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5 Look at this text from some research done on improving performance in sports. Look at the verbs in bold
in the present simple, past simple and present perfect simple. Then draw lines between the verb and the
box that explains its use.
Ever since the early years of the 20th century,
when the International Athletics Federation
began keeping records, there has been a
steady improvement in how fast athletes
run, how high they jump and how far they
are able to throw huge objects of every
description, including themselves, through
space.
The times and distances for the power
events – those that, like the 100 metre
sprint and the long jump, require a relatively
brief, explosive release of energy – have
improved about 10 to 20 percent. In the
endurance events, the results have been even
more dramatic. At the 1908 Olympics in London,
John Hayes of the US team ran a marathon in the time
of 2:55:18. In 2008, Ethiopia’s Haile Gebrselassie set a new
world record of 2:03:59, almost 30 percent faster.
6 Do some research of your own on an invention which interests you. Look for information about it e.g.
when and how it was invented and what effects it has had.
Present the results of your research to the class or write it up. As you prepare to share the results of your
research think hard about the tenses of the verbs you will use.
1 This is a general
truth/an habitual
action/state in the
present.
2 This action/state
is finished.
3 This action/state
started in the
past and is still
continuing.
Activation of
grammar structures