WARM-UP VIDEO FOR PRESENT PERFECT (SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS)

Instructions. How to talk about things that have changed? Do this quiz to hear some examples in real speech.

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Exercise. Complete each gap with suitable words and expressions you hear from the video.

(peaceful music) - (1) ………….. my mind about? (groans) - That's a hard question, um. wasting all of the money I have and buying just toys. - The way that I look at boys. (2) ………….. to realize that you can't just judge somebody on their appearance. - I used to like princess, but now I don't. is who you really were at the end of the day, and I don't, I don't think that that's true anymore. - (3) ………….. eating meat again. It's delicious, and I'm kind of like, (4) ………….. this the whole time? - Olives, I find 'em gross again. I go back and forth. - The biggest thing I changed was my acceptance of people who have a different sexual orientation than I do. - (5) ………….. my mind aboutcaring about the world. I want the world to be as good as possible for my generation and the generations to come. I don't wanna make it to 100, but now I really wanna see what the other side of 100 looks like. - (6) ………….. caring what other people thought, not enough time for you to get what you wanna get done and at the same time worry that it looks right - I used to think it was sort of a virtue to be able to stay angry at someone and remember all the wrongs that (7) ………….. to you, but I think life is too short to be like that. So, (8) ………….. to, yeah, (9) ………….. to just let go a lot. ♫ SoulPancake (cheerful music)

Key: Look at the key and say aloud the script from the video to improve your English.

(peaceful music) - (1) (What have I changed) my mind about? (groans) - That's a hard question, um. wasting all of the money I have and buying just toys. - The way that I look at boys. (2) (I've come) to realize that you can't just judge somebody on their appearance. - I used to like princess, but now I don't. is who you really were at the end of the day, and I don't, I don't think that that's true anymore. - (3) (I've started) eating meat again. It's delicious, and I'm kind of like, (4) (why haven't I been doing) this the whole time? - Olives, I find 'em gross again. I go back and forth. - The biggest thing I changed was my acceptance of people who have a different sexual orientation than I do. - (5) (I've changed) my mind aboutcaring about the world. I want the world to be as good as possible for my generation and the generations to come. I don't wanna make it to 100, but now I really wanna see what the other side of 100 looks like. - (6) (I've stopped) caring what other people thought, not enough time for you to get what you wanna get done and at the same time worry that it looks right - I used to think it was sort of a virtue to be able to stay angry at someone and remember all the wrongs that (7) (they've done) to you, but I think life is too short to be like that. So, (8) (I've been trying) to, yeah, (9) (I've been trying) to just let go a lot. ♫ SoulPancake (cheerful music)

Sources: 

Channel: SoulPancake. What Have You Changed Your Mind About? | 0-100: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0yA1PNoFCo

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