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The Use of Present Perfect II

 

Present Perfect II is used to denote an action which began in the past, went on for some period of time and continued into the moment of speech or up to it.

Time Indications

1. Present Perfect II is used with adverbs of time denoting a whole period:

for two years / for ages / for a month / for five minutes / for a fortnight

or: all one’s life/ all (the) day long / all the year round / all through the night / all the morning

2. Sometimes only the beginning of a period may be indicated:

since one’s childhood / since Christmas / since two o’clock / since last Sunday /

since I went to school / ever since he was born

EXERCISES:

1. Distinguish between Present Perfect I and II:

Hello, I haven’t met you for ages.

We have just met our teacher.

I’ve known this boy since his childhood.

Where have you been all this morning?

She says she has never met such a fool before.

She hasn’t had a good friend all her life.

The twins have been together ever since they were born.

2. Speak about yourself:

I haven’t been to Moscow since last September. And you?

I haven’t seen a good film since January. And you?

I haven’t been to a party since New Year. And you?

I haven’t been to the theatre since autumn. And you?

I haven’t seen the dean since yesterday. And you?

I haven’t met my schoolteacher since I left school.

3. Answer my questions:

How long have you lived in Vladimir?

How long have you known me?

How long have you been a student?

How long haven’t you been to your school?

How long haven’t you been to the cinema?

How long haven’t you been to the theatre?

How long haven’t you been to a party?

How long haven’t you been to a meeting?

How long haven’t you seen your parents?

How long haven’t you seen your best friend?

How long haven’t you seen your schoolmaster?

How long haven’t you seen the time-table?

 

4. Pattern: ― My sister is married (two years).

― How long has she been married?

― She’s been married for two years.


Nick is asleep (two hours).

Betty is a teacher (five years).

Alex is ill (a week).

The baby is awake (the last five minutes).

The weather is fine (five days).

Bob is in London (a month).

Mary has a bad cold (the last two days).

The group has a new teacher (a week).

I have a headache (ten minutes).

Kitty hates porridge (all her life).


 

5. Pattern: ― Do you often go on holidays? (No, four years.)

― No, I haven’t been on holiday for four years.

Do you often sleep in this room? (No, two months.)

Do you often write poems? (No, since I became a student.)

Do you often go to this museum? (No, five years.)

Do you often visit your grandparents? (No, since the New Year.)

Do you often eat ice-cream? (No, since the winter came.)

Do you often wear this dress? (No, two years.)

Do you often invite guests? (No, since last January.)

Do you often iron linen? (No, since last Sunday.)

Dou you often clean the windows? (No, since last autumn.)



 

6. Pattern: ― She knows English so well! (to live in England / two years)

― No wonder, she has lived in England for two years.

Mary is so pale. (to be ill / two weeks)

Granny knows everyone in her village. (to live there all her life)

Betty is seldom at home now (to be too busy / the last two months)

Nelly has an excellent pronunciation (to have a lot of practice / five months)

Betty is so absent-minded. (to be in love / a week or two)

Mother is an excellent cook. (to have a lot of practice / the last twenty years)

Mrs. Smith knows the museum so well. (to be a guide / twenty-five years)

Edna makes friends so easily. (to be a flirt / ever since she was born)

Fred smokes a lot. (to become so nervous / ever since that accident)

There’s such a mess in the kitchen. (no one / clean it / for ages)

The child can hardly eat. (to have a button in his mouth / five minutes)



Date: 2015-12-17; view: 1064


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