Hi Peter . I haven't seen (not/SEE) you for a long time
Hi Molly . I ..... (travel) for the past two months.
Really? I ..... (plan) a trip at the moment . I .... (leave) next month for Australia .
That's great. .... (YOU / arrange) a place to stay once YOU get there ?
Yes, a campsite . It .... (Be) a very nice place.
And ...... (YOU/Buy) your ticket yet?
No , not yet . Actually , I .... (Go) to the travel (...)
Oh. I .... (Go) into town later today (...)
Thanks . I ....... (meet) my brother for lunch at(...)
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Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.
"Hi Peter. I haven't seen you for a long time."
"Hi Molly. I have travelled for the past two months."
"Really? I am planning a trip at the moment. I am leaving next month for Australia."
"That's great. Have you arranged a place to stay once you get there?"
"Yes, a campsite. It is a very nice place."
"And have you bought your ticket yet?"
"No, not yet. Actually, I am going to the travel agent's this afternoon to buy it."
"Oh. I am going into town later today. You can come with me in my car."
"Thanks. I am meeting my brother for lunch at 1 o'clock, so I'll come to your house at 2 o'clock."
"Great! See you then."
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Observaţii:
Întâlnim două timpuri verbale care domină acest dialog, Present Perfect Tense şi Present Tense Continuous.
- Present Perfect Tense exprimă o acţiune începută în trecut şi neîncheiată încă în prezent. Acesta se formează după schema:
"have/has" + forma de participiu trecut a verbului de conjugat
- Present Tense Continuous are în acest dialog rolul de a exprima o planificare, o intenţie. Se formează astfel:
vb. "to be" la Present Tense Simple + verbul de conjugat la infititiv + ING