d Now use the information to fill in the grammar box below. How to talk about unfinished actions and experiences
GRAMMAR
The present perfect (simple) tense is used: – to talk about actions that happened in the and that are important at the time of speaking. e.g. Darlin has organized a quiceañera before. (= so she knows what to do now) Careful, when you want to indicate when it happened, you have to use the past simple. e.g. She organized the party for my cousin in 2020.
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– to talk about or in your life up until now. Keywords: already, so far, up until now e.g. So far, I have chosen a theme, a dress and a crown. e.g. I have already celebrated my quiceañera. – to talk about recent events. Keywords: just, recently e.g. I have recently assembled a team of damas and chambelanes.
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– to talk about an event that has not yet started or hasn’t been completed. Keyword: yet e.g. She hasn’t sent out the invitations for the quinceañera yet. Careful, you only use this with or sentences.
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Don’t forget that many verbs are irregular in English. This means that they also have an irregular form for the past participle. You can find the list of the irregular verbs in the Summary of this unit on p. 36-38.
To help you study, find the irregular verbs that behave similarly. If you group them together and study them as one, you will find it easier to remember them. e.g. sink – sank – sunk and swim – swam – swum e.g. cut – cut – cut and put – put – put See p. 34-38
8 Complete the sentences with an appropriate verb in the present perfect (simple). Choose from te list.
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ask – to book / already – to get – to have – not to have – not to send – to talk – to write
My name is Farah and I’m going to high school in the US this year. So far, I a blast here, especially this month, since I am helping to organize the spring prom. My friend Charlie and I are in charge of the decorations. As part of the student board we together a couple of times to discuss the prom. We decided privately on a theme. Of course, we to the other students to see if they agree on everything. In the end, we
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