【明報專訊】Pat regretted intruding on (侵犯) Eason's privacy last time. She sincerely apologised to Eason, and surprisingly received a gift from him!

“ Pat: I'm sorry for what I've done... Please forgive me... ”

“ Eason: It's okay. I've got this for you as a token of our friendship. ”

“ MoMo: Where did you get this beautiful bracelet? ”

“ Pat: It's from Eason! Surprised, huh? ”

“ MoMo: Pat, did you shoot this yourself? ”

“ Pat: What? Definitely not! ”

“ Dr Panda: There's a hidden camera in your bracelet. ”

“ MoMo: Clandestine video recording could be illegal! ”

■English highway﹕The present perfect

The present perfect tense indicates actions that either occurred in the past, or began in the past and continued up to the present.

have/has + the past participle

e.g. My parents have been married for 20 years.

The manager has just left. Please come tomorrow.

■Quiz

Fill in the blanks with the right forms of the verbs in brackets to complete the following sentences in the present perfect.

1. She __________ (write) four books and she is working on another one.

2. The old man _______ (live) in the small town all his life.

3. We ______ (walk) on this path together before.

4. I can't get in the apartment. I _______ (lose) my keys.

(Answers on next text)

■Glossary

regret (v) 懊悔

token (n) 象徵

bracelet (n) 手鐲

clandestine (adj) 偷偷的

[Smarties' Power English 第223期]