Look at the chart and read through this extract from an advertisement about the Emerging Markets Fund. Put the verbs into the present perfect tense.
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- Present simple vs present continuous
- A Routine vs moment of speaking
- Practice. Exercise 1. Routine vs moment of speaking. Decide if the speaker is talking about routine activities or activities going on at the moment of speaking. Put the verbs into the present simple or the present continuous.. Exercise 2. General activiti
- B Fill in the blanks with the verbs in the box, using the present simple or present continuous.
- Make up sentences using the following prompts. The first verb should be in the present simple and the second verb in the present continuous.
- Find the English equivalents.. Translate into English.
- Werewe/you/they…? (Yes,we/you/theywere. No,we/you/they weren’t.)
- D Time expressions with prepositions
- A Write in the missing form of each of the irregular verbs below. Each verb can be used with the expressions on the right.
- Time expressions with prepositions
- Translate these word and word combinations into Ukrainian.
- Present perfect. Key vocabulary. S + have/has +V3. S + have/has + not+V3. W) + have/has + S + V3. Who has + V3?. B Present result of the past
- C Specific and non-specific time
- Specific and non specific time
- Complete the sentences with one of the verbs in the box, using just and the present perfect.
- Complete or continue these sentences using just and the present perfect.
- present perfect (2): ever, never, already, yet
- A Ever and never + present perfect or simple past
- C Finished and unfinished periods of time
- Ever + present perfect or simple past
- Finished and unfinished periods of time
- Complete the sentences, using the present perfect to make it clear that the periods of time have not finished yet.
- A Stative verbs + for and since
- E Completed actions over a period of time
- Some of the following sentences are right and some are wrong. Put a tick [√] next to the ones that are right, and correct the ones that are wrong.
- Look at the chart and read through this extract from an advertisement about the Emerging Markets Fund. Put the verbs into the present perfect tense.
- Using the notes, write about what has happened in the recent past.
- C Finished and unfinished activities
- Complete the sentences by putting the verbs into the present perfect continuous.
- Finished and unfinished activities
- Write short paragraphs answering the questions, giving details about the activities that have been going on.
- Review: simple past, present perfect
- and present perfect continuous
- C Present perfect simple+ for and since
- D Present perfect continuous. Exercise 1. Simple past vs present Perfect (1). Read the sentences and pay attention to the underlined verbs. Put a tick next to the ones that are right, and correct the ones that are wrong.. Exercise 2. Simple past vs Presen
- Present perfect and Present perfect Continuous
- Translate these words and word combinations into Ukrainian.
- Find the English equivalents.. Translate into English.
- B Points of the time in the past
- Choose the correct tense, simple past or continuous.
- Read each set of sentences. Decide the order in which things happened. Begin each pair of answers with the same words.
- Explain what was happening up to the point when the following events took place. Use because + the past continuous.
- B Previous and subsequent events
- C Present perfect and past perfect
- Previous and subsequent events
- Complete the following sentences using the past perfect.
- Continue the sentences. Say what activities had been going on.
- C Future time words+ Present simple
- D Offers. Promises. Requests. Etc
- Rewrite the following sentences using will or won’t.
Exercise 5
Completed actions
Look at the chart and read through this extract from an advertisement about the Emerging Markets Fund. Put the verbs into the present perfect tense.
Over the past five years, the capital returns from many emerging Asian and Latin American stock markets (1) have been (be) substantially higher than those of the developed world, as the chart shows.
For example, the market in Argentina (2) ________ (rise) by 793% and Mexico (3) ________ (increase) by 645%. In Asia, the booming market in Thailand (4) ________ (go up) by 364%, and investors in the Philippines (5) ________ (see) a return of 204%.
The major developed nations (6) ________ (not/manage) to make anything like such significant returns. The market in the USA (7) ________ (grow) by 69,8%, and in Japan, the market (8)________ (fall) by 32,2% over the same period. The growth rates that these emerging markets (9) ________ (enjoy) in recent years is little short of phenomenal. And we are firmly convinced, much more is yet to come. Our new Emerging Markets Fund, therefore, offers you an easy and attractive way of investing now in the world of tomorrow and its many exceptional growth opportunities.
Task 1
Read the following notes. In each pair, decide which sentence should be in the simple past and which should be in the present perfect.
1. I/meet/Mr. Christiansen/2003
I met Mr. Christiansen/2003
2. I/know/Mr. Christiansen/2003
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3. Nissan/build a car plant in the UK/1996
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4. Nissan/have/a car plant in the UK/1996
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5. Greece/be/a member of the European Community/1986
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6. Greece/join/the European Community/1986
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Task 2
Continue these sentences. Use a verb in the present perfect negative.
1. I'm not sure what my bank balance is.
I haven't had a statement for several weeks.
2. I don't know how my investments are doing.
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3. I am not sure how the negotiations are going.
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4. They used to be one of our major clients, but
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5. I used to be quite good at Japanese, but
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