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Present Perfect Form and Simple Past

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  • Look at exercise 1, page 131. Which time phrases use with the sentence (a)
    last year/ in 2015/ when we did the marketing campaign
  • Look at exercise 1, page 131. Which time phrases use for both sentences (ab)
    for a long time
  • Our profits ________( rise) 5% in the last year thanks to automation
    has risen
  • Fill in the blank with ONE word only The simple past is used to tell a story of ________ events in the past + with time phrases that show _______ time in the past
    completed
  • Companies like ours ____________(market) in print magazines
    haven't been marketing
  • The number of entrepreneurs ____________ (grow) ever since the arrival of new technology. This new technology _________(reduce) the barriers that previously _______(discourage) people from setting up a business.
    has been growing has reduced discouraged
  • This couple has no manner. They______ (follow) me all day. They _____(take) 100 pictures and written 42 pages of notes. But they _____ (not give) me a single peanut!
    have been following have taken haven’t given
  • I love that film. I _____(see) it three times!
    have seen
  • Look at exercise 1, page 131. Which time phrases use with the sentence (b)
    over the last five years/ in the past few months/ since they found a different distributor/ over the last year.
  • Technology companies ________ (attract) the attention of investors for years
    have been attracting
  • Present perfect is usually used to talk about a ______ __________
    completed action
  • Present continuous perfect is usually used to emphasize the _________
    process
  • The company founder _____(claim) that he slept only 3 hours last night.
    claimed
  • The competition ________(invent) an app that works faster than ours
    has invented
  • In the late 1990s, many people _______ (dream) of becoming tech millionaire
    dreamed
  • Sorry, I'm late. How long ______(wait)?
    have you been waiting
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