Unit 4 Man and Nature
Unit 4 Man and Nature
Unit 4 Man and Nature
Distance Modality
Unit 4
MAN AND NATURE
Grammar:
• Present Perfect Simple.
cut down
It's a pity that they cut down that old tree.
burn down
The factory burnt down in a fire that killed 11 workers.
blow down
The wind blew down our swing set and shade umbrella.
PRESENT PERFECT
Use the Present Perfect Simple to express that an event
started in any specific time in the past, continues until
present and probably it will continue in the future.
I have
You have
We have
They have
AFFIRMATIVE FORM
HAVE Verb
s + + PAST + C
HAS PARTICIPLE
And for answer, we could use the time expression with for
or since.
for / since to talk about a period of time.
for / since to talk about when something started.
ALREADY / YET
HAVE s Verb
+ +
PAST
+ C?
HAS PARTCICIPLE
Has he driven
a big truck ?
Examples:
- Have you visited England?
- Has she met John?
- Have you just finished work?
+ HAVE s Verb
QW + +
PAST
+ C?
HAS PARTCICIPLE
2. haven’t sent
I ________________ (not send) any e-mails since last month.
4. began
I ___________ (begin) reading this book two months ago but
haven’t finished
I__________________ (not finish) it yet. Try then.
State Verbs:
verbs of the senses:
see, hear, smell, taste, feel, sound, touch
Emotional verbs:
love, hate, envy.
Example:
You should not say, “I’ve been knowing you for a long time.”