Unit 1

PERFECT TENSES

The three perfect tenses in English are the three verb tenses which show action already completed. (The word perfect literally means «made complete» or «completely done.»)

They are formed by the appropriate tense of the verb to have plus the past participle of the verb.

Present Perfect: I have seen it.
(Present tense of to have plus participle. Action is completed with respect to the present.)

Past Perfect: I had seen it.
(Past tense of to have plus participle. Action is completed with respect to the past.)

Future Perfect: I will have seen it.
(Future tense of to have plus participle. Action is completed with respect to the future.)

SUMMARY:

• Topic: Words from the text (good-natured, sign, degree, etc.)
• Topic: Noun & Adjective suffixes (-ment, -tion, -ful, -ible, etc.)
• Topic: Language: (bilingual, mother tongue, etc.) & Phrasal verbs (talk sb out of, talk sb into, talk down to sb, talk back, talk sth over).
• Topic: Communication: (whisper, have a heart, etc.)

• Present perfect simple and continuous
• Past perfect simple and continuous
• Future perfect simple

Writing

• An informative essay (Student’s Book, pages 159-160)
• Connectors of cause and result (Due to, since, therefore, etc.) (Student’s Book, page 158)  Exercises

Reading

• Strategy: Identifying the main idea (Identificar la idea principal de cada párrafo)

2ND BACHILLERATO – TENSES

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