Question

1 Study the sentences. Complete the table
with the time expressions in blue. Do we
use the present perfect with finished or
unfinished time expressions?
1 I haven't been out much this week.
2 I've been out with Beibit a few times this month.
3 That guy you met a couple of months ago.
4 We went to a play on Sunday.
5 Have you seen Yermek today?
6 I didn't see him yesterday either.
Unfinished period of time this week
Finished period of time
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Answer 1

1 I haven't been out much this week.

- unfinished time expression

2 I've been out with Beibit a few times this month.

-unfinished time expression

3 That guy you met a couple of months ago.

-finished time expression

4 We went to a play on Sunday.

-finished time expression

5 Have you seen Yermek today?

-unfinished time expression

6 I didn't see him yesterday either.

-finished time expression

▪︎We use the present perfect with unfinished time expressions.