Енглески језик 8, уџбеник, старо издање, Нови Логос

LANGUAGE FOCUS
simple and continuous
I can talk about things that happened or started in the past.
2
Present perfect and past simple
1 Study the sentences from the listening on page
22. Complete the table with the time expressions
in blue. Do we use the present perfect with
finished or unfinished time expressions?
1 I haven’t been out much this week.
2 I’ve been out with Sam a few times this month.
3 That guy you met a couple of months ago.
4 We went to a play on Sunday.
5 Have you seen Charlie today?
6 I didn’t see him yesterday either.
Unfinished period of time
Finished period of time
this week
More practice Workbook page 19
2 1.24 Complete the text using the present
perfect or the past simple form of the verbs in
brackets. Listen and check. Then add the time
expressions in blue to the table in exercise 1.
I 1 (meet) Andy on a diving
course when I was seventeen.
We 2 (be) together since
then and in the last six years
we 3 (visit) some awesome
places on our holidays. Last
month, we 4 (decide) to get
married. The wedding 5 (be)
great, but exhausting because
we were underwater and I
6
(have) a big wedding dress
on. Since we got married, we
7
(not have) time to think
or relax. These last few weeks
8
(go) very fast. Time flies
when you’re in love.
3 Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about
what you have done this year. Use the time
expressions in exercise 1, the phrases in the
box and your own ideas.
ride a horse lose some money
swim in the sea do any sport eat foreign food
Present perfect simple and continuous
4 Study sentences a–d and match them with
descriptions 1–4. When do we use the present
perfect simple and when do we use the
continuous?
a I’m exhausted. I’ve been running.
b I’ve run three long distance races.
c I’ve been running for 30 minutes.
d I’ve always liked running.
1 An action that is finished and complete.
2 A verb which describes a state.
3 An action that started in the past and is still
going on.
4 An action that has recently stopped and
which explains the present situation.
More practice Workbook page 19
5 Complete the sentences with the present
perfect simple or continuous form of the verbs
in brackets.
1 I (read) one of his books, but I didn’t like it.
2 I (try) to phone Anna all day. Is she there?
3 We (drive) for hours and we still haven’t
arrived.
4 Hurray! We (finish) at last!
5 We (already / see) this film twice. It’s
brilliant.
6 I (look) for my keys for ages, but I can’t
find them!
7 How long you (learn) English?
8 They’re terrified. They (watch) a horror
film.
6 ACTIVATE Work in pairs. Give explanations for
1–6. Use the present perfect continuous.
1 You look cold.
2 Her English is good.
3 You’re wet.
4 The room’s a mess.
5 The teacher’s angry.
6 He’s tired.
You look cold.
I’ve been waiting for the bus.
Have you ridden a
horse this year?
When was that?
Yes, I rode one when
I was on holiday.
It was last July.
Finished?
Think of some imaginative excuses for arriving
late to class.
I’m sorry I’m late. I’ve been having dinner with Brad Pitt.
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