miércoles, 7 de marzo de 2012
Time expressions: perfect tenses
For and since
- We use for with a period of time (from the moment it started until now): They have been together for 23 years
- We use since with a point in time (the exact moment when something happened): They have been together since 1978
Been and gone
- Go has 2 past participles: been and gone.
We use been to mean 'go and come back': I have just been to the city centre
We use gone to mean 'go, but not back yet': She has just gone to the ciy centre
Adverbs and time phrases
- We use just to say something happened a short time ago. We don't use just in negative sentences:
We've just come back from the airport has happened
- We use yet to indicate that something hasn't happened
I haven't finished it yet!
- We use already to say something happened sooner than expected:
Mary has already arrived home.
More information here and here
More practice here
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