Dear Keren
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2 The leather has been wonderful so I've spent hours otthe Ocean Dome — the water's lovely. I've Seen the go If courses bi/+I haven't piayed any go If.
3 Patrick has had a great time in the sea. he has been surfing, sailing and swimming. Welonie loves animals, So she's visited the zoo and she's token a horscriding lesson.
4 Well, it'i time for dinner. See you soon, love Lara
b Underline Present Perfect verbs in the postcard and add them to the table.
REGULAR VERB | IRREGULAR VERB |
have arrived V | has been |
Choose the correct words to complete the sentences in the Active grammar box.
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Active grammar
Lara uses the Present Perfect to describe her holiday activities because she is still on holiday/her holiday has finished.
In the Present Perfect, v/e use have/has + past participle with I, you, we and they. We use have/has + past participle with he, she and it.
Lifelong learning
Record past participles
Make a table of irregular past participles.
VERB | PAST PARTICIPLE | |
Ъс | Ъеец | |
3* | been | |
<Ac L- |
7 Copy the table in the Lifelong learning box. Add the irregular past participles from Ex. 4b, and these: buy eat get write
Pronunciation
8 а GOD Listen to these long and short vowels, then repeat the words.
LONG | SHORT |
/о:/ parked /i:/ seen ¡yj bought | /ае/ had /1/ written /0/ got ________ ✓ |