ita Present perfect and past 2 "238 (1 have done and | did) Do nor use the present perfect (Ihave done) when you talk about a finshed time (for example, yesterday / ten minutes ago / in 1999 / when I was a child) Use a past tense 1 It was very cold yesterday. (nor as been) » Paul and Lucy aived ten minutes ago. (nor have arrived) 15 Did you eat a lot of sweets when you were a child? (not have you eaten) 2 I got home late lastnight was very tied and went straight to bed. Use the past ro ask When .. ? or Wh © When did your friends arrive? (not have .. arrived) © What time did you finish work? Compare: Present perfect 1 Tom has lost his key. He can’ get into the howse. » is Carla here or has she Tet? Compare: Present perfect (have done) © Tye done alot of work today. We use the present perfect for a petid of time that continues wit! now, For example: today this week / since 1985, Past simple © Tom lost his key yesterday. He couldn'r get into the house © When did Carla leave? Past simple did 5 I did lot of work yesterday We use che past simple for a finished time in the past. For example: yesterday /last week / from 1995 t0 2001 fled, fed co yoserday jaw mw pa om 1 Te hasnt ined this week, | Haye you seen Anna this morning? {itis sell morning) 15 Have you seem Tim recently? 10 I don’t know where Lisa shaven seem her. (= haven't seen her recently} 1 We've been waiting for an hour (we are sil waiting no) 1 Ia lives in London. He has lived there for seven years. 1 Thhave never played golf. (in my ie) Ins the last day of your holiday. You say: Is been a really good holiday. ve really enjoyed it Ie did ean Last wook, © Did you see Anna this morni {it s now afvernoon or evening) © Did you see Tim on Sunday? © Was Lisa atthe party on Sunday? 1 Iidon't think so. I didn se hee. © We waited lor were waiting! for an howe. we are no longer waiting lan lived in Scotland for ten years ‘Now he lives in London. © 1 did play golf lst summer. Aer you come back from Boliday you says Ie was a really good holiday. 1 really enjoyed itExercises Unit 14 14.1 Are the undetined parts ofthese sentences right or wrong? Correct them where necessary 1 ve lost my key cant find it anywhere, 2 Have you eaten lor of sweets when you were acl 3 Ese bought a new ear. You must come and see it. 5 Where have sou been vesterday evening? 6 Lucy has et school in 1999, 7 T'm looking for Mike. Hase vou ssen him? 8 “Have you been to Paris? “Yes, many times.” 9 Tm very hungrs: Lhasen’ eaten much today: 1 When has this hook been published? 14.2. Make sentences from the words in brackets. Use the present perfect or past simple. 1 it/ not / rain this week) hasn't rained. thes week, 2 the weather / be sold / recently) The weather 3 itd cold ast weck) Ie 4) not read /a newspaper yesterday) 1 5 (L/ not read /a newspaper today) i 6 (Emily eam / lo of money / this ve) (she / not / earn / so much / ast yea) 8 (you /have /a holiday recently?) : 14.3. Put the verb into the coreet form, present perfeet or past simple. 1 don’ know where Lisa is. Have you. seen. you J se) her? 2 When get! home as night, F Abe) very sired and | go) straight ro bed, 3a you / finish) painting the bedroom? te Nor vet FI inh it vomortos. 4 George not / be very well at week, 5 MrClark {ovork) ina bank for 15 years. Then he gave i up. {6 Moll lives in Dublin, She — lve) here all he life. Th {ou go 0 the cinema lastnight? Yes, bur i (be) a mistake. The film ——______ (he) awl 8 My geandiather (die) before was born. never / meet) hie 9 Tdon’t know Carol's husband, 1 (never / meet) hi 10 2 Is Martin here? ts No, he. (go) out. ss When exactly the / go) out? bs About ten minutes ago. 1s: Where do you lise? ts In Boston. ss How long (you / live) there? Five years wy Where (you live) before that? a In Chicago. 1s And how long (ou f lve} in Chicago? Two years 16.4 Write sentences about yoursef using the ideas in brackets (something you haven't done today) [Haven't eaten ary. fruit today. (something you haven’ done today) ee (something vou did't do vested) a (something you did yesterday evening) — nice - (something you haven done recenthy) ne (something you've done alo recently) ee — haiiional exercises 2-4 (pages 303-04), 14-15 (pages 310-11) 29