Quiz 1) In conversation 1, who has called Bob? a) No one has. b) Katie has. 2) In conversation 2, has she finished the report? a) Yes, she has. b) No, not yet. 3) In conversation 3, how long has Katie known Joe?
Grammar 5-09 | Intermediate | CEFR B2
Present Perfect - Time Listen to four conversations using the present perfect to refer to actions over time.
Conversation #1 Man: Has Bob ______ yet? Woman: No, he hasn’t ______ here yet? Man: Has anyone ______ to call him? Woman: I don’t think anyone has. Man: Maybe he has ______. Woman: Or maybe he’s forgotten there’s a meeting. Conversation #2 Man: Have you ______ the report? Woman: No, I haven’t. Man: Why haven’t you ______? Woman: I haven’t ______ time to check the spelling. Man: Have you finished writing it? Woman: Yes, I ______. Almost done! Conversation #3 Man: How long have you ______ Joe? Woman: I’ve known him since high school. Man: Wow! That’s a ______ time. Woman: Yeah, we have ______ best friends for a while. Man: Have you seen him recently? Woman: No, I haven’t ______ him for some time. Conversation #4 Man: Nice sweater. I haven’t seen it before. Woman: Oh, this old thing. I’ve had it ______. Man: How ______ you haven’t ______ it very much? Woman: Well, it has been too ______ wear it.
a) She just met him. b) Since high school 4) In conversation 4, what does she say about the sweater? a) She has not worn it much. b) She hasn't had it long.
Grammar Challenge Fill in the blanks with the correct word. Con #1
Con #2
Con #3
Con #4
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Speaking Challenge Match the answers with the questions. 1) Have you eaten yet? 2) How long have you known your best friend? 3) How long have you had that shirt? 4) Have long have you lived in your town? 5) How long have you studied English? [ _ ] Since I was in high school. [ _ ] Yes, I just ate. [ _ ] All my life. I was born here. [ _ ] For about ten years. We met in college. [ _ ] Not long. I just bought it. What about you? Share your answers to the questions.
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English Listening Lesson Library Online - Grammar Talks - www.elllo.org Quiz 1) Has she hired a band yet? a) Yes, she has. b) No, she has not. c) She is not going to have a band. 2) Has she gotten a caterer? a) Yes, she has. b) No, she has not. c) She does not want to use one. 3) Has she tried on her dress yet? Intermediate 5 | Lesson 09 | Present Perfect - Recent Activity
a) Yes, but just once b) Yes, many times c) No, not yet
Wedding Plans
4) What has she not done yet?
Meg talks about the things she needs to do for her wedding.
a) Order the flowers b) Book the hall c) Send out the invitations
Todd: So Meg, you're getting married soon. How are things going? Meg: Things are going pretty well. We have a lot of planning to do. Todd: I bet. So have you hired a band yet? Meg: No, we haven't ________ band yet. My brother has some friends who were in a band, so he's going to ask them. Todd: Oh, cool. And have you ________ caterer for the wedding? Meg: Yes, we have gotten a caterer because the food is very important. So we ordered it in advance.
Grammar Challenge Fill in the blanks with the correct word. you shown
shown it
gotten the
have booked
hired a
have sent
sent out
you ordered
ordered the
have bought
tried it on
booked the
Speaking Challenge
Todd: Oh, what kind of food? Meg: We're going to have traditional American food. Todd: Oh, nice. Nice. So have you bought a dress yet? Meg: Yes, of course, I ________ a dress. That's the most important part. So last week I picked up my new dress.
Match the answers with the questions. 1) Have you eaten yet? 2) Have you seen the news today? 3) Have you finished all your work for the day? 4) Have you checked your email today? 5) Have you changed clothes today?
Meg: Yes, I've ________ many times already.
( _ ) No, I haven't. Did anything happen? ( _ ) No, I haven't. I am starving. ( _ ) No, I haven't. I have so much I still have to do. ( _ ) Yes, I have. This is my second outfit. ( _ ) Yes, I have. I already replied to everyone.
Todd: Okay, cool. Have ________ it to your groom-to-be?
What about you? Share your answers to the questions.
Todd: Have you tried it on yet?
Meg: No. I haven't ________ to my groom-to be because it has to be a surprise on the wedding day. Todd: Oh, that's right. That's right. So have ________ the flowers? Meg: No, not yet. I haven't ________flowers because I'm waiting for some special flowers from the florist. So, still waiting. Todd: And have you ________the invitations? Meg: Yes. We ________ out the invitations. We sent them out maybe a month ago. Todd: Oh, cool. So then I assume you have ________ hall. Meg: Yes. We ________ the hall because we wanted to have it
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at a special hall. So we booked it probably six months ago. Todd: Okay, cool. Well, the only one problem, I didn't get an invite. Am I invited to your wedding? Meg: Oh, I brought the invitation with me today!
Grammar Present Perfect - Recent Activity
Todd: Okay, great. Thanks. Point 1: We often use the present perfect to discuss status of actions that need to be done. Have you finished the report yet? No, I have not finished yet. / No, not yet. Have you even started? Yes, I already started. / Yes, I have Point 2: We use the particle yet in the questions and negative forms to show an action is time sensitive. Have you eaten yet? No, I haven't eaten yet. Has he left yet? Not yet. He will leave soon. Point 3: We also use the word already in the question and affirmative forms to show an action is time sensitive. Have you already eaten? Yes, I've already eaten. Have you already started? Yes, we already have. Point 4: Both the present perfect and the simple past can be used to discuss the status of recent events. Have you finished the report yet? Yes, I've finished it. Did you finish the report yet? Yes, I finished it.
