0918 homework

Hi Logan! Thank you for spending time with your homework.  You did great with this one. Keep it up! ^ ^ You said you\'re quite confused between present perfect and simple past. Well, here are some: We use the simple past to talk about finished action that happened at a specific time. For example, “I went out with my friends last night.” The adverb “last night” is not required, but it does help clarify that the event happened at a specific time. For the present perfect, you form it by using “have” or “has” followed by the past participle form of the verb. The sentence “I have graduated from college,” emphasizes the present effect of a past event -- graduation. The exact time of the graduation is not important. Also, it is common to use the present perfect with the words “for” and “since.” “For” and “since” are adverbs that tell about the duration of an activity. They answer the question “how long?” For example, “I have studied English for a long time”.

-Teacher Jedah

1. \'This is my house.\' \'How long have you lived here?\' \'I (have lived) here since 1997.\'

>>Correct
2. He lived in London for two years and then he (went) to Edinburgh.

>>Correct
3. When I left school, I cut my hair and (wore) it short ever since.

>>When I left school, I cut my hair and have worn it short ever since.
4. Shakespeare (wrote) a lot of plays.

>>Correct
5. My brother (has wrote) several plays. He has just finished his latest.

>>Correct
6. I (haven\'t seen) him for three years. I wonder where he is.

>>Correct
7. He (hasn\'t smoken) for two weeks. He is trying to give it up.

>>He hasn\'t smoked for two weeks. He is trying to give it up.
8. Chopin (composed) some of his music in Majorca.

>>Correct
9. \'When (did he arrive)?\' \'He arrived at 2 o\'clock.\'

>>Correct
10. I read his books when I was at school. I (enjoyed) them very much.

>>Correct

I have some questions.
1. at number 3, what\'s the meaning of \'wore it short ever since\'

>>Wore it short means ever since she left school, her hair has been short. She never had long hair since.
2. How can I am used to present perfect? I usually use past simple. Is memorization good way to improve?

>>Do you mean, how can you use present perfect? You can refer to the note I have written above on when to use present perfect. Other than those two, it can express a repeated action. When an action happened more than one time in the past, use the present perfect. For example, “I have seen the movie three times”.  The negative adverb “never” requires the present perfect. You can say, “I have never been to France.” You would not say, “I did never go to France.”
3. \'arrive in/arrive from\' I studied those words at 10, Do I have to use them?

>>Arrive in- to come to a certain point in the course of travel; reach one\'s destination: He finally arrived in Rome.

>>Arrive from-your journey starts from some place and takes you to your destination: I have arrived from Paris. (you came from Paris, now you are in __)