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Unit 3

Unit 3. Present Perfect, Present Perfect Progressive, and Simple Past Tense. Notice the contrast in the tenses. Present perfect & present perfect progressive Things started in the past, continue to present, and may continue to future. Simple Past

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Unit 3

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  1. Unit 3 Present Perfect, Present Perfect Progressive, and Simple Past Tense

  2. Notice the contrast in the tenses Present perfect & present perfect progressive Things started in the past, continue to present, and may continue to future. Simple Past Things happened and completed in the past—not connected to the present.

  3. Again, a clear contrast Present Perfect thingshappened at unspecified time in past Simple Past Things happened at specific time in past.

  4. Another contrast Present perfect A time period is unfinished. Simple past A time period is finished.

  5. Time of day as example of time period. Morning = time period. asking about breakfast Use the Present perfect until noon. (morning not finished) Have you eaten breakfast? Use Simple past after noon. (Morning finished) Did you eat breakfast this morning?

  6. Additional Contrast Present Perfect An activity or state is finished. Present Perfect Progressive An activity is unfinished. (in progress)

  7. Unit 4 Past Perfect and Past Perfect Progressive

  8. Past perfect • Past perfect describes an event that happened before another past event. (There are two events. Both are in the past.) He learned that his student film had won an award. First (earlier) event—the award for his film Second (later) event—received the information

  9. January 1, 2005 Write sentences about yourself with this date. Use examples with actions that are completed. By January 1, 2005, I had moved back to the United States. (Note 1)

  10. Past perfect progressive Now make true past perfect progressive sentences related to past perfect sentences you created. Focus on the process, not the end result. I had been working in Mexico before I started working at IVC. (Note 2)

  11. Drawing conclusions based on evidence. • Use past perfect progressive Evidence: Cecilia got lost going to Los Angeles. Conclusion: She had been driving on the wrong freeway. Note 3

  12. Order of events • Past perfect or past perfect progressive is the earlier event. • Simple past tense is the later event. Example: I had been driving back to El Centro when I saw the Perseid meteor shower. Earlier event: driving Later event: saw the meteors (Note 4)

  13. Emphasis on first event • My old computer had Windows 98 and there were no more updates from Microsoft for it. • I had already decided to get a new computer. First event: my decision emphasized Later event: no updates for Windows 98 Note 5

  14. Clear relationship between 2 past events After I received my master’s degree, I got a teaching job. As soon as I received my master’s degree, I got a teaching job. Before I got a teaching job, I received my master’s degree. (Simple past for both events often used) Note 6

  15. Time expression used with past perfect and past perfect continuous. By 2003, I had bought a house. Note 7

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