TENSE TUESDAY: PRESENT PERFECT WITH SPECIFIC TIME (PART 2)
28 / 10 / 2014
TENSE TUESDAY: PRESENT PERFECT WITH SPECIFIC TIME (PART 2): meaning and examples
Good morning everyone.
For today's Tense Tuesday we are continuing our lesson on the present perfect. Two weeks ago, we reviewed the present perfect with past experiences. Click on the link below to review that lesson.
https://www.ziggurat.es/es/lecciones_ingles/index.asp?id=2428
Then we looked at the present perfect with FOR. We use FOR with a period of time. Click on the link below to review that lesson.
https://www.ziggurat.es/es/lecciones_ingles/index.asp?id=2433
Today we are looking at the present perfect with SINCE. We use SINCE with a specific date or point in time in the past to indicate how long a situation or activity has been in progress.
Example 1: I have lived here since 2010.
Example 2: He has worked with me since December.
We also use it with a specific moment in the past, which is not necessarily a date.
Example 3: I have loved chocolate since I was a child.
Example 4: We have been friends since I moved to this neighbourhood.
Notice that in these last examples the phrase with SINCE uses a simple past verb.
Join us tomorrow for Wordy Wednesday, when we look at an English slang word for people who always cancel their plans. (We all know someone like this.)
Until then, have a great day!
For today's Tense Tuesday we are continuing our lesson on the present perfect. Two weeks ago, we reviewed the present perfect with past experiences. Click on the link below to review that lesson.
https://www.ziggurat.es/es/lecciones_ingles/index.asp?id=2428
Then we looked at the present perfect with FOR. We use FOR with a period of time. Click on the link below to review that lesson.
https://www.ziggurat.es/es/lecciones_ingles/index.asp?id=2433
Today we are looking at the present perfect with SINCE. We use SINCE with a specific date or point in time in the past to indicate how long a situation or activity has been in progress.
Example 1: I have lived here since 2010.
Example 2: He has worked with me since December.
We also use it with a specific moment in the past, which is not necessarily a date.
Example 3: I have loved chocolate since I was a child.
Example 4: We have been friends since I moved to this neighbourhood.
Notice that in these last examples the phrase with SINCE uses a simple past verb.
Join us tomorrow for Wordy Wednesday, when we look at an English slang word for people who always cancel their plans. (We all know someone like this.)
Until then, have a great day!
