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    Unit 9 Present Perfect and Past 2 (I Have Done and I Did)

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    Present Perfect

    and Past 2
    (I have done and I
    did)
    A.

    Do not use the present perfect (I have done) when you talk about a finished time (for
    example, yesterday / 10 minutes ago / in 1999 / when I was a child). Use a past tense:
     It was very cold yesterday. (not has been)
     Paul and Lucy went out 10 minutes ago. (not have gone)
     Did you eat a lot of candy 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 simple past to ask When…? or What time…?:


     When did your friends get here? (not have…gotten)
     What time did you finish work?

    Compare:

    Present Perfect or Simple Past Simple Past only


     Tom has lost his key. He can’t get into  Tom lost his key yesterday. He couldn’t
    the house. (or Tom lost…) get into the house.
     Is Carla here or has she left?  When did Carla leave?
    (or Did she leave?)
    B.
    Compare:
    Present Perfect (I have done) Simple Past (did)
     I’ve done a lot of work today.  I did a lot of work yesterday.
    We use the present perfect for a period of We use the simple past for a finished time
    time that continues until now. For example: in the past. For example:
    Today / this week / since 1999. Yesterday / last week / from 1999 to 2005.
    unfinished finished

    today yesterday

    past now past now


     It hasn’t rained this week.  It didn’t rain last week.
     Have you seen Lisa this morning?  Did you see Lisa this morning?
    (It is still morning) (It is now morning or evening)
     Have you seen Tim recently?  Did you see Tim on Sunday?
     I don’t know where Lisa is. I haven’t  A: Was Lisa at the party on Sunday?
    seen her. (= I haven’t seen her B: I don’t think so. I didn’t see her.
    recently)
     We’ve been waiting for an hour. (We  We waited (or were waiting) for an
    are still waiting now) hour. (We are no longer waiting)
     John lives in Los Angeles. He has lived  John lived in New York for 10 years.
    there for seven years. Now he lives in Los Angeles.
     I have never played golf. (in my life)  I didn’t play golf last summer.
     It’s the last day of your vacation. You  After you come back from vacation,
    say: It’s been a really good vacation. you say: It was a really good vacation.
    I’ve really enjoyed it. I really enjoyed it.
    Exercises
    9.1 Are the underlined parts of these sentences right or wrong? Correct them
    where necessary.
    1. I’ve lost my key. I can’t find it anywhere. OK
    _________________________
    2. Have you eaten a lot of candy when you were a child? Did you eat
    _________________________
    3. I’ve bought a new car. You have to come and see it. _________________________
    4. I’ve bought a new car last week. _________________________
    5. Where have you been last night? _________________________
    6. Maria has graduated from high school in 2004. _________________________
    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? _________________________

    9.2 Make sentences from the words in parentheses. Use the present perfect or
    simple past.
    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. (Kate / make / a lot of money / this year) ____________________________________________
    7. (she / not / make / so much / last year) ______________________________________________
    8. (you / take / a vacation recently?) __________________________________________________
    9.3 Put the verb into the correct form, present perfect or simple past.
    1. Have you seen (you / see) her?
    I don’t know where Lisa is. ___________________
    2. When I ________________________ (get) home last night, I ______________________ (be)
    very tired, so I _________________________ (go) straight to bed.
    3. A: ____________________ (you / eat) at the new sushi place on Joe’s birthday?
    B: No, but _______________________ (we / be) there twice a month.
    4. There was a bus drivers’ strike last week. There ___________________ (not / be) any buses.
    5. Mr. Lee ______________________ (work) in a bank for 15 years. Then he quit.
    6. Kelly lives in Toronto. She _______________________ (live) there all her life.
    7. A: ______________________ (you / go) to the movies last night?
    B: Yes, but it _________________ (be) a mistake. The movie __________________ (be) awful.
    8. My grandfather _______________________ (die) before I was born. I ___________________
    (never / meet) him.
    9. I don’t know Karen’s husband. I ____________________ (never / meet) him.
    10. It’s nearly lunchtime, and I __________________________ (not / see) Martin all morning.
    I wonder where he is.
    11. A: Where do you live?
    B: In Rio de Janeiro.
    A: How long _____________________ (you / live) there?
    B: Five years.
    A: Where ________________________ (you / live) before that?
    B: In Buenos Aires.
    A: And how long ______________________________ (you / live) there?
    B: Two years.
    9.4 Write sentences about yourself using the ideas in parentheses.

    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 last night) ____________________________________
    5. (something you haven’t done recently) ____________________________________
    6. (something you’ve done a lot recently) ____________________________________

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