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Term 2 Grammar Revision

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    Present perfect, past perfect, direct and indirect speech.
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  • When do we use the present perfect tense?
    To describe an action that started in the past but still continues to the present.
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  • Give an example of a sentence written in the present perfect.
    She has drunk a lot of coffee this morning.
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  • When do we use the past perfect tense?
    When there are 2 actions happening in the past. The first is written in the past perfect.
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  • Give an example of a sentence using past perfect.
    I had closed the window before turning on the AC.
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  • Which helping verb is used for the perfect tenses?
    has - have - had
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  • Convert this sentence to the present perfect by adding a keyword. "I read a book."
    I have read a book recently. (lately - just - for - since)
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  • Convert this sentence to the past perfect. "I watched a movie."
    I had watched a movie before I slept. (after - before - as soon as - by the time)
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  • Correct this sentence. "After I ate lunch, I played Minecraft."
    After I had eaten lunch, I played Minecraft.
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  • Correct this sentence. "I just opened my laptop!"
    "I have just opened my laptop."
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  • What is the past participle of find?
    found
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  • Change to indirect speech. ("I ate a very small lunch," he complained)
    He said that he had eaten a very small lunch.
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  • Change to indirect speech. ("I have seen this movie before," she said.)
    She said that she had seen this movie before.
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  • Change to indirect speech. ("I am focusing on the lesson," she remarked)
    She remarked that she was focusing on the lunch.
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  • Change to indirect speech. ("Be the best version of yourself," the teacher told us.)
    The teacher told us to be the best version of ourselves.
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  • Change to indirect speech. ("Nothing is faster than the speed of light," the teacher explained)
    The teacher explained that nothing is faster than the speed of light.
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