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Link to Language : The Present Perfect Simple In her article "The Online Cure for News Addicts , " the author uses the Present Perfect Simple to show a connection between the past and the present . The Present Perfect Simple is used for actions that happened in the past but continue to the present time . In the past few years , the number of online sites has grown significantly . > The number of sites is still growing . Terry Brown has always been addicted to the news . - ^ He is still addicted today . The Present Perfect Simple can also be used for a completed action that is still relevant in the present . The focus is 0 / 7 how the action affects the present — not on when it happened . Already many major newspapers have made the jump to cyberspace . > We can now get the news online . The Present Perfect Simple uses have / has + V 3 1 Find two additional sentences in the article that use the Present Perfect Simple . Discuss the following questions . £ } How is the action described in the sentence connected to the present ? $ How would you say these sentences in your language ? 2 Read the sentences below and , for each sentence , discuss its relevance to the present . 0 Ben and Abbey have already eaten dinner . & Sarah has failed her driver's test twice . c Mike has been all over the world . fl We have just ordered breakfast . 0 Have you heard the good news yet ? 3 Complete the sentences below using the Present Perfect Simple . a The amount of violence ( increase ) over the past decade . Ib Ron and Lisa ( know ) each other for five years . c There ( be ) several articles about the World Cup in the paper recently . 0 Sue ( write ) three articles for the local newspaper . More practice on Student Work Page 17 .
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