Try These 7 Perfect Activities For Practicing The Present Perfect
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Angela CuccinielloTry These 7 Perfect Activities For Practicing The Present Perfect
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Angela CuccinielloTry These 7 Perfect Activities for Practicing
the Present Perfect
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Great Accomplishments
What are some of the things your students have already
accomplished at this time in their lives? Ask your
students to share two or three things they have done that
they are most proud of, and have them do it in front of the
class. Allow the rest of the class to ask questions of each
classmate after the presentation. Encourage your students
to use the adverb ‘already’ in their presentations.
2. 2
Have you ever?
Have each student write five sentences stating
something he or she did in the past at a specific
time. These sentences should be written in the simple
past and include the time of the event. For example, a
student might write ‘I walked my dog yesterday’. Then have
students exchange papers and rewrite those sentences
using the Present Perfect and the adverb ‘before’. They
should also omit the time marker in the rewritten sentences.
For example, ‘Hyun has walked his dog before’.
3. 3
How many times since
How often do your students do daily activities like
brushing their teeth, changing their clothes and eating a
meal? Review with your class how to use the adverb ‘since’
and then ask them how many times they have done
daily activities since yesterday, last week, last month and
last year.
4. 4
Great Ambitions
What do your students want to do that they have not
done yet? Review with your class the proper use of the
adverb ‘yet’ and then ask them to share with a partner three
things they have not done yet that they would like to do.
5. 5
Most Deprived
This game gets your students moving while practicing
the negative use of the present perfect. Arrange chairs
facing into a circle for all but one of your students. That
student stands in the middle and announces something he
has never done using the present perfect. Anyone in the
circle who has done that activity must get out of his or her
seat and races to find a new seat. The person in the middle
tries to sit in one of the empty seats as well. The person left
standing after everyone else is sitting takes the next turn in
the middle of the circle.
6. 6
Bucket Lists
As a class, brainstorm every activity you have done or
would like to do. You may want to explain the term ‘bucket
list’ and encourage your students to think about what they
would include on theirs. Then, let your students take turns
asking if their classmates have done each of these
activities. They should start with the phrase ‘have you ever’
and answer the questions with the present perfect.
Encourage your students to share any surprising answers
with the class after their discussion time is complete.
7. 7
Since or For?
Since and for are often used with the present perfect to
express a length of time a person has done a particular
activity.
Use ‘since’ when offering a specific time
Use ‘for’ for an amount of time
After reviewing this with your students, have groups of three or four practice
using ‘since’ and ‘for’ with the present perfect.
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