The verb go has two past participle forms: been and gone. We use been when we know that someone has returned from a place. Dad's been to the supermarket. (= He went and now he has come back.) We use gone when the person has not returned. Dad's gone to the supermarket. (= He is still at the supermarket.) Key difference 2: present perfect actions happened in the past, but are connected to the present. simple past actions started and finished in the past. Examples: Chris can't come on the trip, he has broken his leg. (present perfect) his leg is still broken. I broke my leg when I was fifteen. (simple past) If this verb is in the present tense, it's easy. We just put 'she says' and then the sentence: Direct speech: I like ice cream. Reported speech: She says (that) she likes ice cream. We don't need to change the tense, though probably we do need to change the 'person' from 'I' to 'she', for example. We also may need to change words like 'my' and Example. Adam: You have been on your phone all day, you should take a break from party planning! James: I know, but I want everything to be perfect. Lisa has never had a surprise party before. Adam: She's going to be delighted. James: Hopefully! I've invited all of her friends and family and now I'm waiting for their replies. Of course, once you decide on a tense form, you need to use it consistently and not mix your tenses. Look at the examples below to see the difference between present-tense and past-tense dialogue. Present tense dialogue examples. Standing at my friend's birthday party, we are just having so much fun. "Hey, Kate," says Lorraine. We use the present perfect simple more when there is a result in the present (like the cake) and the present perfect continuous more when the action is important. Umm, OK. So you would say 'She's been travelling a lot recently.'. Exactly. Because we're more interested in the action than the result. Reading Comprehension Dialogues. These reading comprehension/dialogues provide an opportunity for both reading and speaking practice. Each dialogue is also followed by a multiple choice quiz for comprehension practice. Each dialogue is listed under the appropriate level with a short introduction regarding target areas for speaking practice. d2jwRp.

present perfect tense dialogue examples