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Do not use the present perfect (I have done) when you talk about a finished time (for example,

yesterday I ten minutes ago I in 2005 I when I was a child). Use a past tense:
0 lt was very cold yesterday. (not has been)
0 Paul and Lucy arrived ten minutes ago. (not have a rrived)
0 Did you eat a lot of sweets when you were a child ? (not have you eaten)
0 I got home late last night. I was very tired and went straight to bed.
Use the past to ask When ... ? or What time ... ?:
0 When did your friends arrive? (not have ... arrived)
0 What time did you finish work?
Compare:

Present perfect
.__] Tom has Lost his key. He can't get
into the house.
=
Past simple
Tom Lost his key yesterday.
He couldn 't get into the house.
0 Is Carla here or has she Left? 0 When did Ca rt a Leave ?

Compare:

Present perfect (have done) Past simple (did )


0 I've done a lot of work today. ~ I did a lot of work yesterday.
We use the present perfect for a period of time We use the past simple for a finished t ime in
that continues until now. For example: the past. For example:
today I this week I since 2007. yesterday I last week I from 2007 to 2010.
I
1 unfinished 1 1 unfinished 1
I to1ay I I yesterday I
past now past now

0 lt hasn't rained this week. 8 lt didn't rain last week.


0 Have you seen Anna this morning? 8 Did you see Anna this morning?
(it is sti ll morning) (it is now afternoon or evening)
0 Have yo u seen Tim recently? 8 Did yo u see Tim on Sunday?
0 I don 't know whe re Lisa is. I haven't 0 A: Was Lisa at the party on Sunday?
seen he r. (= I haven't seen her B: I don't think so. I didn't see her.
recently)
0 We've been waiting for an hour. := We waited (or were waiting) fo r a n
(we a re sti ll wa iting now) hour. (we are no longer waiting)
0 Jack lives in Los Angeles. He has Lived 0 Jack Lived in New York for ten years.
there for seven years. Now he lives in Los Angeles.
0 I have never played golf. (in my life) 8 I didn't play golf Last summer.
C) lt's the last day ofyour holiday. You say: C After you come back from holiday you
lt's been a really good holiday. say: lt was a really good holiday.
I've really enjoyed it. I really enjoyed it.

Past simple _. Unit 5 Present perfect _. Units 7- 8 Present perfect and past 1 _. Unit 13
Exercises
Are the underlined parts of these sentences right or wrong? Correct them where necessary.
1 I've lost my key. I can,t find it anywhere. . . 0-'S........... .......... .................. ......... ....... .......... ...................... ...
2 Have you eaten a lot of sweets when you were a child? ..Di4...W?.~... ~--·· ············ ·... ....
3 I've bought a new car. You must come and see it.
4 I've bought a new ca r last week.
5 Where have you been yesterday evening?
6 Lucy has left school in 1999.
7 I'm looking for Mike. Have you seen him?
8 'Have you been to Paris?, 'Yes, many times.'
9 l,m very hungry. I haven,t eaten much today.
10 When has this book been published?

Make sentences from the words in brackets. Use the present perfect or past simple.
1 (it I not I rain I this week) . lt . h ~?..n.\...r~.~ ~-~? ....W.~ , ....................... .... . ...... ............... ... .... . .. ..... .
2 (the weather I be I cold I recently) The weather ................................................................ ..... ... ......................................................
3 (it I cold I last week) lt ........ ..... . .......... ........ .. ....... .... .. . ...................... ..................... ........ .......... .........................................................
4 (I I not I read I a newspaper yesterday) I . . .......... ........ .. .. ................ .. . ...................
5 (I I not I read I a newspaper today) ......... ... . . .. . ................... . . . .... .. . . ....... . . ...... .. ... . . ..
6 (Emily I earn I a lot of money I this year) ................................ .................... ......... ................................... .............. . .
7 (she I not I earn I so much I last year) ................. ..................................................... ........................................... ........................
8 (you I have I a holiday recently?) .......... ....... ............................. . . . ........ ... ..... .. ..................................... ...

Put the verb into the correct form, present perfect or past simple.
1 'Whafs Madrid like?, 'I don,t know. ..... J... h.Q--Y.~nl ..P.e&n..... (I I not I be) there. '
2 When . ... .............. ...... .. . ...................... ... (I I get) home last night, ............................... ....................... (I I be)
very tired and ..... .............. (I I go) straight to bed.
3 A: ........... ... .................................... ...... (you I see) Lisa recently?
B: Yes, ... ............ ..... ..... .. ........... ...... .... .. (I I saw) her a few days ago.
4 l,m tired. ... .... . . ... ......... .. . .................. .... (1 I not I sleep) well last night.
5 The bu s drivers were on strike last week. .. (there I be) no buses.
6 Mr Lee . ........ (work) in a bank for 15 years. Then ........................................ (he I give)
it up. Now he works as a gardener.
7 Mary lives in Dublin. .... ...... .... .. ....... .................. . ............ . (she I live) there all her life.
8 A: ... . .. ................ ..... ................... (you I go) to the cinema last night?
B: Yes, but ........ ....... .................. . ..... (it I be) a mistake. The film .......... (be) awful.
9 My grandfather .. ....... ........ ... .. ... ............... (die) before I was born. . .... ............................................. ..
(1 I never I meet) him.
10 I don't know Karen's husband. .. .......................................................................... (I I never I meet) him.
11 Ifs nearly lunchtime, and .. .. .. ..... ........... ... .. ...... ...... . (I I not I see) Martin all morning.
I wonder where he is.
12 'Where do you live?, 'In Boston.'
'How long ................................................................................. . (you I live) there?' 'Five years.'
'Where .. ....... ... .. ....... . . . . .. ..... ...... . . (you I live) before that?' 'I n Chicago.,
'And how long ...... ........... ... .. . . .... . ........... .. .... . (you I live) in Chicago?' 'Two years.'

Write sentences about yourself using the ideas in brackets.


(something you haven't done today) .... ..1. ~.QvV:~Y1. .i:.....~n CM1H ...fr.tA.~...t9~................... .. .. ......... ........ .
1

1
2 (something you haven,t done today) .... .... ... . ....... ... .... . ... ..... .... ............. ..
3 (something you didn,t do yesterday) .... . ..... . ............ .. . . . ... ......... .. .. .. .............
4 (something you did yesterday evening) ............ ... ................. .. . .......................... ..... . . ................ ....... ..... .. ............... ..
5 (something you haven't done recently) ......................................................................................................................................................
6 (something you've done a lot recently) .... ..... .. . ...... . .. . . ..... . . ...... .. . ....... ............ .. ...................... .

_.Additional exercises 2- 4 (pages 303- 04) , 14- 15 (pages 310- 11) 29

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