1 What … like?

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2 it (weather)It’s very hot today.What was the temperature yesterday? It was 28°.

✦ Use it to talk about weather and temperature.

3 The present perfect

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I IYou YouWe

’veWe

haven’t

They worked in France. They worked in Italy.

He been to the USA. He been to Canada.

She ’s She hasn’tIt It

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Have you worked in Britain? Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t.Has he been to Spain? Yes, he has. / No, he hasn’t.

Contractions ’ve = have ’s = hashaven’t = have not hasn’t = has not

✦ Form the present perfect with have + pastparticiple.

✦ Use the present perfect to talk generallyabout past experiences in your life. You don’tsay exactly when they happened.

I’ve been to America. I’ve been to America last year.

To say when it happened, use the past simple.

I went to America last year.

Past participles✦ For regular verbs, the past participle ends in

ed. It’s the same as the past simple form.

I worked in Spain. / I’ve worked in Spain.

✦ For irregular verbs, the past participle issometimes different from the past simple.

Present’s the weather It’s cold and cloudy.are the people They’re friendly.

What like?

Pastwas the weather It was freezing.were the people They were very nice.

✦ Use What + (be) + noun + like? to ask for a description.

✦ Remember the difference between (be) like and the verb like.

What’s your flat like? It’s old and cheap. but Do you like your flat? Yes, very much.

my experiences

I was born now

present perfect

I’ve been to 15 countries!

What’s the weather like? It’s awful.

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Grammar check 1

1 What . . . like? Write the questions. Thenmatch them to the answers.

1 weather the like what’s?

What’s the weather like?

2 like Thailand what’s?

3 the hotel what like was?

4 were like beaches the what?

5 new what’s John’s girlfriend like?

a It’s an interesting country.b They were very clean.c It’s cold and foggy.d She’s very nice.e It was very comfortable.

2 it (weather) What’s the weather like? Writesentences.

1 It’s sunny. 2 3

4 5

3 Present perfect Complete the chart.

Infinitive Past Past participle

work worked worked

be was / were

see seen

go went ___________

tried tried

meet ____________ ____________

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c

Write present perfect sentences. Usecontractions.

1 you (meet) my wife

Have you met my wife?

2 they (not try) Indian food

3 I (be) to Istanbul

4 they (travel) a lot

5 he (work) in a restaurant

6 we (not see) her new flat S

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