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Link to Language : Present Perfect Simple in the Passive Look at the following sentences about the movie actor , Paul Newman : He has starred in a number of classic films . Newman has been nominated twice for the Oscar . Both sentences ^& in the Present Perfect Simple because they refer to a completed action , an accomplishment or an experience that is still relevant in the present . The focus is on the action and its effect on the present — not on when it happened . 1 Which of the above sentences focuses on the action ? Which sentence focuses on the person doing the action ? We use the active form when we want to focus on the agent — on who does the action or what causes the action : have / has + V 3 . We use the passive form when we want to focus on the action itself , or on the person or thing that " received" the action : have / has + been + V' 3 . 2 Find sentences using the two forms of the Present Perfect Simple in the texts on pages 16-17 . & Translate the sentences into your native language . & What forms do the verbs take in your native language ? 3 Complete the following sentences using the Present Perfect Simple in the passive . Answer on Ar ! Wf lf lilf lK . MWk 32 . a The actor ( marry ) for many years . & Leonardo DiCaprio ( called ) "the new James Dean . " Q Many Hollywood movies ( made ) about important events in American history . 3 Tom Hanks ( nominate ) for the Academy Award four times . 0 The excessive violence in many films ( blame ) for the rise in teenage crime . f Over a million dollars ( donate ) to charity by Paul Newman's company . g Many of the stars of silent films ( forget ) by today's generation of movie-goers . \ h Meryl Streep ( choose ) to receive the American Film Institute ' s Life Achievement Award , the highest honor for a career in film .
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