高一英语《Tales of the unexplained》课件6.ppt

Li Jia has read a book about Stonehenge. She finished reading the book. She knows the content of the book now. Note: We use the present perfect tense to talk about an action completed in the recent past, and the present prefect continuous tense for an action that started in the past and is still happening. I have visited Egypt twice this month. I have been touring Egypt for two months. Note: The present perfect continuous tense can’t be used with time expressions such as twice or how many times, because in this tense the action is continuous, not stopped and started again. We can use the present perfect tense for repeated actions, and the present perfect continuous tense for non-stop actions. How many times have you swum in the lake? How long have you been swimming in the lake? Note: We usually use the present perfect tense to ask questions beginning with how many/much, and the present perfect continuous tense to ask questions beginning with how long. A state verb or an action verb? 1. I have had this camera for five years. 2. I have taken photos of UFOs with this camera. 3. I have been taking photos of UFOs with this camera. state verb action verb state verb * Present perfect tense Present prefect continuous tense Look at the following sentences and try to explain why the tense is used in these sentences. 1. We have studied English for about five years. 2. They have lived there since 1990. 3. She hasn’t finished her homework yet. 4. Eric has just come back. 5. How long have you been here? 1. The form of the present perfect tense: We form the present perfect tense with have/has and the past participle of the verb. have (has) +过去分词 Justin has disappeared, so Kelly is very sad. We use the present perfect tense to talk about things that happened in the recent past, but are connected to the present. Note: 2. The uses of the present perfect tense: I have not seen Justin since last Friday night. We als