Task 3 - Find all the examples of the past simple and the present perfect in the article. Complete the rules in the Learn this! box below. Then underline an example of each rule in the article - SHS Friends Global 11 page 26

1. Nội dung câu hỏi

LEARN THIS! Present perfect and past simple

a. We use 1___________ to talk about a specific occasion in the past.

b. We use 2___________ to talk about a specific period of time that is still continuing.

c. We use 3___________ to say how long a situation has existed, often with for, since, or how long.

d. We use 4___________to talk about an event that has a strong connection with the present, often with just, already, or yet.

e. We use 5___________to talk about an experience at an unspecified time in the past, often with ever or never.

He’s lovin’ it

Mike Fountaine has the world's largest collection of McDonald's memorabilia. The sixty-year-old McDonald's employee has spent almost fifty years collecting everything to do with the fast-food restaurant. He has already filled nine rooms of his house with 75,000 objects, including toys, badges, cups and uniforms! Mike has been at McDonald's since 1968. His first job was cooking Big Macs. A year later he began collecting badges, and he hasn't stopped since! A few years ago, Mike opened his own McDonald's restaurant. He has decorated it with memorabilia. 'People say it's the most beautiful McDonald's restaurant they've ever seen,' says Mike proudly.

2. Phương pháp giải

 LEARN THIS! Present perfect and past simple

a. We use 1 past simple to talk about a specific occasion in the past.

(Chúng ta dùng thì quá khứ đơn để nói về một sự kiện cụ thể trong quá khứ.)

b. We use 2 present perfect to talk about a specific period of time that is still continuing.

(Chúng ta dùng thì hiện tại hoàn thành để nói về một khoảng thời gian cụ thể vẫn đang tiếp diễn.)

c. We use 3 present perfect to say how long a situation has existed, often with for, since, or how long.

(Chúng ta sử dụng thì hiện tại hoàn thành để nói một tình huống đã tồn tại bao lâu, thường với for, since, hoặc how long.)

d. We use 4 present perfect to talk about an event that has a strong connection with the present, often with just, already, or yet.

(Chúng ta sử dụng thì hiện tại hoàn thành để nói về một sự kiện có mối liên hệ chặt chẽ với hiện tại, thường đi kèm với just, already, or yet.)

e. We use 5 present perfect to talk about an experience at an unspecified time in the past, often with ever or never.

(Chúng ta dùng hiện tại hoàn thành để nói về một trải nghiệm tại một thời điểm không xác định trong quá khứ, thường đi kèm với ever hoặc never.)

He’s lovin’ it

Mike Fountaine has the world's largest collection of McDonald's memorabilia. The sixty-year-old McDonald's employee has spent almost fifty years collecting everything to do with the fast-food restaurant. He has already filled nine rooms of his house with 75,000 objects, including toys, badges, cups and uniforms! Mike has been at McDonald's since 1968. His first job was cooking Big Macs. A year later he began collecting badges, and he hasn't stopped since! A few years ago, Mike opened his own McDonald's restaurant. He has decorated it with memorabilia. 'People say it's the most beautiful McDonald's restaurant they've ever seen,' says Mike proudly.