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The key answer of exercise 5

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 2.1 - Fact or fiction? for the textbook Speakout Intermediate - Students' Book with authors Antonia Clare and J. J. Wilson from Pearson Education

Question

  1. Read the sentences in Exercise 4A and underline examples of the present perfect and past simple.
  2. Complete the rules with present perfect or past simple.
  3. Look at the sentences in Exercise 4A again and match them with one of the rules above.

Answer

a)

Present perfect

  1. has always used
  2. -
  3. have been based
  4. 've learnt
  5. have won

Past simple

  1. -
  2. began
  3. -
  4. -
  5. -
  6. met
  7. phoned
  8. wanted

b)

  • Rule 1 → present perfect
  • Rule 2 → present perfect
  • Rule 3 → past simple
  • Rule 4 → past simple

c)

  • Rule 1 → sentences 4, 5
  • Rule 2 → sentences 1, 3
  • Rule 3 → sentences 2, 6
  • Rule 4 → sentences 7, 8

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