Unit3BacktothepastGrammarPresentperfecttenseGooverthenewsstoryonPage2andfindthesentencesusingthepresentperfecttense
Pleaseexplainwhythetenseisusedinthesesentences
ThedisappearanceofJustin(make)Kellyveryunhappy
hasmade•Weusethepresentperfecttensetotalkaboutthingsthathappenedintherecentpast,butareconnectedtothepresent
TheusesofthepresentperfecttenseI(notsee)JustinsincelastFridaynight
havenotseenWealsousethepresentperfecttensetotalkaboutsomethingthatstartedinthepast,andisstillhappeningnow
Completethefollowingsentenceswiththepropertense
1We(study)Englishforaboutfiveyears
2They(live)inthesouthsincetheirdaughterwasborn
3I(read)yourarticlethreetimes
It’swellwritten
4Thestudent(finish)herhomeworkalready
5Eric(go)backtohishometowntoday
6Thepolice(justfinish)searchingthearea
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