The Perfect

Question 1

What is the present perfect describing? (+words, which show that something happened in the past and continue into the present)

Answer 1

• an event that happened at an unspecific time in the past
• > this might be not completed and may continue into the future
• startet in the past and continue into the present (for, since, so far, still, all day, all my life, and all year)
• describe a recent event (just, recently)

Question 2

Which adverbs can be used with the present perfect?

Answer 2

-already, ever, never, and (not) yet

Question 3

What is the difference between simple past and present perfect?

Answer 3

-present perfect can refer to event that began in the past, continue until now and may continue in the future; the simple past expresses completed events;
(-present perfect: action completed at an unspecified time in the past that has an effect in the present;
-simple past: action completed in the past that does not have an effect in the present)

Question 4

What should you use always with already and yet?

Answer 4

-present perfect

Question 5

What does the present perfect progressive focus on?

Answer 5

-focus on the ongoing nature of the activity

Question 6

What does the present perfect suggest?

Answer 6

-it suggests that the action is finished

Question 7

Which verbs can you use either present perfect or present perfect progressive?

Answer 7

-habitual actions began in the past and continue up to the present (live, study, teach, wear, and work)

Question 8

When do you use present perfect progressive?

Answer 8

• an event that began in the past and is still ongoing, it emphasizes the duration of the activity

Question 9

Which time clause express how much/how many?

Answer 9

-present perfect

Question 10

Which time clause express how long?

Answer 10

-present perfect progressive

Question 11

For what is the past perfect used?

Answer 11

-to describe a completed event that happened before another event in the past

Question 12

Which tense is used when we are reporting a speech which is in simple past? (Common reporting verbs)

Answer 12

• past perfect

- tell, say, find out, learn, and discover

Question 13

What is the past perfect progressive emphasizing?

Answer 13

• duration of an activity that was in progress before another activity or time in the past
• an activity in progress close in time to another activity or time in past
• also in reporting (have to be : present perfect progressive)

Question 14

When do students use since?

Answer 14

-a specific point in time (e.g., 2002, last May, nine o’clock)

Question 15

When do students use for?

Answer 15

-a length of time (e.g., months, three years)

Question 16

What can the present perfect also express?

Answer 16

-has happened repeatedly from a point in the past up to present time