Chapter 7, Book 5A Primary Longman Express

1. Talented people Chapter 7, Book 5A Primary Longman Express

2. Present perfect tense • We use How long … with the present perfect tense to ask about the length of a period of time. • We use either since or for to answer How long questions.

3. How long …? How long have you done ballet? collected stickers? learnt the piano? has he she I done ballet collected stickers learnt the piano since 2001. have He She for one year. has

4. How long have these children done their hobbies? paint pictures, 2003 A: How longhaveyou paintedpictures? B: I have painted picturessince2003.

5. How long have these children done their hobbies? grow flowers, six months A: How longhaveyou grownflowers? B: I have grownflowers forsix months.

6. How long have these children done their hobbies? make handicrafts, March A: How longhave you made handicrafts? B: I have made handicrafts since March.

7. How long have these children done their hobbies? play the violin, five years A: How longhave you played the violin? B: I have played the violin for five years.

8. How long have these children done their hobbies? Kate do karate, last month A: How long _____________________ ? B: She _________________________ . has Kate done karate has done karate since last month

9. How long have these children done their hobbies? James collect coins, two years A: How long _____________________ ? B: He __________________________ . has James collected coins has collected coins for two years

10. How long have these children done their hobbies? Shirley collect seashells, last summer has Shirley collected seashells A: How long ____________________________? B: She ________________________________ . has collected seashells since last summer

11. How long have these children done their hobbies? Bonnie do ballet, seven years A: How long has Bonnie done ballet? B: She has done ballet for seven years.

12. Past tense & Present perfect tense Past Tense Present Perfect Tense actions that happened in the past actions that started in the past and continue to the present e.g. Isangyesterday. e.g. I’ve sungfor twohours. actions that have just finished e.g.I’ve just sungafamous song.

13. Past tense & Present perfect tense Past Tense Present Perfect Tense We know the specific point of time of the action. We do not know the time of the action. e.g.I’ve drawn a picturealready. e.g. Idrew a picturelast night.

14. Past tense & Present perfect tense Past Tense Present Perfect Tense verb - 1 word verb - 2 words e.g. Istarted playing the violin in 2000. e.g.I’ve played the violin since 2000. Hint words:yesterday, last night, last Sunday, last year, ago, in 2000 Hint words:since, for, already, just,yet, ever

15. Practice e.g. I _______ a dress two weeks ago. (make) made 1 I ______________ in Hong Kong since 1990.(live) 2 My parents _______ our house in 2000. (buy) 3 Miss Lee ___________ at my schoolfor two years. (teach) 4 Tom _______ his uncle one month ago. (visit) 5 Polly and Dolly __________ friendssince last year. (be) 6 The baby __________ for four hours. (sleep) have lived bought has taught visited have been has slept

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