English Executive

Simple Past vs Present Perfect

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Alan ___________(graduate) from university last month.

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Shakespeare ____________ (write) a lot of plays.

Sales of the CDs rose slightly last month.

• verb=rose

• slightly=adverb

There was a slight rise in CD sales last month.

• verb= was

• a slight rise= noun

How to change verb into noun

• Add "There was ....../There is a ..."

• Locate the verb and adverb (if any) then make it into adjective and noun.

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Inflation increased slightly last year.

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The number of hours I work each week has risen sharply.

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There was a sharp fall in the number of tourists in November.

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There has been a slight drop in the number of unemployed.