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up to now

Using present perfect for a continuous activity – from past to present (contrast of past vs. pres. perfect)

• up to now
• so far
• until now

The Tower of Pisa has been under restoration for ten years.

 duration/ repetition

Using present perfect for a repeated activity – from past to present

• a number of times
• repeatedly
• several times
• often
• for (quantity of time)
• over (quantity of time)
• since, ever since (specific date or time)
• so far
• up to now
• until now
• to date
• for (quantity of time)
• over (quantity of time)
• since, ever since (specific date or time)

Engineers have been working to save the Tower of Pisa!

permanent/temp

Using present perfect for a continuous activity – from past to present

• permanent
• temporary

The Tower has stood in this location since 1350.

I have been standing in line to get into the Tower since 10:00 a.m.

experience

Using present perfect for an activity occurring at an unspecified time in the past

• ever
• never

Have you ever visited Pisa?

I've never visited Pisa.

I haven't ever visited Pisa.
 

 ongoing

Using present perfect for a continuous activity from past to present

• completed
• ongoing

An art committee has photographed the entire Tower of Pisa.

They have been organizing 64,000 photographs.

 recent

Using present perfect for an activity recently completed and remains in the speakers "present state-of- mind"

• just
• recently
• not long ago

The committee has recently made a Quicktime VR from the top of the tower.

 already/yet

Using present perfect for an activity completed sooner or later than expected

• already
• yet

They have already righted the tower by 14 centimeters.

They haven't straightened it yet. In fact, they don't plan to.

Implied

Review: determine the implied meaning of present perfect sentences.

• repetitive
• temporary
• ongoing
• has duration
• permanent
• completed

I have been working as a pilot.

I have worked as a pilot.

StateofMind

Using the present perfect to connect the past to the present — the present perfect state of mind

I spilled my drink on the carpet. I cleaned it up afterwards.  (Done. Finished. I'm not thinking about it anymore.)

You have spilled your drink on the carpet.  (Because the spill remains, it is on my mind.)

Sent Prac

Matching verb tense and adverbs — sentence practice

• up to / until now
• so far
• before now
• to date
• until this moment
• since noon (exact time)
• since this morning
• since July 2003
• since yesterday
• since the 1900s
• ever since I met you
• this morning  (hours ongoing)
• this week (days ongoing)
• this year  (days ongoing)
• this decade  (years ongoing)
• this century (years ongoing)
• for two minutes (quantity)
• for an hour
• for three days
• over the past 3 years
• in my life (current)
• in these times (current)

The weather has been cold since the end of November.

The weather was cold in November.

ParagrPrac

Using present perfect in a paragraph

Mary Morris applied for her passport last month because she will soon be leaving on a trip that she _____ about for many years.

Participles1

Participles2

Irregular participle practice

Jaycee (spinned, span, spun?) _____the ball on his finger last night.

In Context

Identifying present perfect tense in context

"When the tower was closed to the public a decade ago, officials said it would be open again in just a few years. The ambitious plan to stop the tower's increasing tilt has taken far longer than expected, but officials say it is succeeding."