Grammar FCE Unit 1 - Recap of Present simple/continuous/perfect/perfect continuous

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This looks a bit unusual! Can you guess what this close-up photo is?

It's the stone of a peach. 

Present Simple

Present Continuous

present perfect

Present perfect continous

I am tired

I'm always tired on Thursdays

I've just finished my homework

She hasn't done her homework

I've got to leave early as I have an appointment at the dentist

She's feeling tired today

I'm learning Chinese.

They haven't ever flown before?

I am very tired as I have been working too hard.

Re-cap of the tenses

Present Simple: Mainly used for facts, habits and truths.

Present continuous: When we are talking about activites, temporary situations and  things that are happening around now - (and future arrangements).

Present perfect: It connects the past to the present, so it is useful for talking about life experiences.

Present perfect continuous: For something that started in the past and is still continuing. 

Grammar

Do the grammar exercises

on page 10:  

• Exercises 1 and 2.
• Read the Article in Exercise 5 and choose the correct answers.

Must be done for Homework if not finished during the lesson!

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Exercise 6

Ask and answer the questions in Exercise 6 on page 10 with a partner. 

Present perfect

We make the present perfect with have or has and the past participle. It connects the past to the present. We use it to talk about life experiences.

Have you ever eaten insects? 

Have you ever been on safari? 

Present perfect

 We also use the Present perfect to give news and to talk about things that happened a short time ago and are important now.

I have written a new book.

I've done my homework.

She's put the baby to bed.

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