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English PT3 Chapter 1 Grammar Focus & Error Correction
Tenses Uses Examples

Show an action that has I have prepared dinner for
already been performed everyone.
Show an action that has He has not called me since we
Present already started and is still argued this morning.
Perfect going on – time expressions I have recently started
Tense like ‘since’ and ‘for’ learning French.
Used with words like ‘just,
already, recently, yet, Chapter 1
seldom’ etc

Present Show an action that has She has been reading for two
Perfect already started and is still hours.
Continuous going on or has just finished What have you been doing
Tense since I left for school?

Practice 1 Use the Simple Present or the Present Continuous Tense of the
verbs in brackets.
1. I (play) table tennis in the community centre, now. I think your
sister (want) to join me, too.
2. The teacher (wait) outside the library for you. She
(say) you (need) to go out now.

3. They (not like) the butter bread here. That (be)
why they (go) to the other bakery.

4. She (have) a headache and she (feel) dizzy. So,
she (rest) in the sick bay.
5. The employees (discuss) their work environment. The manager
(think) they (have) a few grievances to iron out.
6. She (lose) her temper very often. Listen, she
(yell) at the top of her voice at her brother now!

Practice 2 Use the Present Perfect or the Present Perfect Continuous Tense
of the verbs in brackets.

1. The boys (shout) for ten minutes. Something must
(disturb) them.

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