1) USES:
- Past actions at an unspecified time---> Peter
has gone to the cinema
- Past actions with present result---> Susan
has caught a cold so she is in bed.
- Duration from past until now ---> We
have been friends for years
- Actions just finished ---> Paul
has just finished the exam
2) FORM:
- Affirmative: have/has + past participle*
- Negative: haven't/hasn't + past participle
- Interrogative: have/has + subject + past participle
* Past Participle formation: Regular verbs add -ed to form the past participle and irregular verbs have different forms so you must study your list of irregular verbs.
Examples:
regular verb: I work - I have worked ;
irregular verb: I go - I have gone
3) TIME EXPRESSIONS:
- Already: Peter has already finished the exam
- Ever: Have you ever been to London?
- Never: I have never been to Italy.
- Just: They have just made the cake.
- Yet: I haven't finished the exam yet.
- For: I have studied for 2 hours.
- Since: I have studied here since 2004.
- How long...?: How long have you studied here?
4) ACTIVITIES:
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Grammar and exercises (ego4u)
- Games:
The Euro,
Uses, Past Simple or Present Perfect
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Statements,
Negation,
Questions,
Since or For,
Review,
Test (englishhilfen)
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Video
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Karaoke (
We are the Champions by
Queen)