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  • Present Perfect: I Haven't Been Myself Lately (Review)

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    Review the conversation "I Haven't Been Myself Lately". Do a speaking exercise, then do multiple choice questions to review the present perfect tense.

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I Haven't Been Myself Lately

(1) Yolanda: Listen
Oh, hey, Jack! Long time no see.

"Long time no see" is a common expression in English. It's a kind of greeting. It means "I haven't seen you for a long time."

(2) Jack: Listen
Oh, hey, Yolanda. What's up?

"What's up?" is also a kind of greeting. It means "How are you?"

(3) Yolanda: Listen
I'm doing okay. You haven't been to classes [vocab word=lately]lately[/vocab].

"been" is the past participle of "be". "have been to classes" means "have gone to classes".

(4) Jack: Listen
I've been down these days.

"down" means "sad" or "not good". "I have been down" is the past perfect of "I am down."

(5) Yolanda: Listen
Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. What [vocab word=happen]happened[/vocab]?
(6) Jack: Listen
I don't know. I feel my [vocab word=life]life[/vocab] isn't going well. I've been very lazy, so my school marks have gone down a lot. And, I've been quite [vocab word=lonely]lonely[/vocab] [vocab word=because]because[/vocab] I don't have too many friends.
(7) Yolanda: Listen
Come on, Jack. Life isn't so bad. Come to the book [vocab word=club]club[/vocab] tomorrow. You haven't been there for a month. Everyone misses you.
(8) Jack: Listen
I don't believe that. No one misses me. I have never [vocab word=suggest]suggested[/vocab] any good books in the club. All my [vocab word=suggestion]suggestions[/vocab] were [vocab word=boring]boring[/vocab].

"No one" means "Nobody" or "No person". "I have never ..." is a stronger form of "I have not ..."

(9) Yolanda: Listen
That's not true! You've been a [vocab word=member]member[/vocab] for many years. You've made many friends there.
(10) Jack: Listen
Thanks. But, I'll just stay home tomorrow.

"I'll stay home" is simple future.

(11) Yolanda: Listen
Then, I'm coming to your home tomorrow. I'll cook some delicious food for you.
(12) Jack: Listen
No ... My [vocab word=apartment]apartment[/vocab] is [vocab word=dirty]dirty[/vocab]. I haven't cleaned it in weeks.

"I haven't cleaned it in weeks" means for many weeks, he didn't clean the apartment.

(13) Yolanda: Listen
It's okay. I'll come.
(14) Jack: Listen
Okay, fine.
(15) Yolanda: Listen
Jack, I think you have [vocab word=depression]depression[/vocab].
(16) Jack: Listen
You think so?

This means "Do you believe that?" "so" = "you have depression".

(17) Yolanda: Listen
Yeah. I have had depression, too. Go to your doctor. He will help you.
(18) Jack: Listen
Thanks. Maybe I will.
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I Haven't Been Myself Lately

(1) Yolanda: Listen
Oh, hey, Jack! Long time no see.

"Long time no see" is a common expression in English. It's a kind of greeting. It means "I haven't seen you for a long time."

(2) Jack: Listen
Oh, hey, Yolanda. What's up?

"What's up?" is also a kind of greeting. It means "How are you?"

(3) Yolanda: Listen
I'm doing okay. You haven't been to classes [vocab word=lately]lately[/vocab].

"been" is the past participle of "be". "have been to classes" means "have gone to classes".

(4) Jack: Listen
I've been down these days.

"down" means "sad" or "not good". "I have been down" is the past perfect of "I am down."

(5) Yolanda: Listen
Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. What [vocab word=happen]happened[/vocab]?
(6) Jack: Listen
I don't know. I feel my [vocab word=life]life[/vocab] isn't going well. I've been very lazy, so my school marks have gone down a lot. And, I've been quite [vocab word=lonely]lonely[/vocab] [vocab word=because]because[/vocab] I don't have too many friends.
(7) Yolanda: Listen
Come on, Jack. Life isn't so bad. Come to the book [vocab word=club]club[/vocab] tomorrow. You haven't been there for a month. Everyone misses you.
(8) Jack: Listen
I don't believe that. No one misses me. I have never [vocab word=suggest]suggested[/vocab] any good books in the club. All my [vocab word=suggestion]suggestions[/vocab] were [vocab word=boring]boring[/vocab].