Quiz 1) In conversation 1, who has called Bob? a) No one has. b) Katie has. 2) In conversation 2, has she finished the report? a) Yes, she has. b) No, not yet. 3) In conversation 3, how long has Katie known Joe?
Grammar 5-09 | Intermediate | CEFR B2
Present Perfect - Time Listen to four conversations using the present perfect to refer to actions over time.
Conversation #1 Man: Has Bob arrived yet? Woman: No, he hasn’t gotten here yet? Man: Has anyone tried to call him? Woman: I don’t think anyone has. Man: Maybe he has overslept. Woman: Or maybe he’s forgotten there’s a meeting. Conversation #2 Man: Have you sent the report? Woman: No, I haven’t. Man: Why haven’t you finished? Woman: I haven’t had time to check the spelling. Man: Have you finished writing it? Woman: Yes, I have. Almost done! Conversation #3 Man: How long have you known Joe? Woman: I’ve known him since high school. Man: Wow! That’s a long time. Woman: Yeah, we have been best friends for a while. Man: Have you seen him recently? Woman: No, I haven’t seen him for some time. Conversation #4 Man: Nice sweater. I haven’t seen it before. Woman: Oh, this old thing. I’ve had it forever. Man: How come you haven’t worn it very much? Woman: Well, it has been too hot to wear it.
a) She just met him. b) Since high school 4) In conversation 4, what does she say about the sweater? a) She has not worn it much. b) She hasn't had it long.
Grammar Challenge Fill in the blanks with the correct word. Con #1
Con #2
Con #3
Con #4
tried
had
seen
come
overslept
have
known
hot to
arrived
sent
long
forever
gotten
finished
been
worn
Speaking Challenge Match the answers with the questions. 1) Have you eaten yet? 2) How long have you known your best friend? 3) How long have you had that shirt? 4) Have long have you lived in your town? 5) How long have you studied English? [ 5 ] Since I was in high school. [ 1 ] Yes, I just ate. [ 4 ] All my life. I was born here. [ 2 ] For about ten years. We met in college. [ 3 ] Not long. I just bought it. What about you? Share your answers to the questions.
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English Listening Lesson Library Online - Grammar Talks - www.elllo.org Quiz 1) Has she hired a band yet? a) Yes, she has. b) No, she has not. c) She is not going to have a band. 2) Has she gotten a caterer? a) Yes, she has. b) No, she has not. c) She does not want to use one. 3) Has she tried on her dress yet? Intermediate 5 | Lesson 09 | Present Perfect - Recent Activity
a) Yes, but just once b) Yes, many times c) No, not yet
Wedding Plans
4) What has she not done yet?
Meg talks about the things she needs to do for her wedding.
a) Order the flowers b) Book the hall c) Send out the invitations
Todd: So Meg, you're getting married soon. How are things going? Meg: Things are going pretty well. We have a lot of planning to do. Todd: I bet. So have you hired a band yet? Meg: No, we haven't hired a band yet. My brother has some friends who were in a band, so he's going to ask them. Todd: Oh, cool. And have you gotten the caterer for the wedding? Meg: Yes, we have gotten a caterer because the food is very important. So we ordered it in advance.
Grammar Challenge Fill in the blanks with the correct word. you shown
shown it
gotten the
have booked
hired a
have sent
sent out
you ordered
ordered the
have bought
tried it on
booked the
Speaking Challenge
Todd: Oh, what kind of food? Meg: We're going to have traditional American food. Todd: Oh, nice. Nice. So have you bought a dress yet? Meg: Yes, of course, I have bought a dress. That's the most important part. So last week I picked up my new dress.
Match the answers with the questions. 1) Have you eaten yet? 2) Have you seen the news today? 3) Have you finished all your work for the day? 4) Have you checked your email today? 5) Have you changed clothes today?
Meg: Yes, I've tried it on many times already.
( 2 ) No, I haven't. Did anything happen? ( 1 ) No, I haven't. I am starving. ( 3 ) No, I haven't. I have so much I still have to do. ( 5 ) Yes, I have. This is my second outfit. ( 4 ) Yes, I have. I already replied to everyone.
Todd: Okay, cool. Have you shown it to your groom-to-be?
What about you? Share your answers to the questions.
Todd: Have you tried it on yet?
Meg: No. I haven't shown it to my groom-to be because it has to be a surprise on the wedding day. Todd: Oh, that's right. That's right. So have you ordered the flowers? Meg: No, not yet. I haven't ordered the flowers because I'm waiting for some special flowers from the florist. So, still waiting. Todd: And have you sent out the invitations? Meg: Yes. We have sent out the invitations. We sent them out maybe a month ago. Todd: Oh, cool. So then I assume you have booked the hall. Meg: Yes. We have booked the hall because we wanted to
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have it at a special hall. So we booked it probably six months ago. Todd: Okay, cool. Well, the only one problem, I didn't get an invite. Am I invited to your wedding? Meg: Oh, I brought the invitation with me today! Todd: Okay, great. Thanks.
Grammar Present Perfect - Recent Activity Point 1: We often use the present perfect to discuss status of actions that need to be done. Have you finished the report yet? No, I have not finished yet. / No, not yet. Have you even started? Yes, I already started. / Yes, I have Point 2: We use the particle yet in the questions and negative forms to show an action is time sensitive. Have you eaten yet? No, I haven't eaten yet. Has he left yet? Not yet. He will leave soon. Point 3: We also use the word already in the question and affirmative forms to show an action is time sensitive. Have you already eaten? Yes, I've already eaten. Have you already started? Yes, we already have. Point 4: Both the present perfect and the simple past can be used to discuss the status of recent events. Have you finished the report yet? Yes, I've finished it. Did you finish the report yet? Yes, I finished it.