Present Peifect - Past Simple - Evet/Never - Just - Yet/Already —
We use the past simple for an action which
happened at a stated time in the past.
They travelled to France last summer. (When?
Last summer. The time is mentioned.)
Time adverbs used with the past simple:
yesterday, two/three etc days/months etc ago,
last Monday/week/month, etc.
Erer/Never
‘We use ever in questions and statements.
Have you ever visited Prague?
‘Madrid is the best city 've ever visited.
‘We use never in statements.
Ive never visited America. (= 1 haven't visited
America.)
We use just in statements to show that an action
finished only a few minutes earlier.
‘A; Have you finished your homework?
B: Yes, I've just finished it
Expand the prompts into sentences using for or
since, as in the example.
Sheflve in Brazil1992
She has lived in Brazil since 1992
He/beiilithree days
Theyinot visititheir grandparentsjlast month
Vbe/a policemanitwenty years
Karen/not be/home/October
Hejnot travel/oy boatilast summer
not goito Parisisix years
Jack/work in Canadaiten years
She/not be abroaditwo years
Jettinot call/Monday
Yet/Already
‘We use already in statements and questions.
Have you done the washing up already?
Yes, I have. I've already done it.
We use yet in questions and negatives.
Have you done the ironing yet?
No, | haven't. I haven't done the ironing yet.
For/Since
We use for to express duration.
"ve worked here for seven years.
We use since to state a starting point.
I've worked here since 1992.
Have gone (to) - Have been (to)
There are two ways to form the present perfect of the
verb go: have gone and have been, but there is a
difference in meaning. Study the examples below.
Bob and Marie have gone to Rome. (They went to
Rome some time ago and they are still there.)
have been to Rome. (I have visited Rome and come
back, | am not there now.)
2. Look at the table below and make sentences, as
in the example.
Tom hasn't been to the opera, but he has eaten
‘Mexican food. He has also travelled to Europe, but he
hasn't taken a boat trip.
Andrea
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