Have you Packed your Suitcase Yet?

Week  26^th – 28^th January, 2015

Hello again!

It was nice to see Mónica again. It’s good to see that you have got over (recovered) from the flu (typical winter illness)

Last Monday we continued talking about ‘present perfect tense’.

We revised the use of present perfect for experiences. And follow-up questions in the past, because we mentioned ‘when’.

·         Dani has been to a concert. He went to Sabina’s concert last December.

·         Mónica has also been to a concert. He went to Duncan Dhu’s  concert last October. But it rained and they couldn’t act.

Mónica and I haven’t eaten raw (without cooking, uncooked) fish. Mónica is a vegan, she doesn’t eat any animal products. As for me, I don’t like fish! Dani has eaten raw fish. He likes sushi.

Then, we studied the use of already,just, yet with present perfect.

Already and yet have the same meaning, but their position in the sentence is different. Yet, goes at the end of the sentence whilst already has a mid-position, that is, it goes before the main verb – the same position as adverbs of frequency. (We are studying standard British English. There are some changes in US English)

Study these sentences:

·         ?   Have you finished the exercise yet?

·          -    I haven’t finished yet.

·         +    I’ve already finished.

The structure, to have + just + participle refers to an action that has been completed a short time ago.

 I’ve just arrived home. (Right now. A short time ago)

·        Try this exercise Click here Still/ Already/ Yet/Just

Last week we did a listening comprehension. It was a phone call between two friends.

One of the friends, Mel is going to work in Cairo and her friend called her to ask about the preparations for the journey.

·         Mel has already sold the car and she’s already transferred the money to her bank.

·         She has already renewed her passport but she hasn’t got the visa yet.

·         She’s already booked the hotel room for the first week but she hasn’t packed her suitcase yet. She’s going to pack the cases on the same day of her departure.

 Tomorrow, we’ll finish the topic of present perfect and we’ll move on (continue). We’re going to meet a new class mate.

See you tomorrow and enjoy your Sunday!

Bye.