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Lesson37: I HAVE DONE AND I DID (Present Perfect and Simple Past 1) | |
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His car is dirty. - He is washing his car. - He has washed his car. ( = his car is clean now)
- They are at home. - They are going out. - They have gone out. ( = they are not at home now)
B. We use the present perfect (he has washed / they have gone, etc.) for an action in the past with a result now.
- I¡¯ve lost my passport. ( = I can¡¯t find my passport now) - ¡°Where¡¯s Tiffany?¡± ¡°She¡¯s gone to bed.¡± ( = she is in bed now) - We¡¯ve bought a new car. ( = we have a new car now) - Rachel has a headache because she hasn¡¯t taken her medicine. - ¡°Bob is on vacation.¡± ¡°Oh, where has he gone?¡± - Have you met my brother, or should I introduce you? - I was a very slow typist in college, but I¡¯ve gotten faster.
Usually you can also use the simple past (he washed / I lost, etc.) in these situations. SO you can say:
- ¡°Where¡¯s your key?¡± ¡°I¡¯ve lost it.¡± Or ¡°I lost it.¡± - ¡°Is Peter here?¡± ¡°No, he¡¯s gone home.¡± Or ¡°He went home.¡± - We¡¯ve bought a new car. Or We bought a new car.
C. We use only the simple past (not the present perfect) with a finished time (yesterday, last week, etc.).
- I lost my key yesterday. (not I have lost) - We bought a new car last week. (not we have bought)
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Present Perfect:
- I have seen that movie twenty times.
- I think I have met him once before.
- There have been many earthquakes in California.
- People have traveled to the Moon.
- People have not traveled to Mars.
- Have you read the book yet?
- Nobody has ever climbed that mountain.
- A: Has there ever been a war in the United States?
B: Yes, there has been a war in the United States.
Simple Past
- I saw a movie yesterday.
- I didn't see a play yesterday.
- Last year, I traveled to Japan.
- Last year, I didn't travel to Korea.
- Did you have dinner last night?
- She washed her car.
- He didn't wash his car.
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19.1 What has happened? Use the present perfect. Choose from:
close the door fall down go to bed stop raining take a shower (wash her car)
1. before: (car / dirty) now: (car / clean)
__She has washed her car__.
2. before: (door / open) now: (door / close)
He ____________________.
3. before: ( watch / TV) now: (sleep)
They ____________________.
4. before: (rain) now: (sun)
It _______________________.
5. before: (man / shower) now: (man / dress up)
He ______________________.
6. before: (painting / wall) now: (painting / floor)
19.2 Rewrite the sentences that have (verbs) in parentheses. Use the present perfect.
1. Lee Ming isn¡¯t here. He (went) home. __He has gone home__. 2. I don¡¯t need to call them. I (wrote) them a letter. ______________. 3. Karen¡¯s not coming to the party. She (broke) her arm. ______________. 4. My brother and his wife don¡¯t live here anymore. They (moved) to Seattle. ________________________. 5. I (made) a big mistake. ____________________. 6. I (lost) my wallet. ___________________. (Did) you (see) it anywhere? __________________. 7. (Did) you (hear)? ___________________. Mark (got) married! ____________________.
Now rewrite these present perfect sentences in the simple past.
8. (I¡¯ve done) the shopping. __I did the shopping__. 9. Brian (has taken) my bike again without asking. _______________. 10. (Have) you (told) your friends the good news? __________________. 11. We (haven¡¯t paid) the electric bill. _____________________.
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John: Hi Amy! What are you doing? Amy: I'm cooking dinner. John: What have you been doing all day? Amy: I cleaned the house, I did the laundry and I picked up the kids from school. What about you? John: I had a meeting then I did a presentation in front of a hundred employees. Amy: Wow! That's amazing! How did it go? John: It went pretty well! The Board of Directors liked my presentation. Amy: That's great then! Well, are you hungry? John: Yes. I'm famished. Amy: Ok! call the kids, and i'll set the table. John: Alright!
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1. What did you do yesterday?
2.. what have you been doing all day?
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