Past simple vs Present Perfect
Choose the right time expression
By the time/Already/ Just we arrived, the party had ended.
By the time we arrived, the party had ended.
Write suitable questions with the words given:
I can’t find any chickpeas to make hummus.
which shops / you / check / so far
Which shops have you checked so far?
By the time he died, Beethoven ____________ (write) nine symphonies.
By the time he died, Beethoven had written nine symphonies.
Just ask them if you can play and I'm sure they will let you take up /join in/ take to.
Just ask them if you can play and I'm sure they will let you join in
I
The ending -ed is pronounced /id/ in one of the verbs below. Can you spot it?
decided
signed
answered
claimed
Correct the error:
I knew Matthew since I was a child.
I have known Matthew since I was a child.
Complete the pairs of sentences with the verbs in brakets.
- I __________________ for the test all week, but I still don’t feel prepared. (study)
I have been studying for the test all week, but I still don’t feel prepared
Correct the error:
She went home because she forgot her book.
She went home because she had forgotten her book.
My grandmother got round/ over/ down the flu very quickly because she’s such a fit woman.
My grandmother got over the flu very quickly because she’s such a fit woman.
Find the word with a silent "h"
herb
heir
hilarious
horse
heir
I ___________(send) Ed three emails last week, but he __________ (reply) yet.
I sent Ed three emails last week, but he hasn't replied yet
Complete the mini-dialogues with the verbs above each dialogue. Use the Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous.
be • spend
A: John ......................................... a lot of time with Alice recently.
B: I can see that. They ......................................... together all day.
A: John has been spending a lot of time with Alice recently.
B: I can see that. They have been together all day.
Fill in the gaps with a suitable verb in the past perfect simple or past perfect continuous.
The phone ____________________ for several minutes before I heard it
The phone had been ringing for several minutes before I heard it
It was quite hard when I decided to look for another job. All my applications were ____________ (=rejected)
It was quite hard when I decided to look for another job. All my applications were turned down. (=rejected)
In one these words the letters "ai" are pronounced differently. Guess where.
waited
said
laid
paid
said
Key word transformation:
I haven’t smoked since I was 20. (quit)
I quit smoking when I was 20.
Key word transformation:
We started this unit at the beginning of the month. STUDYING
We have been studying this unit since the beginning of the month
Complete the sentences using the word in capitals and the Past Perfect Simple or Past Perfect Continuous. Do not change the meaning of the original sentence.
- We walked along that trail for the first time. BEFORE
- We ______________________________________ .
We had never walked along that trail before
We can't delay the match any longer. (PUT)
We can't put the match off any longer.
We can't put off the match any longer.
Where is the stress in the word "adjective"? Decide which syllable: 1st, 2nd or 3rd?
1st
Key word transformation:
What was her opinion of the lecture? (think)
What did she think of the lecture?
Key word transformation:
These past few weeks have been hard for me to concentrate in class. (haven't)
I haven’t been concentrating in class these past few weeks.
Key word transformation:
My girlfriend was angry because I didn't call her on her birthday. (forgotten)
My girlfriend was angry because I had forgotten to call her on her birthday.
Dr Brown was respected by his grandchildren who all wanted to be like him. (UP)
Dr. Brown's grandchildren _________________ him and all wanted to be like him
Dr. Brown's grandchildren looked up to him and all wanted to be like him
Where is the "o" pronounced differently?
hot
son
song
wrong
son /ʌ/
The rest are pronounced /ɒ/