Uefa president Michel Platini say he 1.____________________
not support his Fifa counterpart Sepp Blatter at next year's
election. Blatter, 78, who has 2.____________________
under pressure over 3.____________________ 2022 Qatar
World Cup, recently indicated he was to seek re-election
4.____________________ a fifth term. "I do not support him,
I am not in favour of 5.____________________ having a new
term," said Platini, 58. "I 6.____________________ him. I
think Fifa needs a new breath of fresh air." Platini is yet to
decide whether to contest the Fifa presidency
7.____________________. The Frenchman said he agreed
with his fellow Uefa members that it
8.____________________ time for Blatter, who has been in
power since 1998, to call it a day when his mandate ends next
year. "I 9.____________________ known him for a long time
and I like him but I am not in favour of him having a new
term," added Platini. "I supported him in 1998 but I do not
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support him 10.____________________
2014.
Uefa president Michel Platini say he 1. will not support
his Fifa counterpart Sepp Blatter at next year's election.
Blatter, 78, who has been 2. under pressure over 3.
the 2022 Qatar World Cup, recently indicated he was
to seek re-election 4. for a fifth term. "I do not support
him, I am not in favour of 5. him having a new term,"
said Platini, 58. "I 6.told him. I think Fifa needs a new
breath of fresh air." Platini is yet to decide whether to
contest the Fifa presidency 7. himself. The Frenchman
said he agreed with his fellow Uefa members that it 8.
was time for Blatter, who has been in power since
1998, to call it a day when his mandate ends next year.
"I 9. have known him for a long time and I like him but
I am not in favour of him having a new term," added
Platini. "I supported him in 1998 but I do not support
him 10. in 2014.
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And in the future I will not support Mr Blatter." Platini, who won great
praise in 1998 for his organisation of the World Cup hosted by France,
indicated that he and his members 11.____________________ not
been happy with the Fifa Congress in Sao Paulo
12.____________________ Wednesday. Several of Platini's
colleagues confronted Blatter following his claims the British media's
motivation 13.____________________ investigating the Qatar bid
were "racist". Uefa members 14.____________________ the claims
were without foundation. Football Association chairman Greg Dyke
called those 15.____________________ "totally unacceptable" and
has 16.____________________ urged the Swiss to step
17.____________________ next year. The Fifa leader was helped in
his bid for re-election by a congress vote not to consider age and
term-limits for officials. Platini still 18.____________________ not
commit himself to a run for the Fifa presidency and at present there
is just one candidate - former Fifa deputy secretary-general Jerome
Champagne. "It is an option to run," said Platini. "But it is not
19.____________________ Sepp Blatter is running that Michel
Platini will not 20.____________________ and it is not because
Blatter is not running that Platini will run. "My only concern is
knowing what I want to 21.____________________. I am 60 soon
and I need to know what I want. I will take my time.”
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And in the future I will not support Mr Blatter." Platini, who won great
praise in 1998 for his organisation of the World Cup hosted by France,
indicated that he and his members 11. had not been happy with the
Fifa Congress in Sao Paulo 12. on Wednesday. Several of Platini's
colleagues confronted Blatter following his claims the British media's
motivation 13. in investigating the Qatar bid were "racist". Uefa
members 14. said the claims were without foundation. Football
Association chairman Greg Dyke called those 15. claims "totally
unacceptable" and has 16. also urged the Swiss to step 17. down
next year. The Fifa leader was helped in his bid for re-election by a
congress vote not to consider age and term-limits for officials. Platini
still 18. would not commit himself to a run for the Fifa presidency
and at present there is just one candidate - former Fifa deputy
secretary-general Jerome Champagne. "It is an option to run," said
Platini. "But it is not 19. because Sepp Blatter is running that
Michel Platini will not 20. run and it is not because Blatter is not
running that Platini will run. "My only concern is knowing what I want
to 21. do. I am 60 soon and I need to know what I want. I will take
my time.”
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present perfect simple
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affirmative
I / You / We /
They
have ('ve)
She/He / It
has (‘s)
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decided. (past
participle)
negatives
I / You / We /
They
have not (haven 't /
've not)
decided
He / She /It
has not (hasn't / 's
not)
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Questions
Have
I / you / we/ they
decided ?
