martes, 26 de octubre de 2010

What have you been doing lately?


Hello again ! :)
I. READ the following dialogue and then ANALYSE and UNDERLINE the sentences or expressions that REFER to recent activities or THINKING EXPRESSIONS. USE your notebook.


























II. Now, in groups, CREATE your own dialogue using those sentences and expressions. WRITE YOUR DIALOGUE IN YOUR NOTEBOOK.

martes, 19 de octubre de 2010

Forming Questions, Affirmative & Negative sentences in Present Perfect

Welcome again!
Look at the following example.

 PositiveNegativeQuestion
I / you / we / theyI have spoken.I have not spoken.Have I spoken?
he / she / itHe has spoken.He has not spoken.Has he spoken?
This is how you use the PRESENT PERFECT.

1. Write POSITIVE SENTENCES in present perfect simple

  1. Bob / visit / his grandma 
  2. Jimmy / play / on the computer 
  3. Sue and Walter / wash / their car 
  4. Andrew / repair / his bike 
  5. Phil / help / Anne with maths 
  6. Brad and Louise / watch / a film 
  7. Tamara / talk to / her best friend 
  8. Bridgette / draw / a picture 
  9. Carol / read / a computer magazine 
  10. Tom and Alice / be / to a restaurant _______________________________
taken from: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/present-perfect-simple/exercises?04 

2. Write NEGATIVE SENTENCES in present perfect simple.
  1. Sarah / not / wash the dishes 
  2. Anita / not / clean the kitchen 
  3. Maureen and Gavin / not / water the plants 
  4. Joey / not / make his bed 
  5. David / not / buy milk 
  6. Lisa / not / be to the baker's 
  7. Aran and Jack / not / do their homework 
  8. Jane and Ben / not / tidy up their rooms 
  9. Alex / not / feed the hamster 
  10. Hazel / not / empty the bin ______________________________
taken from: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/present-perfect-simple/exercises?05 

3. Write QUESTIONS in present perfect simple.
  1. you / answer / the question 
  2. Jenny / lock / the door 
  3. Walter / call / us 
  4. you / see / the picture 
  5. your parents / get / the letter 
  6. it / rain / a lot 
  7. how often / we / sing / the song 
  8. Maureen / watch / the film 
  9. how many books / Bob / read 
  10. ever / you / be / to London _____________________________
taken from: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/present-perfect-simple/exercises?07 

martes, 5 de octubre de 2010

Welcome to the Present Perfect!!!

I. Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Use Present Perfect.


Example: I _____________ my father's car.
(to wash)

Answer: I have washed my father's car.
1) Karen me an e-mail. (to send)

2) Dave and Pat the museum. (to visit)

3) I at the pet shop. (to be)

4) They already their rucksacks. (to pack)

5) Marcus an accident. (to have)

6) We the shopping for our grandmother. (to do)

7) I just my bike. (to clean)

8) Emily her room. (to paint)

9) Lisa and Colin to a concert. (to go)

10) My friends smoking. (to give up)



II. Fill the gaps with 'have' or 'has'.
  1.  answered the question.
  2. She  opened the window.
  3. They  called us.
  4. You  carried a box.
  5. It  rained a lot.
  6. We  washed the car.
  7. He  closed the window.
  8. Jenny  locked the door.
  9. The girls  visited the museum.
  10. John and Sophie  helped in the garden.
III. Write questions in present perfect simple.
  1. you / answer / the question 
  2. Jenny / lock / the door 
  3. Walter / call / us 
  4. you / see / the picture 
  5. your parents / get / the letter 
  6. it / rain / a lot 
  7. how often / we / sing / the song 
  8. Maureen / watch / the film 
  9. how many books / Bob / read 
  10. ever / you / be / to London