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Present Perfect Verbs

現在完了 (げんざいかんりょう)

DEFINITION: The Present Perfect (PP) verb is composed of two elements - 1.) the appropriate form of the helping verb 'to have' and 2.) the 'past participle' of the main verb.  The past participle of a regular verb is "verb+ed": played, looked, watched, etc.  NOTE: be careful of irregular verbs because when they switch to the past participle the entire verb changes: drink-->drunk / sleep-->slept / rise-->risen.

 

The PP verb is used to indicate a link between the present and the past. It is used to describe:

1. An action or situation that started in the past and continues in the present: I have played the piano since I was a child. (...and I still do.)

2. An action performed during a period that has not yet finished: I have worked hard this week. (...and the week isn't over yet.)

3. A repeated action in an unspecified period between the past and now: I have lived in Japan for five years.

4. An action that was completed in the very recent past, expressed by "just": I have just finished my work.

5. An action when the time is not important: She has studied Japanese, English and Chinese. (...the result of his reading is important)

　(DETAILED DEFINITION)

Fun Fact: "There are about 189 irregular verbs in the English language."

Students act out an action and guess what the action is. Then they write a report on who has done what.
 
Students play bingo using the grammar, 'Have you ever ~ ?'
 
Students develop their own skit, practicing the grammar and situation of having a guest.
  
This three-step activity ranges from fill-in-the-blank of Brandy’s Have You Ever?, forming past participle questions to ask other students and finishes with the students asking both teachers strategic questions to illicit specific questions.
 
A game to get the students to practice the four parts of learning while trying to find who kidnapped Miki Ando.
 
Students work in groups to formulate sentences about a series of pictures.
 
Students practice the four parts of learning by listening to an excerpt from their textbook and filling out the worksheet. If you don’t use New Horizon, don’t worry – see the Tips and Cautions section.
 
Students race to collect the lyrics around the room, then try to order the song lyrics.
 

Seen the Rain

This activity is based upon the Ramone's song, Have you ever seen the rain?

 

Tic-Tac Bingo

Students practice listening to present perfect sentences while playing bingo according to questions the ALT/JTE ask.

 

Who Is It

This is a guess who-it-is game to practise present perfect verbs.

 

 

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