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There are 2 tasks in this self-study assignment. It will take you 90 minutes to complete this
assignment. Do one task at a time. Read the instructions for each task carefully before
beginning the task. Good luck!
Task 1
Instructions:
The following sentences have been taken from the conversation above. Read them
carefully and then match the sentences on the right to their meanings on the left.
My Chinese teacher has given me some We also use the present perfect for actions
homework. (= I have the homework to do or states that are unfinished. We usually use
now.) the present perfect continuous for talking
I’ve forgotten. (= I can’t remember now.) about the length of time something goes on
She’s broken her leg. (= Her leg is still for, with phrases like for years, for a long
broken now.) time, etc.
She’s been travelling a lot recently. We also use it for life experiences which
happened at any time in the past. The
person’s life, which continues in the present,
is the link to the present.
Oliver’s just made a cake. We use the present perfect tense when
we’re more interested in the action than the
result.
Your mum’s been writing her blog for years We also use present perfect with just for
You’ve finished baking the cake already present perfect is used with already ,still and
yet.
Yet is mainly used in questions and
negatives to talk about something which
hasn’t happened, but which you thought
would happen in the past and you expect to
happen in the future.
Now click on the link given below and check your answers.
http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary/grammar-videos/present-
perfect-simple-and-continuous
✎EX-1 Click on the above link again and complete the following tasks.
Check your grammar: grouping
Check your grammar: gap fill
Check your grammar: multiple choice.
Look at the chart and fill in the gaps with the past simple or present perfect simple of the
verbs in brackets to make true sentences.
Ex-2 (Academic and General) Click on the links below. Read the sample essay and
underline sentences in the present perfect tense.
http://www.ielts-mentor.com/writing-sample/writing-task-2/186-ielts-writing-task-2-sample-2-
nowadays-food-has-become-easier-to-prepare - only model answer 1
http://www.ieltsbuddy.com/ielts-essay.html
http://www.ielts-exam.net/grammar/735/
Task 2
During the IELTS Speaking exam you’ll certainly have to use present perfect and past
simple. In which part of the speaking exam do you think you will have to use and when? (e.g.
life experiences)
Read the hints given below and answers the questions using present perfect and past
simple.
love reading books; read different genres ; science fiction and fantasy ; favourite
author Charlie Jane Anders (science fiction); read all his books ; best of them all –All
Birds in the sky.
travelled to a lot of countries ; enjoyed myself ; not Thailand ; love to visit ; because
of its beaches and temples ; temples - sandstone ;
6 months; last October; for higher education ; my dream for years ; finish schooling
in……. India ;
✎ Brainstorm three – four questions that could be answered using present perfect and past
simple tense .Post them on edmodo and answer your classmates’ questions.
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Click on the link to find out possible situations/questions where you could use the
above tenses. Complete the tasks given under ‘Over to you’
http://www.ieltsspeaking.co.uk/present-perfect-versus-past-simple/