Lesson 087&88 A car crash 车祸 现在完成时 一般过去时

Is my car ready yet?

What’s the number of your car?

• What’s your car number?

I remember now. ^{我想起来了。}

• now I remember it.

They are still working on it. ^{现在进行时}

have ^(万能词)

I drove it into^进入 a lamp-post.

• into a lamp-post. 进入灯杆^{（撞到(凹)灯杆)}

To tell you the truth,…^{说句老实话吧，…}

• aerial (UK): The aerial on the car enables us to pick up radio signals.
• antenna (US): The antenna on the car enables us to pick up radio signals.
• bonnet (UK): A bird landed on the bonnet of my car.
• boot (UK): I opened the boot and took out my suitcase.
• bumper: There are bumpers at the front and at the back of the car.
• headlight: When driving at night, we must turn on our headlights.
• hood (US): A bird landed on the hood of my car.
• indicator (UK): The indicator tells us when the car is going to turn.
• license plate (US): I recognised his car because of the license plate.
• mirror: I looked in the mirror to see what was behind me.
• number plate (UK): I recognised his car because of the number plate.
• tire (US): I needed to put more air in my tires.
• trunk (US): I opened the trunk and took out my suitcase.
• turn signal (US): The turn signal tells us when the car is going to turn.
• tyre (UK): I needed to put more air in my tyres.
• wheel: The wheels began to turn as he started to drive.
• windscreen (UK), windshield (US): The windscreen was dirty, and I couldn’t see what was ahead of me.
• windscreen wiper (UK), windshield wiper (US): I turned on the windshield wipers to clean the windshield.

现在完成^{(引起话题)} ↔ 一般过去^{(具体谈论)}

• Have you met Mrs. Jones yet?
• Yes. I have.
• When did you meet her?
• I met her two weeks ago.

• Has the boss left yet? ^引起话题
• Yes, he has. ^具体谈论
• When did he leave?
• He left ten minutes ago.

• Have you had breakfast yet?
• Yes, we have.
• When did you have it?
• We had it at half past seven.

• Has she found her pen yet?
• Yes. she has.
• When did she find it?
• She found it an hour ago.

Sam： Sally and Tim are on holiday, aren't they?

Where have they gone?

Sue：To Florida, again.

Sam： How many times have they been there?

Sue： This is their third visit.

Harry: I saw you in Annabel's Restaurant last night.

Diana: No, it wasn't me.

I have never been there.

Alan: Where's Tony?

Mary: He's got a headache so he has gone to bed.

Steve: Can I speak to Jill, please?

Lynn: She's out, I'm afraid.

She has gone to the cinema this evening.