marry/get married (to)— be married (to) begin to work/study/live – work/study/leave fall asleep/get to sleep — be asleep join the Party — be in the Party/be a member of
I have already had my breakfast. 我刚吃过早餐。 I have just cleaned my clothes. 我刚洗过衣服.
(Meaning: I had my breakfast and I'm not hungry now.)
I have been to the Great Wall .我去过长城。
√
Tip 1: Non continuity verbs(非延续性 动词) and present perfect tense: When non continuity verbs meet the present perfect tense, they need to change the way. They have to transform non continuity verbs to continuity verbs. 在现在完成时态中， 非延续性动词不可以和for， since引导 的延续性时间状语连用。
2) . Continuity Things that started in the past, and are still happening now. In this case, the tense is often used with time expressions such as : since ,for, so far, by now, up to now, these days, in the past ten years, recently,lately,etc.. for-----a period of time
since ---- a point of time
Drill 1 Choose the right answers
1. I have joined/been √ in the army for ten year. 2. He has been to /gone to Dalian many times. √ 3. She has got married/been married to Roberts for √ a year. 4. All the preparations for the task are completed/ have been completed √ ,and we’re ready to start. 5. He has gone/ been away for two days. √ 6. He has had/ has bought this book for a year.
Compare and discover more
We have been in PGHS for just over two months.
(Meaning: We came to the school two months ago and we are still staying here.)
have/has been dong ---Present perfect continuous tense
Compare and discover the meaning behind the sentences. （Meaning: I cleaned my clothes, and they are clean now. )
I have been writing letters for two hours.
我一直在写信整整两个小时了。
Meaning: That is how I have spent my time. It doesn’t matter whether the letters are completed now . It emphasizes the duration of action rather than result. ------Continuity
2. has learned to play piano for five years? 3. has been saying “Good night” to her roommate for more than one month? 4. have been utilizing prehistorical powers(洪荒之力） to fight with other classes in the basketball match?
----Emotion
What is the present perfect continuous tense? Things that started in the past, have lasted up to now and will probably continue to happen.
Grammar and usage
Present perfect tense& Present perfect continuous tense
现在完成时和现在完成进行时
平冈中学
尹莉清
Activity1. Find someone around you who…
1. has been loving singing in the dormitory for two months?
(Meaning:I went to the Great Wall, and now I know about it.)
What is Present perfect tense ? Function 1 : 1) Result
Things that happened in the recent past but are connected to the present. It has an effect on the present. In this case, the tense is often used with time expressions such as : already, yet, just, never, ever, before, etc.
Tip2非延续性动词与延续性动词的转换
come/go — be (in) borrow — keep die — be dead begin — be on go out — be off leave — be away buy — have get to know — know go out — be off arrive – be here/there
She must be tired, for she has been dancing all day.她肯定累了，因为她一天一直在跳舞
( Meaning: She began dancing in the past,
and keeps dancing all day. It is because of her non-stop repetitive dancing that makes her tired.)
She has learnt English since 3 years ago
Meaning: She learned English 3 years ago and now she is still learning it. Great changes have taken place in Shenzhen since 30 years ago Meaning: Great changes took place in Shenzhen 30 years ago, and they've still lasted till now.
have/has done ---- Present perfect tense
Observe and discover
Lucy and John have been living in the city for ten years. Their daughter has hasbeen beenlearning learningEnglish since she was five. They want to take her to the cinema after school. They have been waiting for her for half an hour. She finally shows up at five past five.
Usage: continuity, repetition and emotion.
----Repetition
They have been waiting for their daughter in the rain for an hour. 他们在雨中等女儿足足一个小时。
(Meaning: They have kept waiting so long in the rain. There is somewhat complaint in waiting for her.)
( ×) I have bought a new dictionary for a week. I have had a new dictionary for a week. ( ) 我买一本新词典已有一星期了。 ( ) They have been here for two days. ( ×) They have come here for two days. 他们来这儿已经两天了。 He has joined the League member for two years. ( ×) ( ) He has been a League member for twoaching English in our class for more than 2 months?