1.当你说一段时间从过去到现在,我们用完成时态。
Have you ever been to Italy?
Have you ever eaten Caviar?
Have you heard from George recently?
I've met a lot of people in last few days.
2.我们用完成时和today, this morning, this evening, etc, 当这些时间还没有在说话的时候结束。
I've drunk four cups of coffee today.
Have you had a holiday this year?
3. 当说第一次,第几次的时候,用完成时态。
It's the first time I have driven a car in US.
It's the first time this has happened.
It's the first good meal I've had for ages.
练习:
You are asking somebody questions about things he or she has done. Make questions from the words in
brackets.
1. (ever/ride/horse?)
Have you ever ridden a horse?
2. (ever/be/California?)
Have you ever been to California?
3. (ever/run/marathon?)
Have you ever run marathon?
4. (ever/speak/famous person?)
Have you ever spoken with any famous person?
5. (always/live/in this town?)
Have you always lived in this town?
6. (most beautiful place/ever/visit?) What
what is the most beautiful place you have ever visited?
8.2 Complete Bs answers. Some sentences are positive and some negative. Use a verb from this list:
be be cat happen have meet play read see see try
1 A: What's George's sister like?
B: I've no idea. I've never met her.
2. A: How is Amy these days?
B: I don't know. I --- her recently.
3. A: Are you hungry?
B: Yes. I --- much today.
4. A: Can you play chess?
B: Yes, but --- for ages.
5. A: Did you enjoy your holiday?
B: Yes, it's the best holiday --- for a long time.
6. A: What's that book like?
B: I don't know ---
7. A: Is Brussels an interesting place?
B: I've no idea --- there.
8. A: Mike was late for work again today.
B: Again? He --- every day this week.
9. A: Do you like caviar?
B: I don't know ---
10. A: The car broke down again yesterday.
B: Not again! That's the second time --- this week.
11. Who's that woman by the door)
B: I don't know --- before.)
8.3 Complete these sentences using today/this year/this term etc.
1. I saw Tom yesterday but I haven't seen him today.
2. I read a newspaper yesterday but I --- today.
3. Last year the company made a profit but this year ---
4. Tracy worked hard at school last term but ---
5. It snowed a lot last winter but ---
6. Our football team won a lot of games last season but we ---
8.4 Read the situations and write sentences as shown in the examples.
1. Jack is driving a car but he's very nervous and not sure what to do.
You ask: Have you driven a car before?
2. Len is playing tennis. He's not very good and he doesn't know the rules.
You ask: Have ---
3. Sue is riding a horse. She doesn't look very confident or comfortable.
You ask: ---
She says: ---
4. Maria is in London. She has just arrived and it's very new for her.
You ask: ---
She says: ---