General English Level 3 GELEV3 Unit 05 Topic 02.doc Examples 4 Listen to the examples. 1. My friend was waiting for us. 2. I was studying at university, when I met her. 3. They were speaking Italian. 4. I wasn't studying last night. 5. You weren't driving carefully. 6. Was it raining yesterday? 7. Were you playing tennis?  LANGUAGE FOCUS 05e Verb tenses revision 5. The present perfect tense Eddie says: It's the most beautiful city I've ever visited. We use the present perfect tense to talk about something that started in the past and continues up to now. We also use it when we do not want to talk about an exact time in the past. Usually there is some connection to the present. In the example above, Eddie might still visit a more beautiful city. LOOK have been really busy at work. I You We They have n't(not) seen you for weeks. has written a love story. She He has n't(not) seen Maria for weeks. has It has n't(not) taken a long time to get here 176 QUESTLANGUAGE