Present Perfect . Past Simple and Present Perfect

You are going to hear two people called Mike and Lucy talking to each other.What is Lucy's problem?

Listen again and write Mike and Lucy's exact words.

 

  1. What does Mike say about finishing work? Mike says ‘____________________________.’

2 What does he say about this afternoon? He says ‘_________________________________.’

3 What does Lucy say about finishing her essay? She says ‘___________________________.’

4 When does she say she started it? She says ‘______________________________________.’

5 What does Mike say about studying history? He says ‘______________________________.’

6 How long has Lucy lived next door? She says ‘____________________________________.’

7 How long has Mike lived there? He says ‘_______________________________________.’

8 Why is Mike surprised? He says ‘______________________________________________.’

 

Look at your answers and answer these questions.

1 Look at answers 1, 4 and 5. What tense are they?

2 Look at answers 2, 3, 6, 7 and 8. What tense are they

3 Which sentences are about a period of time which is still continuing?

4 Which sentences are about a period of time which is finished?

(Grammar for FCE L.Hashemi B. Thomas P.16 Unit 3 A Context Listening)

 

Complete the chart writing most common uses of the tense forms.

Set examples.

Past Simple Present Perfect
1. 1.
2. 2.
3. 3.
   

Time words:

Time words:

EXERCISE 2. English Grammar in Use R.Murphy PP.26-29 Units 14-15

EXERCISE 3. Choose the correct tense.

  1. He can't hand in the composition today, because he (hasn't finished / didn't finish)

it yet.

  1. I'm phoning about your car. (Have you sold / Did you sell) it or is it still

available?

  1. Let's go and see Phil. We last (have seen / saw) him a fortnight ago.
  2. (Have you met / Did you meet) any of our friends at the concert?
  3. (Has he given / Did he give) you my message when he (has seen / saw) you?
  4. (Have you met / Did you meet) before? Sheila, this is Alex.
  5. (Have you seen / Did you see) any good shows recently?
  6. I'm sorry I (haven't attended / didn't attend) classes last week. I (have stayed

stayed) in bed with flu.

  1. My ear aches badly. So I (have made / made) an appointment with the doctor for

next Thursday.

  1. It's nice to be back in Prague. This is the third time I (have come / came) here.
  2. What a day! I ('ve lost / lost) my English notebook and I ('ve quarreled /

quarreled) with my class-mate.

  1. When (have they got / did they get) married?
  2. I ('ve often wondered / often wondered) how she manages to keep that great house

alone.

  1. How many times (have you been / were you) abroad?

(Grammar Practice Activities N.Dementyeva N.Akimova P. 25)

EXERCISE 4. Choose the correct time expression.

a. I can't remember (how long / when) I've had this computer.

b. I used to know the Bennets, but I haven't met them (for / since) years.

c. My brother was an officer in the army (recently/ for a few years). He had to give it up for health reasons.

d. Have you eaten Japanese food (before / already)?

e. I haven't spoken to Lynn (for / since) a long time. How is she?

f. I lived here (at / since) the end of last year and enjoyed my stay very much.

g. Helen hasn't been in the Alps (since / when) we went there together.

h. It's a long time (ago / since) I saw a really interesting film.

i. Actually I've had dinner (today / two hours ago). I'm not hungry, thank you.

j. I've written to my German pen pals (lately / last week) and look forward to hearing from them.

 

EXERCISE 5. Translate into English using the Present Perfect or the Past Simple.

1. Я могу помочь тебе приготовить обед. Я вижу, ты пригласила много гостей.

2. Когда я был моложе, я играл в хоккей. Много времени прошло с тех пор.

3. Питер нашел это письмо в саду. Это вы обронили его?

4. Они были в Японии два раза. Им там очень понравилось.

5. Мы знаем эту семью всю жизнь и всегда восхищались ими.

6. Джейн ушла несколько минут тому назад. Я не знаю, куда она ушла.

7. Когда вы приехали в Россию? Заметили ли вы какие-нибудь перемены с вашего

прошлого визита?

8. С ней происходит такое в первый раз. По крайней мере, она никогда не теряла.

ключей.

9. Концерт еще не начался. Давайте сходим в кафе.

10. Кейт так изменилась с тех пор, как я видел ее в последний раз. Она стала совсем взрослой, не правда ли?

11. Роберт принес свой старый альбом с марками. Давай посмотрим, хорошо?

12. Рад видеть тебя. Где ты был все это время? Не видел тебя целую вечность.

13. Я никогда не была в Большом Театре и мечтаю сходить туда.

14. Сейчас 12 часов. Делегация находится здесь уже два часа. Они обсуждают очень важный вопрос.

(English Tenses: Grammar Practice Activities N.Dementyeva N.Akimova P.27 Ex. XIII)

COMMUNICATION ACTIVITY 2. Find someone who … Each student gets one or more cards with the instruction to find someone who has had the experience mentioned on the card. Ask questions : Have you ever ? How many times have you …? How was it? Did he like the experience? (#7)

  1. Find someone who has had a car accident. NAME:
  2. Find some who has written a letter to a newspaper. NAME:
  3. Find someone who has read A Tale of Two Cities NAME:
  4. F.ind someone who has eaten a frog. NAME:
  5. Find someone who has slept in a cave. NAME:
  6. Find someone who has been to Disneyland. NAME:
  7. Find someone who has spoken to a famous person. NAME:
  8. Find someone who has done all their homework this term. NAME:
  9. Find someone who has spent more than a month in hospital. NAME:

 

COMMUNICATION ACTIVITY 3. Read the text about John Wayne. It has many gaps. Ask your partner for the necessary information to fill in the gaps. (Past Simple) (#8 A, B)

 

COMMUNICATION ACTIVITY 4. Make a list of true-to-life or false experiences (2-4). Your partner will ask you questions to try to guess which is true and which is not (which really took place). Then change roles with the partner. The objective is to use as fewer sentences to find out the truth as possible.

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