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        |  sākt mācīties Choose something you (?) before.  |  |   Choose something you've never done before.  |  |  | 
|  sākt mācīties I (?) my first challenge.  |  |   I've just finished my first challenge.  |  |  | 
|  sākt mācīties In the last six months I (?) how to sail.  |  |   In the last six months I've learnt how to sail.  |  |  | 
| sākt mācīties |  |   I've done yoga for years.  |  |  | 
|  sākt mācīties I lived in Lisbon for 5 years. |  |   a verb tense used to speak about finished actions in the past.    and I don't live in Lisbon anymore. |  |  | 
|  sākt mācīties I have lived in Lisbon for 5 years. |  |   It links the past to the present.    and I live in Lisbon yet. |  |  | 
|  sākt mācīties I have seen this movie 3 times.  |  |   The Present Perfect is used to speak about a completed action or experience that happened at some time in the past.  |  |  | 
|  sākt mācīties I have completed the report.  |  |   The Present Perfect is used to speak about a completed action still relevant in the present.  |  |  | 
|  sākt mācīties I have lived in Lisbon since 2009.  |  |   The Present Perfect is used to speak about an uncompleted state or repeated action that started in the past but continues to the present.  |  |  | 
|   Structure of the Present Perfect:   sākt mācīties I have lived in Lisbon for 5 years. |  |   Subject + aux (have) + Past Participle + other words  |  |  | 
|  sākt mācīties Time phrases/expressions to use when talking about the past. Present Perfect  |  |   Just/already, not yet/ never, recently/lately, since/so far, up to now/until now, over the last fortnight/year//still not.  |  |  | 
|  sākt mācīties Time phrases/expressions to use when talking about the past. Past Simple.  |  |   yesterday/ago, this time last week/on Tuesday, on the 12th of May//last week/month/year/winter, when I was younger/a child//until then.  |  |  | 
|  sākt mācīties Time phrases/expressions to use when talking about the past. Both. Present Perfect and Past Simple.  |  |   never/always, for/for several years//before, in the summer/today, this morning/afternoon (finished period or not)  |  |  | 
|  sākt mācīties I had coffe this morning.  |  |  |  |  | 
|  sākt mācīties I've already had coffee this morning.  |  |  |  |  | 
|  sākt mācīties Use the present perfect for:  |  |   a complete action or experience at an unspecified time before now, often with phrases such as ever / never, this week, this month.    Choose something you've never done before. In the last six months I've learnt how to sail. |  |  | 
|  sākt mācīties Use the present perfect for:  |  |   a recent completed action at an unspecified time before now that has a present result, often with words like just / already.    I've just finished my first challenge. |  |  | 
|  sākt mācīties Use the present perfect for:  |  |   states or actions which are not complete; they began in the past and continue up to now, often with for or since.    I've done yoga for years. |  |  | 
|  sākt mācīties Time phrases which are usually used with the present perfect:  |  |   up to now, so far, recently, this morning, over the last fortnight, not yet, still not.    this morning (if it is still the morning when you are speaking, period not finished) |  |  | 
|  sākt mācīties Time phrases which are usually used with the past simple  |  |  |  |  | 
|  sākt mācīties Time phrases which are usually used with both,  |  |   this morning, for several years    this morning (Past Simple if it is now the afternoon and you are looking back at a finished period, i.e. the morning) |  |  | 
|   Listen and write sentences 1-6. In each sentence: 1. underline two stressed words. 2. circle have/has where a is weakened to schwa. 3. draw a line to show linking between a final consonant and an initial vowel.   sākt mācīties 1. Have you tried it before? 2. I've thought about it a lot. 3. Has he seen my last email? 4. She's changed her address. 5. My kids have gone out. 6. Has she phoned anyone yet? |  |   tried, before; thought, lot; seen, email; changed, address; kids, out; phoned, yet    Have; Has; have; Has. _it; _it_a_lot, _email, _out, _anyone |  |  | 
|   Complete the sentences with the present perfect or past simple of the verbs in the box. Include the adverbs in brackets.   sākt mācīties do, give, be, go, live, play, try, learn, buy, get |  |   What would you like to try for one month?  |  |  | 
|  sākt mācīties I (be) (always) afraid of water, but I finally (learn) to swim in the summer. Now I'd like to try diving.  |  |   I've always been afraid of water, but I finally learnt to swim in the summer. Now I'd like to try diving.  |  |  | 
