Level 5 (CEFR A2+)
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Lesson 1| A million questions7 Temas|7 Cuestionarios
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Lesson 2 | Tell me all about them!7 Temas|5 Cuestionarios
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Lesson 3 | Writing an Article6 Temas|1 Cuestionario
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Lesson 4 | They were having dinner when Jack proposed7 Temas|4 Cuestionarios
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Lesson 5 | Storyteller6 Temas|1 Cuestionario
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Lesson 6 | Future Tenses7 Temas|5 Cuestionarios
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Lesson 7 | This season is going to be very interesting7 Temas|3 Cuestionarios
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Lesson 8 | I haven’t seen that in years!7 Temas|4 Cuestionarios
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Lesson 9 | Cinema session7 Temas|3 Cuestionarios
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Lesson 10 | Anything you like7 Temas|3 Cuestionarios
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Lesson 11 | Nothing compares...7 Temas|3 Cuestionarios
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Lesson 12 | World city survey7 Temas|3 Cuestionarios
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Lesson 13 | SKILLS5 Temas
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Lesson 14 | BBC News7 Temas|4 Cuestionarios
Lesson 8 – Step 3 – Deeper into the Present perfect

Goal
It’s time to learn about some new aspects of the present perfect tense.
You can watch the video or go straight to the written explanation. You decide! Once you’ve finished, you can move to step 4.
Language Discovery
Look at the words in blue in the text in step 1. What do they have in common?
- They use the present perfect
- They describe a finished action in the past
Look at the words in green in the text in step 1. What do they have in common?
- They use the present perfect
- They describe an action that is not finished.
Present Perfect – for and since
We use the present perfect with for and since to describe actions that started in the past and are still true now.
Use for + a period of time | |
I have lived in this house | for two years for a week for three hours |
Use since + a moment in time | |
I have lived in this house | since last month since Tuesday since 2004 |
Present Perfect – just ,already and yet
We use the present perfect with the words just, already and yet to describe actions that finished in the past but have a significance in the present.
yet | use yet in negative sentences and questions. Yet implies there is still time to complete the task. It’s similar to Spanish “ya” and “todavía” Use yet at the end of a sentence | Have you cleaned your room yet? I haven’t done it yet. | Ya has limpiado tu habitación? No la he limpiado todavía. |
already | Use already in affirmative sentences. Already implies that the action was finished sooner than expected. It’s similar to Spanish “ya”. Use already before the main verb. | I have already cleaned my room. | Ya he limpiado mi cuarto |
just | Use just in affirmative sentences and questions. Just implies that the action was completed very recently. It’s similar to Spanish “recién”. Use just before the main verb | I’ve just cleaned my room. | Recién he limpiado mi cuarto. |
Now let’s see some examples from Step 1:
Finished action | Unfinished action |
He says he has just left the house. It happened a short time ago | Nobody has cleaned here for two weeks. It is still true now |
He has already taken the rubbish out. He did it earlier | It has been dirty since 1995. It started in 1995 and it is still true now |
He hasn’t had the time to do anything else yet. He will probably do it later |
Conclusion
Ready? Terrific! Let’s move on to step 4 to practise what you’ve learnt in this step.
