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Introduce your students to the present perfect tense by discussing the evolution of air travel. In this lesson, learners will share their travel experiences and explore what airports looked like when commercial flights were just beginning to become the norm.
This lesson teaches vocabulary and expressions related to travel and transportation technology.
Add your content here…This lessons helps introduce learners to the present perfect, since and for, and been and gone.
Quick Review
The Present Perfect
The present perfect tense is used to discuss events that started in the past and are still ongoing or relevant at the present time.
For example:
“I have started cycling on the weekends.”
We also use this tense to talk about life experiences of a person who is still alive.
For instance:
“Has he been to Norway?”
“No, he has never been to Norway, but he has been to Ghana.”
The present perfect can be particularly challenging for learners. It’s best to start with concrete examples where the past simple tense would not be appropriate. When responding to “how long” questions, we typically use the present perfect tense.
For example:
“How long have you been at the library?”
“I have been here for 6 hours.”
This commonly leads to the question, “Why can’t I say ‘I was here for 6 hours’?” This provides a valuable opportunity to illustrate the difference between the present perfect and past simple. It becomes easier for learners to understand that saying, “I have been here for 6 hours,” implies they are still at the library. In contrast, saying, “I was there for 6 hours,” indicates they are no longer at the library.
Since and For
When discussing time, we use “since” to refer to a specific starting point (1) and “for” to indicate a duration of time (2).
(1) She has lived in this neighborhood since 2003.
(2) They have lived in Australia for ten years now.
Been and Gone
Although “been” and “gone” are both participles of the verb “go,” they have distinct uses. “Been” is used to indicate that someone has visited a place and returned from it, while “gone” is used to indicate that someone has left and is still away.
Here are some examples to illustrate the difference:
(1) My mother has gone to the beach. She will be back for dinner.
(2) My friend has been to Japan. She brought me back a souvenir.
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