"No one" means "Nobody" or "No person". "I have never ..." is a stronger form of "I have not ..."

(9) Yolanda: Listen
That's not true! You've been a [vocab word=member]member[/vocab] for many years. You've made many friends there.
(10) Jack: Listen
Thanks. But, I'll just stay home tomorrow.

"I'll stay home" is simple future.

(11) Yolanda: Listen
Then, I'm coming to your home tomorrow. I'll cook some delicious food for you.
(12) Jack: Listen
No ... My [vocab word=apartment]apartment[/vocab] is [vocab word=dirty]dirty[/vocab]. I haven't cleaned it in weeks.

"I haven't cleaned it in weeks" means for many weeks, he didn't clean the apartment.

(13) Yolanda: Listen
It's okay. I'll come.
(14) Jack: Listen
Okay, fine.
(15) Yolanda: Listen
Jack, I think you have [vocab word=depression]depression[/vocab].
(16) Jack: Listen
You think so?

This means "Do you believe that?" "so" = "you have depression".

(17) Yolanda: Listen
Yeah. I have had depression, too. Go to your doctor. He will help you.
(18) Jack: Listen
Thanks. Maybe I will.
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I Haven't Been Myself Lately

(1) Yolanda: Listen
Oh, hey, Jack! Long time no see.

"Long time no see" is a common expression in English. It's a kind of greeting. It means "I haven't seen you for a long time."

(2) Jack: Listen
Oh, hey, Yolanda. What's up?

"What's up?" is also a kind of greeting. It means "How are you?"

(3) Yolanda: Listen
I'm doing okay. You haven't been to classes [vocab word=lately]lately[/vocab].

"been" is the past participle of "be". "have been to classes" means "have gone to classes".

(4) Jack: Listen
I've been down these days.

"down" means "sad" or "not good". "I have been down" is the past perfect of "I am down."

(5) Yolanda: Listen
Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. What [vocab word=happen]happened[/vocab]?
(6) Jack: Listen
I don't know. I feel my [vocab word=life]life[/vocab] isn't going well. I've been very lazy, so my school marks have gone down a lot. And, I've been quite [vocab word=lonely]lonely[/vocab] [vocab word=because]because[/vocab] I don't have too many friends.
(7) Yolanda: Listen
Come on, Jack. Life isn't so bad. Come to the book [vocab word=club]club[/vocab] tomorrow. You haven't been there for a month. Everyone misses you.
(8) Jack: Listen
I don't believe that. No one misses me. I have never [vocab word=suggest]suggested[/vocab] any good books in the club. All my [vocab word=suggestion]suggestions[/vocab] were [vocab word=boring]boring[/vocab].

"No one" means "Nobody" or "No person". "I have never ..." is a stronger form of "I have not ..."

(9) Yolanda: Listen
That's not true! You've been a [vocab word=member]member[/vocab] for many years. You've made many friends there.
(10) Jack: Listen
Thanks. But, I'll just stay home tomorrow.

"I'll stay home" is simple future.

(11) Yolanda: Listen
Then, I'm coming to your home tomorrow. I'll cook some delicious food for you.
(12) Jack: Listen
No ... My [vocab word=apartment]apartment[/vocab] is [vocab word=dirty]dirty[/vocab]. I haven't cleaned it in weeks.

"I haven't cleaned it in weeks" means for many weeks, he didn't clean the apartment.

(13) Yolanda: Listen
It's okay. I'll come.
(14) Jack: Listen
Okay, fine.
(15) Yolanda: Listen
Jack, I think you have [vocab word=depression]depression[/vocab].
(16) Jack: Listen
You think so?

This means "Do you believe that?" "so" = "you have depression".

(17) Yolanda: Listen
Yeah. I have had depression, too. Go to your doctor. He will help you.
(18) Jack: Listen
Thanks. Maybe I will.
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