1. Paco has got on the Scottish Pullman

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Paco has already left London. He has enjoyed it a lot and he is still thinking about his English adventure. He has been on the Scottish Pullman for over an hour now, on his way to Edinburgh. It is a high speed train similar to our Spanish AVE. The conventional train takes much longer and Paco can't wait to get there!

He bought a Harry Potter book at the train station in London and he has read 25 pages so far! He is happy because he has never read a real English book before. He has read all the Harry Potter books in Spanish and he has seen all the films. He's a real fan! By the way, the author, J.K. Rowling, has lived in Edinburgh for many years and has imagined and written the whole Harry Potter series in this city.

An old lady who is sitting next to him has just started speaking to Paco.

-Have you ever been to Edinburgh?

-No, I haven't. This is my first time in Scotland.

-It's a beautiful city. I am visiting my granddaughter and her husband. They have just had a baby and I haven't seen them yet. I haven't visited them since last December! Never mind! I always talk too much. What are you visiting in Edinburgh?

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Read the text carefully paying attention to the new verb tense you are going to find. If you need any help, you can have a look at Click here.



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Read the text again paying special attention to the verb forms.
Find examples of present perfect simple in the text. There are many examples in the affirmative, negative and interrogative forms. Make an effort! It's easy!

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Before going further ahead with the present perfect, you should revise the list of irregular verbs since you are going to need it throughout the whole unit. Click here if you want to have a look at one.

Pregunta Verdadero-Falso
After reading the text, decide if the following statements are true or false.


1. Paco is on a typical British train.

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Verdadero Falso


2. He is bored from so much travelling.

Verdadero Falso


3. An old woman has started a conversation with Paco

Verdadero Falso


4. It is the woman's first time in Edinburgh.

Verdadero Falso


5. The woman is very talkative.

Verdadero Falso
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Read the text again and notice the place of the following words in the sentence: just, already, still, yet, for, since, ever. Then use them to complete these rules:

1. ________ is used in questions asking about experiences.

2. ________ is used to emphasize that the action happened a very short time ago.

3. ________ is used with a period of time.

4. ________ is used with a specific moment.

5. ________ is normally placed at the end of a negative or interrogative sentence.

6. ________ is used to indicate that something is not finished.

7. ________ is mainly used in questions and affirmative sentences, expressing that something has happened sooner than expected.

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Finally, you are going to listen to the song We are the Champions, by Queen. You must have heard it many times but probably you didn't realize there are many examples of present perfect. Listen and read the song. Can you identify the examples?




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Although you are going to learn the Present Perfect Simple in detail in topic 2, you can have a look at this website if you want to start learning about the form and uses of this tense. Here you can practice a bit.

You are already familiarised with the present perfect simple. Now we are going to see the present perfect continuous in the next section. But don't worry! It's even easier!
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