2 • Present per 96.71 Read the theory. Then, use the phrases in the brackets to make sentences. We use the present perfect (have + past participle of the main verb) for: a) actions which happened at an unstated time in the past and continue up to the present. Kanat has lost his gloves for skiing. b) experiences. I've tried surfing, but I haven't tried canoeing yet. We use the past perfect (had + past participle of the main verb) for: a) actions that happened before another action in the past. He had bought a guitar a month before he started the lessons. b) actions that finished in the past and whose result was visible in the past. She was happy. She had started a new hobby. (The result was visible in the past.) Compare: She is happy. She has started a new hobby. (The result is in the present.) Note: The past perfect is the past equivalent of the present perfect. 1 He is sad. (lose his rugby ball) He has lost his rugby ball 2 She was excited. (buy a new camera). 3 They were happy. (win first prize) 4 We are worried. (not hear from Bob yet)
1. My brother and sister are listening to Rihanna at the moment.2 . We don't play cricket today because it's too windy. 3. He goes to a martial arts course every day. 4. My dad is always in the garden on Sunday. 5. I help Mum with the housework every weekend. 6. Be quiet, the baby is sleeping. 7. I am swimming in the pool at the moment. 8. I am studying Chinese these days. 9. My sister and Jane are studying maths at the moment. 10. I don't want to miss the train. Come on! Be quick! 11. She usually goes for a walk after dinner, but she is watching TV tonight. 12. We have not worked really hard this month.
1. Our suppliers regularly change prices once a month basing on the currency exchange calculations.
2. Internet fraud increases in many European countries.
3. What does she do? - She is an executive secretary.
4. People usually demand higher salaries when inflation goes up.
5. I deal with with Sue’s clients while she is on vacation.
6. What are you doing? – I am sending the invoice details.
7. They operate in London, and now they are setting up new offices in Beijing.
8. Where do you work? – London this month, then Moscow the next.
9. This computer always breaks down.
10. Today managers need a new approach that relies more on communication and less on command.
1. My brother and sister are listening to Rihanna at the moment.2 . We don't play cricket today because it's too windy. 3. He goes to a martial arts course every day. 4. My dad is always in the garden on Sunday. 5. I help Mum with the housework every weekend. 6. Be quiet, the baby is sleeping. 7. I am swimming in the pool at the moment. 8. I am studying Chinese these days. 9. My sister and Jane are studying maths at the moment. 10. I don't want to miss the train. Come on! Be quick! 11. She usually goes for a walk after dinner, but she is watching TV tonight. 12. We have not worked really hard this month.
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