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Name two uses of the Present Perfect
A past action in an unfinished time period/ A past action whose consequences affect the present/ A past action which still prevails in the present
Explain the use of 'already' and give an example
It means 'ya', it's placed before the past participle and it's used in affirmative sentences. E.g.: We have already read the news
Complete the sentence with the appropriate verb tenses and verbs of your choice: 'I ________________ John since I _____________ a child'
I have known John since I was a child
Complete the sentence with the Present Perfect and 'for' or 'since': 'Silvia ____________________ (not sing) at a karaoke _____________ the pandemic started'
hasn't sung/ since
Complete the sentence with the Present Perfect and 'for' or 'since': 'The burglar ___________________ (not break into) a house ______________ months'
hasn't broken into/ for
Give two examples of sentences which include 'ever'
Have you ever read a detective novel?/ Have you ever met a celebrity?
Give two examples of sentences which include yet (one in the negative and another in the interrogative)
I haven't seen Miriam yet/ Have you fixed your computer yet?
Complete the sentences with the appropriate verb tenses: 'Your house looks nice! _____________________ (you/ redecorate) it this year? No, I ___________________ (redecorate) it last year'
Your house looks nice! Have you redecorated it this year? No, I redecorated it last year
What is the difference between the Past Simple and the Present Perfect?
The Past Simple refers to a complete action in the past and the Present Perfect refers to an action in the past which is somehow related to the present
Complete the sentences with the appropriate verb tenses: 'I ____________________ (meet) Ann yesterday, but we ____________________ (not spend) much time together'
met/ didn't spend
Complete the sentences with the appropriate verb tenses: 'I ___________________ (just/ run into) John. He has told me that he____________________ (already/move) to Italy'
have just run into/ has already moved
Create a sentence which includes 'already' and another which includes 'never'. The subject must be in the 3rd person singular
Susan has already booked the plane tickets. She is excited because she has never travelled abroad
