Listening Discrimination
Listen to the sentences as your teacher reads them. If the sentence is in the present continuous, respond with the time marker “now.” If the sentence is in the present perfect, respond with the time marker “already.”
1. He's returning home.
2. She's buying a new house.
3. She's bought some new clothes.
4. She's putting them on.
5. He's opened the letter.
6. He's removing the tag.
7. He's asked his secretary.
8. He's decided about his job.
9. She's paid for everything.
10. She's crying about her job.
Pronunciation
In normal spoken English, pronouns contract with the auxiliary verbs has and have in the present perfect tense. He's /hɪz/, she's /ʃɪz/, and it's /ɪts/ sound just like the contractions for he + is, she + is, and it + is. Practice the sentences below.
1. I've been out shopping.
2. You've returned home.
3. He's bought a new sweater.
4. She's opened a letter.
5. It's upset her a lot.
6. We've received bad news.
7. They've lost their money.
Other subjects may combine with has and have in spoken English, too. These are reduced forms. They are not written as contractions, but are pronounced that way.
1. Mrs. Clark has received bad news.
2. Sarah has removed the tag from the sweater.
3. The musician has decided to stop working.
4. The secretary has worked for a year.
5. The letter has upset her a lot.
6. The news has always been bad.
7. The house has cost a lot of money.
8. The clothes have come from the store.
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