This Week's Grammar

We've been looking at the Present Perfect. We saw how we use this aspect of the verb in English to look back on past experiences without saying exactly when they occurred. We considered different monuments or geographical features which still exist today and thought about their life.

 


Maspalomas Lighthouse

 

You have seen golden dunes

and then hotels

You have seen fishermen

and then tourists

You have lived quiet nights

and then noise and madness

You have seen a paradise

and then a desert






Church of Saint John, Arucas

 

  

You have seen doves of peace

You have seen lovers inside

You have seen a cross

You have seen new projects and old ideas

You have seen one hundred years of our history

You have seen workers of blue stone

You have announced death when your bell tolls





Las Canteras beach, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria



 You have seen the dreams of children

You have seen the walk of the elderly

You have seen the sea on the sand

You have heard the sea against the water's edge

You have known the son, the father and the grandfather

You have known hatred and love