1、Perfect and Perfect Progressive Tenses现在完成时和现在完成进行时The Chinese have been celebrating the New Year for 5,000 years.The New Year traditions have included setting off thousands of firecrackers and painting parts of houses bright red.Adults have traditionally given red envelopes of money to children and
2、 unmarried adults for good luck.Chinese New Year has become a time for families to gather for an annual reunion dinner.Families feast on dumplings,chicken,and fish.Dancers in costumes perform dragon and lion dances.In some cities in America,the dances have evolved into parades of dancing dragons and
3、 lions surrounded by colorful flags,banners,lanterns and drums to drive away the evil spirits.Have you ever seen a dragon parade?Over the years,I have seen several parades in Chinatown.These traditions have continued for 5,000 years.5,000 years TodayagoGrown-ups have always given red envelopes of mo
4、ney to children.Use the present perfect to talk about situations that have(or havent)happened before now.The exact time of the event is not specified.1990TodayNo,Julia has never seen one.Has Julia ever seen a dragon parade?no dragon paradesUse the present perfect to talk about an unspecified time in
5、 the past.Use words like ever and never.2005TodayHave you ever seen a dragon parade?Yes,I have.I have seen many dragon parades.many dragon paradesUse the present perfect to talk about an event that has occurred repeatedly from a point in the past to the present time.1.Have you ever ridden a camel?2.
6、Have you ever played baseball?3.Have you ever driven a bus?4.Have you ever been on a roller coaster?5.Have you ever broken your arm?6.Have you ever won a prize?7.Have you ever gone skydiving?PRACTICE 1:Ask Your PartnerWe have been celebrating the Chinese New Year for a week now.My grandmother has be
7、en decorating the house for the New Year since this morning.The present perfect is often used with since and for to talk about situations that began in the past and continue up to now.Mengs grandparents have been giving him money for the New Year since he was a little boy.My sister has been waiting
8、all year to see the dragon parade.How long?How long?The present perfect is used to talk about situations that began in the past and continue up to now.1.We(celebrate)Chinese New Year all week!_2.I(see)two dragon parades so far this week._3.My brother(eat)a lot of candy during the New Years holiday._
9、4.He(feel)ill all day today._5.He(be)sick since this morning._6.My mother(take care of)my brother today.She hasnt left his side._Present Perfect(P)?Present Perfect Progressive(PP)?Or Both(B)?PP PB PPPBPRACTICE 2:Part I.What verb form does the sentence need?1.We _(celebrate)Chinese New Year all week!
10、2.I _(see)two dragon parades so far this week.3.My brother _(eat)a lot of candy during New Years.4.He _(feel)ill all day today.5.He _(be)sick since this morning.6.My mother _(take care of)my brother today.She hasnt left his side.have been celebratinghave seenhas eatenhas been eatinghas felthas been
11、feelinghas beenhas been taking care ofPRACTICE 2:Part II.Complete the sentence with the correct verb form(s).According to legend,the Chinese New Year tradition began long ago with a fight against a man-eating beast called the Nian.It had been devouring villagers all over China.The villagers went to
12、a great lion spirit for help.Because the villagers had asked for help,the lion spirit attacked the Nian,driving it away.The next year,while the lion spirit was protecting the Emperors palace,the Nian attacked the people again just as it had been doing for centuries.To defendthemselves,the people mad
13、e huge,brightly colored statues of lions and dragons to scare the Nian away.They carried the statues and danced around the villages with them.This was the first dragon parade.By the time we got to the park last night,the fireworks had already finished.Fireworks Fireworks began.finished.Wearrived.The
14、 past perfect expresses an activity that was completed before another activity or time in the past.Jim said that he had never seen fireworks before in his entire life.Jim is born.Jim arrived at the park.Fireworks began.(no fireworks)First time he saw fireworksThe past perfect expresses an activity t
15、hat was completed before another activity or time in the past.Steven had been watching the dragon parade for thirty minutes when he remembered he had a lunch date.Stevens friends had been waiting for him since twelve-thirty.Use the past perfect progressive to emphasize the duration of an activity th
16、at was in progress before another activity or time in the past.1.The spectators had been watching the dragon parade for a while when it started to rain.a.The spectators watched the parade.b.It started to rain.2.The dragon parade had already ended before the tour bus arrived in Chinatown.a.The tour b
17、us arrived in Chinatown.b.The dragon parade ended.3.The Nian had been terrorizing the people for centuries before they asked the great lion spirit for help.a.The people asked the great lion spirit for help.b.The Nian terrorized the people.4.After the great lion spirit had driven the Nian away,the villagers reported the good news.a.Villagers reported the good news.b.The great lion spirit drove the Nian away.PRACTICE 3:What happened first?
