Unit 14. Present perfect and past 2 (I have done and I did).
Unit 14; Part A
Do not use the present perfect (I have done) when you talk about a finished time (for example yesterday / ten minutes ago / in 1999 / when I was a child). Use a past tense:• It was very cold yesterday. (not has been)
• Paul and Lucy arrived ten minutes ago. (not have arrived)
• Did you eat a lot of sweets when you were a child? (not have you eaten)
• I got home late last night. I was very tired and went straight to bed.
Use the past to ask When ... ? or What time ... ?:
• When did your friends arrive? (not have ... arrived)
• What time did you finish work?
Compare:
| Present perfect • Tom has lost his key. He can't get into the house. • Is Carla here or has she left? | Past simple • Tom lost his key yesterday. He couldn't get into the house. • When did Carla leave? |
Unit 14; Part B
| Compare: Present perfect (have done) • I've done a lot of work today. We use the present perfect for a period of time that continues until now. For example: today / this week / since 1985. | Past simple (did) • I did a lot of work yesterday. We use the past simple for a finished time in the past. For example: yesterday / last week / from 1995 to 2001. |
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| • It hasn't rained this week. • Have you seen Anna this morning? (it is still morning) • Have you seen Tim recently? | • It didn't rain last week. • Did you see Anna this morning? (it is now afternoon or evening) • Did you see Tim on Sunday? |
| • I don't know where Lisa is. I haven't seen her. ( = I haven't seen her recently) • We've been waiting for an hour. (we are still waiting now) | • A: Was Lisa at the party on Sunday? B: I don't think so. I didn't see her. • We waited (or were waiting) for an hour. (we are no longer waiting) |
| • Ian lives in London. He has lived there for seven years. • I have never played golf. (in my life) | • Ian lived in Scotland for ten years. Now he lives in London. • I didn't play golf last summer. |
| • It's the last day of your holiday. You say: It's been a really good holiday. I've really enjoyed it. | • After you come back from holiday you say: It was a really good holiday. I really enjoyed it. |
Exercises
Are the underlined parts of these sentences right or wrong? Correct them where necessary.Key.3 OK
4 I bought
5 Where were you
6 Lucy left school
7 OK
8 OK
9 OK
10 When was this book published?
| 1 I've lost my key. I can't find it anywhere. 2 Have you eaten a lot of sweets when you were a child? 3 I've bought a new car. You must come and see it. 4 I've bought a new car 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 I'm very hungry. I haven't eaten much today. 10 When has this book been published? | OK |
Make sentences from the words in brackets. Use the present perfect or past simple.Key.2 The weather has been cold recently.
3 It was cold last week.
4 I didn't read a newspaper yesterday.
5 I haven't read a newspaper today.
6 Emily has earned a lot of money this year.
7 She didn't earn so much last year.
8 Have you had a holiday recently?
1 (it / not / rain / this week) It hasn't rained this week.
2 (the weather / be / cold / recently) The weather ________________________
3 (it / cold / last week) It ________________________
4 (I / not / read / a newspaper yesterday) I ________________________
5 (I / not / read / a newspaper today) ________________________
6 (Emily / earn / a lot of money / this year) ________________________
7 (she / not / earn / so much / last year) ________________________
8 (you / have / a holiday recently?) ________________________
Put the verb into the correct form, present perfect or past simple.Key.2 got ... was ... went
3 Have you finished / Did you finish
4 wasn't / was not
5 worked
6 's lived / has lived
7 Did you go ... was ... was
8 died ... never met
9 've never met / have never met
10 's gone / has gone or went ... did he go
11 have you lived / have you been living ... did you live ... did you live
1 I don't know where Lisa is. Have you seen (you / see) her?
2 When I _______________ (get) home last night, I _______________ (be) very tired and I _______________ (go) straight to bed.
3 A: _______________ (you / finish) painting the bedroom?
B: Not yet. I'll finish it tomorrow.
4 George _______________ (not/ be) very well last week.
5 Mr Clark _______________ (work) in a bank for 15 years. Then he gave it up.
6 Molly lives in Dublin. She _______________ (live) there all her life.
7 A: _______________ (you/ go) to the cinema last night?
B: Yes. but it _______________ (be) a mistake. The film _______________ (be) awful.
8 My grandfather _______________ (die) before I was born. I _______________ (never/ meet) him.
9 I don't know Carol's husband. I _______________ (never/ meet) him.
10 A: Is Martin here? B: No, he _______________ (go) out.
A: When exactly _______________ (he / go) out? B: About ten minutes ago.
11 A: Where do you live? B: In Boston.
A: How long _______________ (you / live) there? B: Five years.
A: Where _______________ (you / live) before that? B: In Chicago.
A: And how long _______________ (you / live) in Chicago? B: Two years.
Write sentences about yourself using the ideas in brackets.Key.Example answers:
2 I haven't bought anything today.
3 I didn't watch TV yesterday.
4 I went out with some friends yesterday evening.
5 I haven't been to the cinema recently.
6 I've read a lot of books recently.
1 (something you haven't done today) I haven't eaten any fruit today.
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) _________________________________
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