UNIT
3
Grammar
Present perfect and past simple USE
FORM
A Analyze these sentences from the text on page 32. Underline four more present perfect forms and two more past simple forms.
B Choose the correct options to complete the rules.
A helicopter has rescued two Italian tourists from a beach in Devon.
We use the present perfect / past simple for an action that happened at an unspecified time.
Patrizia and Oberdan Cosimi visited the shop after the frightening experience.
We use the present perfect / past simple for an action that happened at a specific time.
They went to the scene at 11 o’clock last night.
C Look at Exercise A again. Find and write an example for each rule.
I’ve never been so terrified in my life. Have you ever thought a receipt could save your lives?
We also use the present perfect with... • never:
We’ve just received a report.
• just:
The security operation started in the afternoon.
• yet in negative sentences: • ever in questions:
We haven’t identified the owner of the tiger yet.
3 Rewrite the sentences and questions. Put the words in brackets in the correct place. 1 2 3 4
1 Choose the correct options.
First Aid: save a life! (1) Have you ever learnt / Did you ever learn first aid? Brett Olsen is 15 years old and he (2) has just saved / just saved his aunt’s life. She (3) has had / had a heart attack at Brett’s house last week. Fortunately, Brett (4) has known / knew what to do because he (5) has become / became a first aider three years ago. He (6) hasn’t left / didn’t leave school yet but he knows that he wants to be a paramedic.
4 Free practice > In pairs, ask and answer ‘Have you ever... ?’ questions using vocabulary from page 28. Use the past simple to ask and answer about details.
Have you ever gone down a water slide? Yes, I have! When was that ?
2 Complete the questions with the present perfect or past simple form of the verbs in brackets. Then answer. 1 2 3 4 5
COMPARING LANGUAGES
When ... (Brett / become) a first aider? ... (you / ever learn) first aid? When ... (Brett’s aunt / have) a heart attack? ... (Brett / ever have) an accident? ... (you / ever see) a house on fire?
WB > p81
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I’ve started this exercise. (just) I woke up. (two hours ago) I’ve studied Chinese. (never) I haven’t finished the exercise. (yet)
Translate these sentences. I’ve never had an accident. I’ve just seen an accident. The ambulance hasn’t arrived yet. Have you ever called the emergency services? How do you say never, just, yet and ever in your language? Which tense do you use with these words in your language? 33
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