|  sākt mācīties I (get) (just) a high-quality video camera; my sister (give) it to me for my birthday. So I'd like to learn how to edit a film.  |  |   I have just got a high-quality video camera; my sister gave it to me for my birthday. So I'd like to learn how to edit a film.  |  |  | 
|  sākt mācīties I love music and I (play) the piano for many years now, but there's one instrument I(try) (not so far): the guitar.  |  |   I love music and I've played the piano for many years now, but there's one instrument I haven't tried so far: the guitar.  |  |  | 
|  sākt mācīties I (buy) (never) anything online -I'm paranoid about giving my credit card details, but I know it's cheaper, so that would be my choice.  |  |   I've never bought anything online - I'm paranoid about giving my credit card details, but I know it's cheaper, so that would be my choice.  |  |  | 
|  sākt mācīties Hiking in the Alps, I (live) in Austria since I was born, and everyone in my family (go) to the Alps hiking loads of times. But somehow I (do) (still not) a proper hike.  |  |   Hiking in the Alps, I've lived in Austria since I was born, and everyone in my family has been/gone to the Alps hiking loads of times. But somehow I still haven't done a proper hike  |  |  | 
|  sākt mācīties Complete the email with the past simple or present perfect of the verbs in brackets.  |  |   To m. smith24@gmailbox.com  |  |  | 
|  sākt mācīties Dear Mum and Dad, Sorry I (not write) in a while, but things are crazy here.  |  |   Sorry I haven't writen in a while, but things are crazy here.  |  |  | 
|  sākt mācīties I can't believe it (be) six months ago that I left  |  |   I can't believe it was six months ago that I left  |  |  | 
|  sākt mācīties and that we (not see) each other for that long.  |  |   and that we haven't seen each other for that long.  |  |  | 
|  sākt mācīties This trip (be) fantastic so far, at least until a few days ago.  |  |   This trip has been fantastic so far, at least until a few days ago,  |  |  | 
|  sākt mācīties when things (take) a turn for the worse.  |  |   when things took a turn for the worse.  |  |  | 
|  sākt mācīties We (arrive) in the city centre  |  |   We arrived in the city centre  |  |  | 
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|  sākt mācīties into the first hotel we (see).  |  |   into the first hotel we saw.  |  |  | 
|  sākt mācīties Now, you know I (stay) in a lot of one-star hotels in my life,  |  |   Now, you know I've stayed in a lot of one-star hotels in my life,  |  |  | 
|  sākt mācīties but this one (be) really bad.  |  |   but this one was really bad,  |  |  | 
|  sākt mācīties so we (decide) to go straight out to see the city.  |  |   so we decided to go straight out to see the city.  |  |  | 
|  sākt mācīties Unfortunately, we (forget) to lock our room,  |  |   Unfortunately, we forgot to lock our room,  |  |  | 
|  sākt mācīties and when we (get) back, our luggage and most of our money was gone.  |  |   and when we got back, our luggage and most of our money was gone.  |  |  | 
|  sākt mācīties We (call) the police right away,  |  |   We called the police right away,  |  |  | 
|  sākt mācīties and I (go) back to the police station several times since then,  |  |   and I've been/gone back to the police station several times since then,  |  |  | 
|  sākt mācīties but no one (hand) in any of our things.  |  |   but no one has handed in any of our things.  |  |  | 
|   I've never played squash (?)   sākt mācīties before moving here / before. |  |   I've never played squash before.  |  |  | 
|   No wonder I've got a headache! It's two o'clock and I didn't have a coffee(?)   sākt mācīties this morning / this afternoon. |  |   No wonder I've got a headache! It's two o'clock and I didn't have a coffee this morning.  |  |  | 
|   (?), I always believed that English was easy.   sākt mācīties Up to now / Until I took this course |  |   Until I took this course, I always believed that English was easy.  |  |  | 
|  sākt mācīties I've known Maria (?) ten years now.  |  |   I've known Maria for ten years now.  |  |  | 
|   (?) I haven't missed any classes.   sākt mācīties So far / In the first week of term |  |   So far I haven't missed any classes.  |  |  | 
|  sākt mācīties I had trouble concentrating at work (?) I got new glasses.  |  |   I had trouble concentrating at work until I got new glasses.  |  |  | 
|  sākt mācīties I've never ridden a scooter again (?) the accident.  |  |   I've never ridden a scooter again since the accident.  |  |  | 
|  sākt mācīties I haven't worked (?) so money is tight.  |  |   I haven't worked this month so money is tight.  |  |  | 
|  sākt mācīties I haven't downloaded it (?).  |  |   I haven't downloaded it yet.  |  |  | 
|   We came back from holiday(?)   sākt mācīties this time last week / lately. |  |   We came back from holiday this time last week.  |  |  | 
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