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We also use the present perfect for something that
happened in the past but in a period of time that is -
We use ever in questions and statements to talk not finished, e.g. todaу, this month.
about whether a thing has/hasn't happened at some l've had three holidaуs this уear.
point in the past.
Have уou ever lived in Europe?
We use never to talk about something that hasn't 1 Choose the correсt verb forms to сomplete
happened. the sentences.
I've never eaten Thaifood.
a Mysisterhas lived / livedin seven different
We use уet'for something we expect to happen. countries, so she is very welltravelled!
I haven't finished mу work уet. l stiТ have lots to do. b We have seen / saw that film at the cinema.
We use7usf for reсent events. We went Iast weekend.
l've just had a callfrom mу friend' c She has hurt / hurt her shoulder the day
We use alreadу for things that have happened. before the exam.
We're not hungry because We've alreadу had lunch' d I have read / read seven books this month!
We often use for and siлсe with the present perfeсt. 2 complete the сonversation with the past
l haven't seen Rebecca for уears' (a period of time) simple or present perfeсt form of the verbs
l've known Paolo since lwas seven (a specific time) in braсkets.
Sam: A girl from my tennis class (a)........
(text) me a few minutes ago. She says
300 people (b)..................,... (watch) our
1 Complete the sentenсes with ever' never'
уet, just or alreadу' video about freerunning already!
a Have you...................... been to New York? Jo: I think we (c)...................... (do) really well.
b I've been on holiday without my Sam: So, lots of people (d)...................... (see)the
parents. I'd love to go alone! video. Do you think they liked it?
Jo: Definitely!
с Have you found your phone ...................... ?
d She didn't want to see the film because Sam: Plus, the video (e)...........,.......... (show)
she's seen it. everyone how good we are!
Jo: Yeah ... and one person has asked us to
2 Write questions using how long and the start a freerunning cIub after sсhool!
present perfect. Then сomplete the answers
with for or slnсe.
a you / have / that jaсket?
We use the present perfect сontinuous for actions
A:......................
that started in the past and сontinue in the present.
B: ...................... last year.
Pete has been waiting for уou for hours. (and he is
b your family / live / in this village? stillwaiting now)
A: We also use the present perfect continuous for
в five years actions that have just finished, but we are interested
in the results.
llave уou been running? (because you look hot)
We use the past simple for an action that happened
at a definite time. We use the present perfect simple
1 Gomplete the sentenсes with the present
when we don't know the time of an aсtion, or the perfect сontinuous form of the verbs
time isn't important. in brackets.
l joined a dance с/ass a few weeks ago'
o ..............,....... (swim)? Your hair is wet.
We use the present perf.eсt simple for a past action
when we don't know the time or date of the action, b 11...................... (ain). The streets are all wet.
or when it isn't important. с The taxi ..........'...'....... (not/wait) for you. lt's just
We've visited this city before. got here.
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