Have you ever met a Hamburger
Doris: Yes, I met one yesterday at the fast-food restaurant, and I ate it.
Hans: Ah, yes. I’ve heard that joke before, Doris.
Doris: Sorry, Hans. Tell me, how long have you lived in Hamburg
Hans: Since 1996. And how long have you lived in Shanghai
Doris: For 14 years. I was born here.
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Where does Hans live
He _______ in ____________.
How long has Hans lived in Hamburg
He __________ there _____________.
How long has Doris lived in Shanghai
She ____________ there ______________.
Where was Doris born
She ___________________________.
lives
Hamburg
has lived
since 1996
has lived
for 14 years
was born in Shanghai
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Part B
The present perfect tense
and
the simple past tense
B The present perfect tense and the simple past tense
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the present perfect the simple past tense
1. I’ve lost my key. I lost my key last week.
2. Ben has gone home. Ben went home ten minutes ago.
3. I’ve had breakfast. I had eggs and bread this morning.
4. She’s lived in Beijing for 5 years. She lived in Beijing for 5 years, but now she lives in Shenzhen.
a past experience which has
a connection to the present
a completed action in the past
with finished time
So I can’t find it now.
So he’s not here now.
So I’m not hungry now.
She still lives in Beijing now.
I have visited Hong Kong.
I visited Hong Kong last summer.
They have just arrived in Beijing.
Liu Mei went to Beijing last week.
My car has broken down.
My car broke down.
So Hong Kong is not new to me.
I am talking about the past.
So they are in Beijing now.
We do not know whether she is in Beijing now.
It is still broken.
We do not know whether it is working now.
Read the following sentences and tell the differences between them.
Soldier: Captain! Captain! The Greeks ____________ (go).
They________(leave) last night.
Captain: Great! They _______(come) here ten years ago and _________ (try)
many times to capture our city, but they couldn’t. We
____________(win) .
Soldier: But they ____________(leave) a huge wooden horse. Can you see it
outside the gates The Greeks __________ (not take) it with them.
Captain: Let’s keep it then. Go and pull it into the city.
have gone
left
came
have tried
have won
have left
didn’t take
B1 Read the following conversation between the captain and a soldier from the story “The Trojan plete it with the correct tenses of the verbs in brackets.
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I can use since and for with the present perfect tense correctly.
2. I can use continuous verbs with the present perfect tense with for + a period of time to describe a continuing action or event.
3. I can use the present perfect tense to talk about a past experience which has a connection to the present and the simple past tense to talk about a completed action in the past.
Self-assessment
Finish the Ex. in the text book P87/88/89.
Write a short passage with given sentences.
Hello. I’m ... I’m ... now. I’ve lived in ... since ... I’ve studied at ... for ... I’ve been in ... for ... I joined ... ago.
Homework