ENGLISH HOMEWORK

UNIT: TRIPS AND ADVENTURES

LESSON 1 : I HAVE TRAVELED TO MANY PLACES
TOPIC: PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
SCHOOLS NAME: Maria Auxiliadora
STUDENTS NAME: Cinthya Ocaa
COURSE: 10 m0 B
PLACE AND DATE: Riobamba, 30-5-2013
1. INVESTIGATE ALL INFORMATION OF PRESENT PERFECT TENSE.
El present perfect se usa en el idioma ingls para narrar hechos que ya han ocurrido en un
momento, especfico o no, en el pasado pero que siguen teniendo una relevancia en el presente.
Corresponde en su estructura con el pretrito perfecto en espaol, es decir, el verbo se construye
con el verbo auxiliar have o has si es en tercera persona singular (he, she, it), ms el participio del
verbo: sujeto + have/has + verbo en participio pasado, pero no siempre en su uso: I have been
married for two years. (Llevo casado dos aos.).
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En el sentido del ejemplo anterior, es especialmente importante su uso para conectar el pasado con
el presente, e incluso, el futuro. De ah, su uso frecuente con adverbios de tiempo como for, since,
etc.
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The present perfect is used in the English language to narrate events that have occurred in a time-specific
or not, in the past but we still have a relevance in the present.
Corresponds in structure to the present perfect in Spanish, ie the verb is constructed with the auxiliary verb
have or has if third person singular (he, she, it) plus the past participle of the verb: subject + have / has +
verb in past participle, but not always in use: I have been married for two years. (I've been married two
years.) .1
In the sense of the previous example, it is especially important to use to connect the past with the present,
and even future. Hence, frequent use adverbs of time as for, since, etc.2

Affirmative
I have eaten an apple. (Me he comido una manzana.)
He has bought a car. (l ha comprado un coche.).
Negative
I've never been to Salamanca. (Nunca he estado en Salamanca.)
I haven't finished yet. (An no he terminado.)
Interrogative
How many times have you seen that film? (Cuantas veces has visto esa pelcula?)
Have you been to the Prado? (Has estado en el Prado?)
With for and since
For y since sirven para delimitar el tiempo de la accin del verbo: for tiene el significado de
durante y since, desde.
Afirmative
I have been here for four years. (Llevo cuatro aos aqu.)
I have lived here since 2003 (Vivo aqu desde 2003.)
Negative
I haven't seen them for a long time. (No les veo desde hace mucho tiempo.)
I haven't been here since I was a kid. (No he estado aqu desde que era un nio.)
With already, (not) yet or just
Mientras for y since establecen cuando se ha concluido la accin, already y yet establecen acciones
que todava no han acabado. Yet solo se puede usar en negativa e interrogativa y already solo se
puede usar en afirmativa:
While for and since set when the action has completed, set actions already and yet still not finished.
Yet only be used in negative and interrogative and Already only be used in the affirmative:
already: ya, p. ej. I have already done my homework (Ya he hecho mis deberes.);
just: acabar de, p. ej. I have just done my homework (Acabo de hacer mis deberes.);
(not) yet: todava no, an, p. ej. I haven't done my homework yet (Todava no he hecho mis
deberes.)