CHOOSE THREE QUESTIONS FROM 6 AND ASK YOUR PARTNER. FIND OUT AS MU...

7. Choose three questions from 6 and ask your partner. Find out as much as you can.

Language reference: present perfect simple

The present perfect has several uses, but in all cases it shows a connection between the past

and now. You can use the present perfect simple to describe completed actions that have taken

place in time 'up to now'. In contrast, if you want to describe a completed action in 'finished'

time then you must use the past simple.

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I've done a lot of silly things in my life.

I did a lot of silly things when I was a child.

Here are some time expressions which

describe time 'up to now': today, this week,

describe 'finished' time: yesterday, last

month, when I was a student, in 1990, a few

recently, never, over the years. When these

minutes ago. With these time expressions we

time expressions refer to the time up to now,

always use the past simple.

we usually use the present perfect.

My brother's never been to a pop concert.

She called you a few minutes ago.

I haven't seen any good films recently.

I didn 't go to the beach last summer.

Class experience

Read through at least once in their life time.. .and complete the sentences with the names of the

people in the class. You must use everybody's name at least once. Write more sentences you

need to.

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