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FACOLTÀ DI SCIENZE ECONOMICHE, GIURIDICHE E POLITICHE CdL Economia e Gestione Aziendale UNIT 9 a.a. 2013/2014 Olga Denti & Luisanna Fodde OUTLINE Review of Unit 8: pp. 98-99 Unit 9: Present perfect Been to Present perfect v simple past? Revise & check: Grammar Revise & check: Vocabulary & Pronunciation Olga Denti & Luisanna Fodde PRESENT PERFECT We form the present perfect using the auxiliary verb have/has + the past participle of the lexical verb Examples: I have bought a new phone, She has walked to school, He has driven a new car, They have eaten at a Sushi restaurant Olga Denti & Luisanna Fodde Contracted forms Negative forms Interrogative forms Interrogative negative f. I’ve worked I haven’t left Have I heard? Haven’t I played? You’ve worked You haven’t left Have you heard? Haven’t you played? She/he/it’s worked She/he/it hasn’t left Has she/he/it heard? Hasn’t she/he/it played? We’ve worked We haven’t left Have we heard? Haven’t we played? You’ve worked You haven’t left Have you heard? Haven’t you played? They’ve worked They haven’t left Have they heard? Olga Denti & Luisanna Fodde Haven’t they played? SOME FEATURES Be careful as the third person singular in the abbreviated form He/she/it’s (worked) is the same as in the simple present He/she/it’s (ugly). The context will help to understand Been to: I have been to China, Have you ever been to Australia? It is the first time I have been to that restaurant Been to v gone to: I have been to the US (I went to the US and came back) I have gone to the US (I’m still there) Olga Denti & Luisanna Fodde PRESENT PERFECT V SIMPLE PAST PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE PAST Actions that happened in the past and continue in the present E.g., I have lived in Cagliari since 1991 Actions that started and ended in the past E.g., I lived in Oristano before moving to Cagliari Always time reference + wh- questions E.g., I bought a new car yesterday, What car did you buy? No time reference E.g., I have bought a new car Today, this week/month/year, since (a precise moment)/for (a period), yet (negatives/questions), ever (negatives/questions)/never (affirmatives), just, already, so far, recently, in the last … days/months/ Olga Denti & Luisanna Fodde years Yesterday, last week/month/year, ago, in + year, on + date, until EXERCISES Sam has worked/worked for our company for six months I have learned/learned to play the guitar when I was a child My parents have moved/moved to Bristol in April I have known/knew Jack for two years I have lived/lived in Oristano for 18 years before moving to Cagliari I have studied/studied English since 2005 I have played/played tennis when I was in high school When have you stopped/did you stop playing basketball? Have you finished/did you finish your homework yet? I have never visited/didn’t ever visit New Zealand Olga Denti & Luisanna Fodde REVISIONS Grammar: pp. 104-105 Vocabulary: p. 106 Pronunciation: p. 107 Mock test Olga Denti & Luisanna Fodde