【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]
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