2. • I didn’t shave this morning.
• I haven’t shaved this morning.
3. • I've washed my hands so that I can
help you with the cooking.
• We can't go ahead with the
meeting, because very few people
have shown any interest.
• I've found the letter you were
looking for. Here it is.
4. Present Perfect
• suggests a connection between what
happened in the past and the time
of speaking.
5. Present Perfect
• refers to things in the past without
being specific about time
• when events repeated themselves
up to now
6. • I have complained about the traffic
before.
• They've been to Chile three times.
• I've often questioned my decisions.
7. Past simple
• indicates specific time in the past
or an event that is finished.
8. • She arrived at Kennedy Airport at 2
o'clock this morning.
• Jane left just a few minutes ago.
• Jim decided to continue the course,
even though it was proving very
difficult.
9. Past simple
• expresses situations that existed
for a period of time in the past,
but not now
10. • When I was younger I played
badminton for my local team.
• The Pharaohs ruled Egypt for
thousands of years.
11. News reports
• Use present perfect to first announce
what has happened.
• Then they use past simple (or other
past tenses) for the details.
14. when vs. how long
I started to get the
pains three weeks
ago.
When did you arrive
in Britain?
I've had the pains for
three weeks now.
How long have you
been in Britain?
15. Past perfect and past simple
• Chronological order = past simple
Don José emigrated to Mexico in 1959.
• To refer to something BEFORE the
last event, use past perfect
Agricultural reforms had begun a few
months before.
16. Horror Story
The story you are about to hear won
the Best Short Film and Best Concept
at the 2006 Chicago Horror Film
Festival. It was directed by Aaron
Yonda.
• What is the film about?
• Listen to the use of the past perfect
17. (play video from 0:12 to 3:00 without images)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-1aui-wluE
warn that it is graphic – but at the end is not as bad as it
may seem
