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On today, we're talking about the present perfect tense.

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The present perfect tense when we use it, how to form it, how to make negatives and questions.

We'll look at the words ever on dhe never on.

We'll have some pronunciation to and there'll be a quiz at the end of the show.

So keep listening.

Let's get started with some present perfect sentences.

Hello, Katherine.

Hello.

Some example.

Sentences, please.

I've seen Miley Cyrus in concert.

Janey has traveled all over the world.

Thank you, Catherine.

So one way we use the present perfect tense is to talk about life experience.

Things we've done at some time in the past.

That's right.

On we make the present perfect tense with a subject plus have or has plus a past participle once more.

Please, Katherine.

I've seen Miley Cyrus in concert.

Jamie has traveled all over the world.

Now we don't say when this experience happened, because with the present perfect, we are interested in the experience itself.

That's right.

The president perfect often focuses on what happened not when it happened.

Okay, so, Finn, ask me a question about something.

I've Dalton.

Okay.

Have you seen Skyfall?

Who have I seen Skyfall?

The James Bond fail?

That's the one.

Yes, I have.

I've seen it three times.

Three times a sow with the present.

Perfect.

We don't say when, but we can say how many times the experience happened.

Now, let's look at ever on dhe.

Never They basically mean at any time in someone's life ever is very common in questions.

Alice, have you ever eaten sushi?

Yes, I have.

I love sushi.

Nly two on dhe.

Alice, have you ever ridden a camel?

No.

I have never ridden a camel.

Well, actually, neither have I.

And we use never to talk about life experiences that we haven't had.

Alice has never ridden a camel, though I think you should try it.

I hear it's fun.

I'm really Let's do it together.

Yes.

Okay.

But let's look at pronunciation.

We use lots of short forms with present.

Perfect.

First, I have is often shortened to I've I have read.

That book becomes I've read.

That book on dhe has becomes just a spoon or a sound So instead of Jamie has traveled, it's Janey's traveled on Dhe.

As for negatives, we make them by putting not between have or has and the past participle.

But we can shorten.

Have not, too.

Haven't.

And has not too.

Hasn't Catherine.

I haven't seen all the bond films.

Rachel hasn't taught English in Japan now in sentences with never the subject and have or has can be shortened.

I have becomes I've and he has becomes.

He's Katherine.

I've never heard of Sport Lobster.

Poor Alice.

She's never ridden a camel to BBC learning english dot com on dhe.

We're talking about the present perfect tense, Alice.

Now ask me a question about my life experience.

Okay, Finn, have you seen Skyfall?

Well, a negative answer would be No, I haven't.

But my answer is yes, I have Guess how many times I've seen Skype.

Okay.

I think you've seen it five times.

Not not five times.

Okay.

How many times have you seen Skyfall?

I've seen Skye for 20 times.

Really?

I want to the DVD last night.

I saw it on TV last week.

You know, I saw that the cinema when it first came out right I can get a picture.

We get the picture.

When we answer a present perfect question about our experience, we can add a past simple sentence to give more information.

Like saying when the experience happened, Chris time.

Yeah.

Okay, So here's question.

One on play along at home, If you like.

Alice, you have to answer with never write again.

Okay.

So have you ever seen a ghost?

No.

I've never seen a guy be sure.

Maybe they have a question to answer with times.

How many times have you eaten sushi?

I've eaten sushi about a 1,000,000 times.

About a 1,000,000 times.

Really?

Only a 1,000,000.

Now for question three.

I need a short on, sir.

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