Has
he/ she/ it
decided?
Where
have
you
put it?
What
has
she
done?
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• Regular verbs use -ed form as the past
participle. Irregular verbs have irregular forms.
Verb
past simple
past participle
wait (regular) waited
waited
see (irregular)
saw
seen
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Use
• to describe an event in the past without a
definite time.
Someone has broken a window in our classroom.
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Use
• to describe what someone has completed or
achieved in a period of time.
I've finished my homework, and I've cleaned my
room.
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• to describe how many things someone has
done.
Scientists have found more than 30 unknown
insects.
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Use
• to describe someone's experiences, what he
or she has done in life.
I've travelled by plane, but I haven't flown in a
helicopter.
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Use
• to describe changes, comparing past and
present.
Our climate has become much warmer.
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been and gone
• A number of astronauts have been to the
Moon. (and have returned)
• The space probe Voyager has gone past the
planet Neptune. (it hasn't returned )
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Make questions…
a. you / ever / see a humming bird
• It's the world smallest bird.
b. you / ever / read War and Peace
• It's one of the longest 19th-century novels.
c. you / ever / visit San Marino
• It's Europe's second smallest country.
d. you / ever / swim in the Pacific Ocean
• It's the largest ocean in the world.
e. you / ever / take a trip to the Sahara Desert
• It's one of the hottest places in the world.
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Answers…
a Have you ever seen a humming bird?
b Have you ever read War and Peace?
c Have you ever visited San Marino?
d Have you ever swum in the Pacific Ocean?
e Have you ever taken a trip to the Sahara Desert?
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Present Perfect
Continuous
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Use
• to talk about recent continuing activities.
What have you been doing lately?
I've been revising for my exams.
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Use
• to explain how recent continuing activities
have caused the present situation.
My eyes ache. I've been reading all day
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Use
• to talk about recent continuing activities
which will probably continue in the future.
This diagram shows how the climate has been
changing.
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Use
• with how long questions (this is not exclusive)
How long have you been studying French?
(this is a continuing process, and isn't finished)
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Use
• with time words
lately, recently, all (day), every (morning), for,
since.
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Choose the correct answer
A. Scientists a. have recently identified/ have
been identifying a new species of animal in
the rainforest of Borneo. They b. have been
searching / searched for this creature for
several years, after reports from local villagers,
and say it is a type of lemur.
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B Archaeologists in Guatemala c. have found
/have been finding a Mayan wall painting
which they think is more than 2,000 years old.
Archaeologist William Saturno d. explored /
has been exploring the site since 2002
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C .Scientists using the Hubble Space Telescope
think they e. found / have found two new
moons circling the planet Pluto. Astronomers
f. have been looking/ looked closely at Pluto
since 1978 when they g. spotted / have
spotted its first moon. The telescope h.
worked / has been working for fifteen years,
and i. has been producing /has produced more
than 700,000 images of the universe.
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D Australian scientists j. have been discovering /
have discovered a new coral reef over 60 km
long in the Gulf of Carpentaria by using
satellites to spot the reefs in deep water.
Recently divers k. have managed / have been
managing to reach the reefs and take
photographs.
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Answers…
a have recently identified
b have been searching
c have found
d has been exploring
e have found
f have been looking
g spotted
h has been working
i has produced
j have discovered
k have managed
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present perfect simple or present perfect
continuous?
• Present perfect simple
I've written my project. (finished, but we don't
know when)
• Present perfect continuous
I've been writing my project. (continuing up to
the present, and not finished)
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• We often use time words and phrases with present
perfect simple to make the meaning clear.
• just, recently
Someone has just broken a window
Scientists have recently found more than 30 unknown
insects.
• ever?, never
Have you ever flown in a helicopter?
I've never travelled by plane.
• already (sooner than expected)
I've already finished my homework. It was easy!
• yet? (we expect something to happen soon)
Have you finished yet?
• not ... yet (for things which have not happened so far)
Peter hasn't phoned yet. I'm still waiting.
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for and since
• We use for with a length of time.
She's worked here for ten years.
• We use since with a point of time to describe
when the period of time began.
They've lived here since 2001
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