Lesson 2

Language

1. Complete the rules with the words in the box.

We use the present perfect to talk about:

a situation that continues up to the 1 present.
e.g. Hoda has lived in Luxor for eight years. (She still lives there.)

people’s experiences in 2 life.
e.g. My parents have done many exciting things in their lives.

an action that happened in the 3 past but we don’t know exactly when it happened.
e.g. Saki and Taha have read many books. (We don’t know when.)

We use the past simple to talk about a completed action when:
we know exactly when an 4 action happened in the past.
e.g. Marwan’s family moved to Mansoura when he was seven. (We know this is a fact.)

we know that the action cannot continue to the present.
e.g. Charles Dickens wrote many famous stories. (He died a long time ago.)

2. Choose the correct answer:

1. I lived in Alexandria in 2015. This means that I have lived / havent’t lived there since 2015.
2. Hatim worked / has worked as a taxi driver for 5 years. Now, he is a worker in a factory.
3. It’s the first time I have ever / never seen the temple of Philae.
4. Why are you late, Sami? Sorry, I have been / gone to the library.
5. My uncle has stayed abroad for / since years.
6. Have you done the homework? – Not already / yet.
7. I haven’t gone to the zoo since I was / have been a child.

3. Complete the sentences with the past simple or the present perfect.

1. I have read (read) this book many times.
2. Judy travelled (travel) to Shubra El Kheima last week.
3. Malak has drunk (drink) two glasses of orange juice today and it's only 10 o'clock.
4. My uncle has stayed (stay) in Benha since his childhood.
5. Imad and Kamal heard (hear) that song for the first time in 2018.