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Present Perfect

[Spoken Intro] Hoy vamos a aprender Present Perfect. Lo usamos para hablar de experiencias o cosas que han pasado y todavía conectan con el presente. Con I, you, we, they usamos HAVE. I have. Con he y she usamos HAS. He has. She has. Y después usamos el participio. I have worked. He has worked. Ready? [Verse 1] I have studied English, he estudiado inglés. I have traveled before, he viajado antes. I have seen new places, he visto nuevos lugares. I have learned a lot, he aprendido mucho. Daniel has studied too, Daniel también ha estudiado. He has worked before, él ha trabajado antes. He has visited new cities, él ha visitado nuevas ciudades. He has made new friends, él ha hecho nuevos amigos. [Pre-Chorus] I HAVE! He HAS! I have seen. He has seen. I HAVE! She HAS! I have learned. She has learned. [Chorus] Have you ever traveled? Yes, I have! Have you ever seen the ocean? Yes, I have! Has he ever worked at night? Yes, he has! Has she ever traveled alone? No, she hasn’t! HAVE you ever? HAS he ever? Present Perfect! Tell me what you’ve done! [Verse 2] I have already finished, ya he terminado. She has already eaten, ella ya ha comido. He has just arrived, él acaba de llegar. I have just called my friend, acabo de llamar a mi amigo. Already… ya. Just… acaba de pasar. Present Perfect connects it to now. [Chorus] Have you ever traveled? Yes, I have! Have you ever seen the ocean? Yes, I have! Has he ever worked at night? Yes, he has! Has she ever traveled alone? No, she hasn’t! HAVE you ever? HAS he ever? Tell me what you’ve done! [Verse 3 – Negative] Now let’s say NO. I haven’t finished yet, todavía no he terminado. I haven’t seen that movie, no he visto esa película. He hasn’t called yet, él todavía no ha llamado. She hasn’t finished her work, ella todavía no ha terminado su trabajo. I HAVEN’T. He HASN’T. She HASN’T. Yet… todavía. [Bridge] Listen! I have worked. I haven’t worked. He has worked. He hasn’t worked. She has traveled. She hasn’t traveled. Have you worked? Yes, I have. Have you traveled? No, I haven’t. Has he called? Yes, he has. Has she finished? No, she hasn’t. [Student Challenge] Now your turn! I have… [Pause] I haven’t… [Pause] I have never… [Pause] I have already… [Pause] Have you ever…? [Pause] Now HE or SHE. He has… [Pause] She hasn’t… [Pause] Has he ever…? [Pause] [Final Chorus] Have you ever traveled? Yes, I have! Have you ever learned something new? Yes, I have! Has he ever worked at night? Yes, he has! Has she finished yet? No, she hasn’t! HAVE! HAS! HAVEN’T! HASN’T! EVER! NEVER! ALREADY! YET! JUST! Present Perfect! What have you done? Tell me! What have you done? I have learned! I have tried! I have improved! And I’m ready for more!