ABOUT LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENTS Language Expansion: Lifetime achievements A. Label the pictures with phrases from the box. graduate fromhigh travel abroad ass your run a marathon school/college driving test get promotion buyyourowncar buy ahouse get a credit card B. Check the achievements in exercise A that you have done Grammar: Present perfect tense vs. simple past tense Present perfect tense vs. simple past tense The present perfect tense is used to showan | The simple past tense is used to show an action action that happened at any time in the past. | that happened at a specific time in the past. Alan has been to many countries Hewent to France last year =We often use time expressions with the simple past tense “We use expressions ike just never ever with the present perfect tense Hove you ever been toa Aton has just. Ihavemeverbe=n ete ther county? red fom FrancePast Simple pasttense © Now Future Pee eee eee —EEEEEEEET Present perfect tense ‘A. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in parentheses, 1. Last summer, we. (go) to the Maldives al ______ live) in the same house all my lif. 3. John (never travel) abroad, 4. Italy Brazil win) the World Cup in 2006. in) the World Cup five times. B. Complete the conversations with the correct form of the verb in parentheses LA (you pass) your driving test? B:Yes.! em fiake) bin Januapnand I (pass) thesirsit hye} 2A (you be).to Eurdpe? B:Yes, Ive. | (G0) to Gergrany last year Conversation A. Listen to the conversation. a Simon: i, Pete. | haven't seen you for a long time. What's new? ” Pete: Lots! | quit my job with CompuSoft and I've started my own CG computer business Simon: Congratulations! When did you open the business? 6 Pete: ight months ago and it’s going well ‘Simon: Great. Pete: And what about you? Simon: Things haven't changed much. m stil working atthe bank But Ive hought a new house's on Sth and Main, Pete: Wow! Nice neighborhood Simon: Yeah. You should come round ang visit some time Pete: Will do. When | have some time. B. Who has started his own busine