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Choose something you (?) before. start learning
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Choose something you've never done before.
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I (?) my first challenge. start learning
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I've just finished my first challenge.
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In the last six months I (?) how to sail. start learning
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In the last six months I've learnt how to sail.
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I've done yoga for years.
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I lived in Lisbon for 5 years. start learning
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a verb tense used to speak about finished actions in the past. and I don't live in Lisbon anymore.
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I have lived in Lisbon for 5 years. start learning
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It links the past to the present. and I live in Lisbon yet.
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I have seen this movie 3 times. start learning
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The Present Perfect is used to speak about a completed action or experience that happened at some time in the past.
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I have completed the report. start learning
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The Present Perfect is used to speak about a completed action still relevant in the present.
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I have lived in Lisbon since 2009. start learning
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The Present Perfect is used to speak about an uncompleted state or repeated action that started in the past but continues to the present.
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Structure of the Present Perfect: I have lived in Lisbon for 5 years. start learning
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Subject + aux (have) + Past Participle + other words
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Time phrases/expressions to use when talking about the past. Present Perfect start learning
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Just/already, not yet/ never, recently/lately, since/so far, up to now/until now, over the last fortnight/year//still not.
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Time phrases/expressions to use when talking about the past. Past Simple. start learning
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yesterday/ago, this time last week/on Tuesday, on the 12th of May//last week/month/year/winter, when I was younger/a child//until then.
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Time phrases/expressions to use when talking about the past. Both. Present Perfect and Past Simple. start learning
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never/always, for/for several years//before, in the summer/today, this morning/afternoon (finished period or not)
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I had coffe this morning. start learning
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I've already had coffee this morning. start learning
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Use the present perfect for: start learning
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a complete action or experience at an unspecified time before now, often with phrases such as ever / never, this week, this month. Choose something you've never done before. In the last six months I've learnt how to sail.
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Use the present perfect for: start learning
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a recent completed action at an unspecified time before now that has a present result, often with words like just / already. I've just finished my first challenge.
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Use the present perfect for: start learning
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states or actions which are not complete; they began in the past and continue up to now, often with for or since. I've done yoga for years.
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Time phrases which are usually used with the present perfect: start learning
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up to now, so far, recently, this morning, over the last fortnight, not yet, still not. this morning (if it is still the morning when you are speaking, period not finished)
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Time phrases which are usually used with the past simple start learning
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Time phrases which are usually used with both, start learning
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this morning, for several years this morning (Past Simple if it is now the afternoon and you are looking back at a finished period, i.e. the morning)
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Listen and write sentences 1-6. In each sentence: 1. underline two stressed words. 2. circle have/has where a is weakened to schwa. 3. draw a line to show linking between a final consonant and an initial vowel. 1. Have you tried it before? 2. I've thought about it a lot. 3. Has he seen my last email? 4. She's changed her address. 5. My kids have gone out. 6. Has she phoned anyone yet? start learning
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tried, before; thought, lot; seen, email; changed, address; kids, out; phoned, yet Have; Has; have; Has. _it; _it_a_lot, _email, _out, _anyone
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Complete the sentences with the present perfect or past simple of the verbs in the box. Include the adverbs in brackets. do, give, be, go, live, play, try, learn, buy, get start learning
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What would you like to try for one month?
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I (be) (always) afraid of water, but I finally (learn) to swim in the summer. Now I'd like to try diving. start learning
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I've always been afraid of water, but I finally learnt to swim in the summer. Now I'd like to try diving.
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I (get) (just) a high-quality video camera; my sister (give) it to me for my birthday. So I'd like to learn how to edit a film. start learning
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I have just got a high-quality video camera; my sister gave it to me for my birthday. So I'd like to learn how to edit a film.
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I love music and I (play) the piano for many years now, but there's one instrument I(try) (not so far): the guitar. start learning
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I love music and I've played the piano for many years now, but there's one instrument I haven't tried so far: the guitar.
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I (buy) (never) anything online -I'm paranoid about giving my credit card details, but I know it's cheaper, so that would be my choice. start learning
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I've never bought anything online - I'm paranoid about giving my credit card details, but I know it's cheaper, so that would be my choice.
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Hiking in the Alps, I (live) in Austria since I was born, and everyone in my family (go) to the Alps hiking loads of times. But somehow I (do) (still not) a proper hike. start learning
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Hiking in the Alps, I've lived in Austria since I was born, and everyone in my family has been/gone to the Alps hiking loads of times. But somehow I still haven't done a proper hike
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Complete the email with the past simple or present perfect of the verbs in brackets. start learning
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To m. smith24@gmailbox.com
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Dear Mum and Dad, Sorry I (not write) in a while, but things are crazy here. start learning
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Sorry I haven't writen in a while, but things are crazy here.
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I can't believe it (be) six months ago that I left start learning
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I can't believe it was six months ago that I left
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and that we (not see) each other for that long. start learning
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and that we haven't seen each other for that long.
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This trip (be) fantastic so far, at least until a few days ago. start learning
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This trip has been fantastic so far, at least until a few days ago,
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when things (take) a turn for the worse. start learning
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when things took a turn for the worse.
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We (arrive) in the city centre start learning
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We arrived in the city centre
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into the first hotel we (see). start learning
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into the first hotel we saw.
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Now, you know I (stay) in a lot of one-star hotels in my life, start learning
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Now, you know I've stayed in a lot of one-star hotels in my life,
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but this one (be) really bad. start learning
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but this one was really bad,
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so we (decide) to go straight out to see the city. start learning
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so we decided to go straight out to see the city.
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Unfortunately, we (forget) to lock our room, start learning
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Unfortunately, we forgot to lock our room,
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and when we (get) back, our luggage and most of our money was gone. start learning
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and when we got back, our luggage and most of our money was gone.
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We (call) the police right away, start learning
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We called the police right away,
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and I (go) back to the police station several times since then, start learning
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and I've been/gone back to the police station several times since then,
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but no one (hand) in any of our things. start learning
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but no one has handed in any of our things.
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I've never played squash (?) before moving here / before. start learning
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I've never played squash before.
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No wonder I've got a headache! It's two o'clock and I didn't have a coffee(?) this morning / this afternoon. start learning
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No wonder I've got a headache! It's two o'clock and I didn't have a coffee this morning.
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(?), I always believed that English was easy. Up to now / Until I took this course start learning
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Until I took this course, I always believed that English was easy.
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I've known Maria (?) ten years now. start learning
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I've known Maria for ten years now.
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(?) I haven't missed any classes. So far / In the first week of term start learning
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So far I haven't missed any classes.
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I had trouble concentrating at work (?) I got new glasses. start learning
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I had trouble concentrating at work until I got new glasses.
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I've never ridden a scooter again (?) the accident. start learning
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I've never ridden a scooter again since the accident.
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I haven't worked (?) so money is tight. start learning
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I haven't worked this month so money is tight.
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I haven't downloaded it (?). start learning
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I haven't downloaded it yet.
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We came back from holiday(?) this time last week / lately. start learning
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We came back from holiday this time last week.
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