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C2 Proficiency perfect tenses

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    Revision of all the perfect tenses including some modal verbs that use the perfect form
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  • Is this sentence correct? (Explain)
    Yes it is! Some time clauses can be used with present perfect simple to refer to the future.
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  • What one word can you add to this sentence to make it correct?
    I haven't seen Charles SINCE last week.
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  • Is this sentence correct? (Explain)
    No it isn't. You can't use present perfect in a finished period of time.
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  • Both of these sentences are correct, but which sounds more natural? (Explain)
    I've lost my keys and now I can't inside my house!
    I lost my keys and now I can't get inside my house!
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  • How can you change the tense of this sentence to stress the duration?
    By using present perfect continuous: "He's been playing video games all day".
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  • Both of these sentences are correct, but which sounds more natural? (Explain)
    I've visited Madrid three times.
    I visited Madrid three times.
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  • Is this sentence correct? (Explain)
    Yes it is! With present perfect continuous, you may hear people using stative verbs in continuous form.
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  • Why is sentence A. correct, but sentence B. incorrect?
    In sentence A "have" is an event. In sentence B "have" is a state and therefore not normally used in continuous form.
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  • What the hell is the point in using past perfect???
    To specify that something happened BEFORE another thing in the past.
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  • Is this sentence correct? (Explain)
    Yes it is! The past perfect is used here to explain what had occurred before the present perfect.
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  • Which event happened first?
    Karaoke
    The Roman Empire.
    The times I'd gone before.
    Travelling to Australia.
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  • Express the information in a single sentence using a perfect tense.
    eg: "By 2030, we'll have been living in the new house for ten years".
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  • Express the information in a single sentence using a perfect tense.
    eg: "I'll have finished university by 2030".
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  • Express the information in a single sentence using a perfect tense.
    "I'd never seen a whale before yesterday's boat trip".
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  • Give an example of using "should" or "ought to" to express a regret about the past.
    should / ought to + present perfect
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  • Form a sentence using a perfect tense inspired by this incredible video.
    eg: "He's just had a crash in a toy car!"
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