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1. Look at the two examples in the boxes

1.

2.We paid
$250.

Ive had this TV for

a few months now.

What tense is used in number (1)?

What tense is used in number (2)?

2. Underline the correct answer:

a If an action started in the past and continues to the present, we use
the Past simple / Present perfect.
b If something started in the past and finished in the past, we use the
Present perfect / Past simple.

3.Find other examples in the reviews and put them in the correct
place in the table
Action is still happening in the
present

Action ended in the past

4.Complete the sentences using (have has past participle)

Present Perfect simple in positive sentences
I/you/we/they

_________________
+

_________________

he/she/it
+

_________________
+

_________________

5.Look at the following examples and choose the correct answer

.

1. I have owned this

watch for two

years.

2. I have owned
this watch since
2012.

We use for/since to talk about a period of time.

We use for/since to talk about a point in the past.

6.Complete the sentences with for or since:

1. I have had this car _________________ a long time.
2. They spoke to the owner of the flat _________________ five hours.
3. She hasnt used the new laptop _________________ Saturday.

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Detailed reading task

Read the reviews and answer the following questions.

1. Why did the woman review 1 buy the cart?

2. Did the young girl set up the TV by herself?

3. How much did the couple pay to fix the dishwasher?

4. Why did the woman in review 3 buy the watch?

1.4 Appendix 5

Complete the sentences with the present perfect or the past simple.
1
2
3
4
5

I _______________________ to buy a helicopter when I was fifteen. (want)

He _______________________ very hard when he was at university. (work)
I _______________________ trouble sleeping all this week. (have)
I _______________________ trouble sleeping all last week. (have)
My husband and I _______________________ each other for a long time.
(know)
6 Sarah _______________________ a lot of tennis this year. (play)
7 Shakespeare _______________________ poems as well as plays. (write)
8 Im not cooking today I _______________________ all the meals
yesterday. In fact I _______________________ most of the meals this week.
(cook)
9 He _______________________ unemployed since university graduation.
(be)
10 He _______________________ in Dubai for a year before he got married
and moved to Cairo. (live)

1.5 Appendix 6
Write a short review about the car/the flat you currently own.
Think about:
The period of time
Description
Use

The type of car/flat

Quality of the product
(advantages)
Personal opinion

Time of purchase
Any problems
Recommendation

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