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Today:

- Ex. 5-7 on p. 11

- Crossword puzzle 

Grammar: present tenses review

Present simple -> Suriya lives with his keepers.

Present continuous -> The two animals are fulfilling a basic social need in each other.

Present perfect simple -> Suriya has understood that the hound dog is very hungry.

Present perfect continuous -> They have been doing this every day since they first met.

5. Match the tenses with their uses.
a. highlights a recent activity

1. Present simple
2. Present continuous
3. Present perfect simple
4. Present perfect continuous

b. describes a situation in progress or happening around now

1. Present simple
2. Present continuous
3. Present perfect simple
4. Present perfect continuous

c. describes a permanent / usual situation

1. Present simple
2. Present continuous
3. Present perfect simple
4. Present perfect continuous

d. highlights the present result of a recent past action

1. Present simple
2. Present continuous
3. Present perfect simple
4. Present perfect continuous

6. Choose the correct tense.
1. "showing unlikely animal friends _____ a debate"

1. have started
2. have been starting

2. "Lately many people ____ a particularly"

1. have discussed
2. have been discussing

3. "Elephants often _____ concern for their social group"

1. show
2. are showing

4. "The dog _____ now and the two animals have been inseparable."

1. has recovered
2. has been recorvering

5. "The question scientists _____ is:"

1. ask
2. are asking

6. "Some say it happens when animals _____ close to humans."

1. have lived
2. have been living

7. "No one _____ a definite answer"

1. has provided
2. has been providing

8. "Others, like giant pandas, ______ more independent"

1. live
2. are living

Exercise 7

Pair up and make exercise 7, see page 156

You get 5 minutes, make sure you know the answers because we'll be discussing them together.

Answers exercise 7

2 permanent / usual situation      3 present result of past action 

4 present result of past action      5 permanent / usual situation 

6 permanent / usual situation      7 present result of past action, permanent situation

8 recent activity, permanent / usual situation

9 present result of past action     10 situation happing around now