week 6 PRESENT PERFECT/ SIMPLE PAST

PRESENT PERFECT/ SIMPLE PAST

by Isabel L

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                        RAFAEL NADAL              

Rafa Nadal waswashas been born in Manacor in 1986. He has wonwonhas won  four French Open titles and an Olympic gold medal. In 2008, Nadal becamehas becomebecame the second Spanish man to win Wimbledon.

Since 2004, Nadal has beenhas beenwas a strong competitor to Roger Federer. They have playedhave playedplayed against each other in seven Grand Slam finals. Nadal has wonhas wonwon five of them. Nadal rankedrankedhas ranked World No. 2 behind Federer for a record 160 weeks. He waswashas been the first in the rank for 46 weeks.

Rafa has playedplayedhas played the Davis Cup with the Spanish team four times so far. They wonwonhave won  the trophy in 2004 and 2008, although he didn't playdidn't playhasn't played on the final due to a knee injury.

Some trivia about him:

• He beganhas begunbegan playing tennis when he washas beenwas five. 
• In 2002, he wonhas wonwon his first ATP match at Majorca at the age of 15.
• He has always playedhas always playedalways played with his left hand although he is right-handed.
• He createdcreatedhas created the Fundación Rafa Nadal, which promotes sport as an integration tool for those who need it the most, such as handicapped, immigrant and socially excluded people.

FOR, SINCE OR AGO?

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1. This house needs cleaning. We haven't cleaned it forforsinceago months.
2. I think I can't possibly learn Chinese. I've studied it forforsinceago two years and I still can't have a sensible conversation.
3. Jim and Kevin first met ten years agoforsinceago
4. Where were you? I've been waiting forforsinceago two hours.
5. I don't see my family very often. I haven't seen them sinceforsinceago Christmas.
6. Louise has been learning Greek sinceforsinceago she was fifteen.
7. Helen lived in London long time agoforsinceago but she has been living in Madrid sinceforsinceago last summer.
8. My parents have had the same car forforsinceago ages. They bought it at least fifteen years ago forsinceago.
9. Fred has been phoning his boss sinceforsinceago lunchtime but he can't get through.
10. I'm fed up with this rain. It's been raining forforsinceago hours.

JUST, YET, STILL, ALREADY

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1. It's 11 and Mark hasn't still got up                                
2. It's 11 and Mark still hasn't got up  (T)
3. I'm expecting him but he still hasn't turned up (T)               
4. I'm expecting him but he hasn't turned up yet  (T)
5. He left his job but he has already found another (T)             
6. He left his job but he already has  found another 
7. Are you still doing your homework? (T)
8. Mr Green has just left his office (T)
9. My new hairdrier didn't work properly. I've taken it to the shop already and got a refund 
10. I don't still know his phone number 
11. I don't know his phone number yet (T)
12. Have you seen Brad Pitt's new film yet? (T)
13. Have you seen Sam? He just has come looking for you 
14. My friends went to the theatre but I didn't go with them because I've seen the play already 
15. Do you still love me?  (T)