Unit1Talesoftheunexplained-grammarandusage精品教案（牛津译林版必修2）.doc

PAGE  PAGE 8 ●???? Grammar and Usage Present perfect tense 1. Use different methods to present the present perfect tense. Here are some ideas: 1) Please look at the screen. Pay attention to the different forms of the verbs: ? ? 2) Let’s complete the following sentences, in which the predicate part is missing. ??? We_____(study) English for about five years.???? ??? They_____(live) in the south since their daughter was born.???? ??? I_______ (read) your article three times. Its well written.?? ??? ??? The student________(finish) her homework already.????????? Eric__________(go) back to his hometown today.?????????? Answers: have studied??? have lived??? have read??? has finished??? has gone 3) Read the following sentences and point out what tense or tenses are used in them and the reasons why they are used. ??? We have studied English for about five years. We began to study it five years ago. ??? They moved to the south in 1990 and have lived there since then. The student is doing her homework. She hasnt finished it yet. Eric left home last year and has just come back. 2. We may wonder why some verbs cant be used in the present perfect tense. Let’s read the following sentences, and try to find different usages of some verbs. Justin has been away from home for several days. He disappeared last Friday. They bought this house three years ago and they have lived here since then. My brother went to see my grandpa last week. He has visited him three times this month. So you see when an action happens over a period of time that began in the past and continues to the present, the present perfect tense is often used. When an action happened at a definite time in the past, the past simple tense is often used. 3. Read Points 1 and 2 on page 8 to make sure why the present perfect tense is used in these two sentences.?????????????? 4. Go over Point 3 on page 8 to learn what time expressions can be used with the present perfect tense. Pay attention to the differen