UNIT 8. Present perfect (2) (I have done)
1.当你说一段时间从过去到现在，我们用完成时态。
Have you ever been to Italy?
Have you ever eaten Caviar?
Have you heard from George recently?
I've met a lot of people in last few days.
2.我们用完成时和today, this morning, this evening, etc, 当这些时间还没有在说话的时候结束。
I've drunk four cups of coffee today.
Have you had a holiday this year?
3. 当说第一次，第几次的时候，用完成时态。
It's the first time I have driven a car in US.
It's the first time this has happened.
It's the first good meal I've had for ages.
练习：
You are asking somebody questions about things he or she has done. Make questions from the words in
brackets.
1. (ever/ride/horse?)
Have you ever ridden a horse?
2. (ever/be/California?)
Have you ever been to California?
3. (ever/run/marathon?)
Have you ever run marathon?
4. (ever/speak/famous person?)
Have you ever spoken with any famous person?
5. (always/live/in this town?)
Have you always lived in this town?
6. (most beautiful place/ever/visit?) What
what is the most beautiful place you have ever visited?
8.2 Complete Bs answers. Some sentences are positive and some negative. Use a verb from this list:
be be cat happen have meet play read see see try
1 A: What's George's sister like?
B: I've no idea. I've never met her.
2. A: How is Amy these days?
B: I don't know. I --- her recently.
3. A: Are you hungry?
B: Yes. I --- much today.
4. A: Can you play chess?
B: Yes, but --- for ages.
5. A: Did you enjoy your holiday?
B: Yes, it's the best holiday --- for a long time.
6. A: What's that book like?
B: I don't know ---
7. A: Is Brussels an interesting place?
B: I've no idea --- there.
8. A: Mike was late for work again today.
B: Again? He --- every day this week.
9. A: Do you like caviar?
B: I don't know ---
10. A: The car broke down again yesterday.
B: Not again! That's the second time --- this week.
11. Who's that woman by the door)
B: I don't know --- before.)
8.3 Complete these sentences using today/this year/this term etc.
1. I saw Tom yesterday but I haven't seen him today.
2. I read a newspaper yesterday but I --- today.
3. Last year the company made a profit but this year ---
4. Tracy worked hard at school last term but ---
5. It snowed a lot last winter but ---
6. Our football team won a lot of games last season but we ---
8.4 Read the situations and write sentences as shown in the examples.
1. Jack is driving a car but he's very nervous and not sure what to do.
You ask: Have you driven a car before?
2. Len is playing tennis. He's not very good and he doesn't know the rules.
You ask: Have ---
3. Sue is riding a horse. She doesn't look very confident or comfortable.
You ask: ---
She says: ---
4. Maria is in London. She has just arrived and it's very new for her.
You ask: ---
She says: ---
