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Unit 5 Lesson
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New words Palabras nuevas undertanding: comprensiva/o desperate: angustiada/ o to forget: olvidar pain: dolor ¡Comenzaba a disfrutarlo!
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 The
present perfect (part two) |
El
presente perfecto (parte dos) |
| Many times we use the present perfect for actions and situations that started in the past and have continued up to the present. This shows a kind of connection between past and present: the action in the past is finished and the result is in the present |
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Muchas veces utilizamos el presente perfecto para acciones o situaciones que comenzaron en el pasado y han continuado hasta el presente. Esto muestra una especie de conexión entre pasado y presente: la acción o situación pasada terminó y el resultado se manifiesta en el presente |
| Some useful notes to remember about this tense: |
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Algunas notas útiles para recordar de este tiempo verbal: |
| In the present perfect there is almost always a connection with the present |
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En el presente perfecto casi siempre hay una conexión con el presente |
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| I have lost my umbrella. (I don't have it at present) | He perdido mi paraguas. (No lo tengo en este momento) | ||
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Ow! I have burnt myself. (A little accident an instant ago) |
¡Ay! Me he quemado. (un pequeño accidente un instante atrás) |
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Oh...I have forgotten her address. (I can't remember it just now) |
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Ay...pero he olvidado su dirección. (No lo recuerdo justo ahora) |
| In the present perfect the time period is not finished: |
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En el presente perfecto el período de tiempo no está finalizado: |
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| I have read two books this month. (We are maybe in the middle of the month) | He leído dos libros en lo que va del mes. (A lo mejor estamos en el medio del mes) | ||
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| I have already visited three cities. (We are visiting Cuba) | Ya he visitado tres ciudades. (Estamos visitando Cuba) | ||
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They haven't had any lunch yet.(It is almost noon) |
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No han almorzado aún...(Es casi mediodía) |
| Time is not mentioned in the present perfect tense |
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El tiempo no se menciona en el presente perfecto |
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| Mark has failed his driven test again... | Marcos ha reprobado el examen de manejo nuevamente. | ||
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| My husband has gone! | ¡Mi marido se ha ido! | ||
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| I have been to Africa. |
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He estado en África. | |
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| But again, time is recent in this tense: it is a recent happening |
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Pero nuevamente, el tiempo es reciente: es un suceso reciente |
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| Mr Lopez has just arrived at La Plata. | El señor López ha llegado a La Plata. | ||
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I haven't finished my morning round. |
No he terminado mi ronda matinal. |
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| I have just seen a UFO. |
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Acabo de ver un ovni. |
| The present perfect is often used with for and since |
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El presente perfecto se utiliza a menudo con for y since (durante y desde) |
| Luke has lived here for 25 years. | Lucas ha vivido aquí por 25 años. | ||
| Luke has lived here since 1982. | Lucas ha vivido aquí desde 1982. | ||
| I have worked in that factory for 10 years. | Trabajé en esa fábrica durante 10 años. | ||
| I have worked in that factory since 1998. |
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Trabajé en esa fábrica desde 1998. |
| The difference between been to and gone to: |
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La diferencia entre haber estado en y haberse ido a: |
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| Ann is on holiday. She has gone to Italy | Ana está de vacaciones. Se ha ido a Italia | ||
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(she is there now or on her way there) |
(ella está allí ahora o está yendo para allá) |
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| He is back in Argentina now...He has been to Brazil | Ha regresado a la Argentina ahora...Ha estado en Brasil | ||
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(he was there but now he has come back) |
(estuvo allí pero ahora ha regresado) |
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Now it is time for
activities! Complete the sentences with the suitable word. |
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¡Ahora es tiempo de actividades! Complete las oraciones con la palabra que corresponda. |
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The right word is between brackets. La palabra correcta está entre paréntesis |
