Complete the following dialogue using the past simple or the present perfect. Practise the dialogue in pairs.
| Ms Leach | So, Mr. Douglas, you are interested in the history of accounting. Why (did you choose/have you chosen) this aspect? | ||
| Mr. Douglas | The matter is that my parents (have been/were) accountants. Being a historian, I (decided/ have decided) to make a research in the history of accounting. | ||
| Ms Leach | (Have you ever thought/did you think) of becoming an accountant? | ||
| Mr. Douglas | Yes I (did/have). But life is not a rehearsal, and I (have made/made) the right choice. | ||
| Ms Leach | Do you think accounting changed much nowadays? | ||
| Mr. Douglas | In some ways accounting (did not change/hasn’t changed) since Paciolli wrote the first textbook in 1494. On the other hand, accounting (led/has led) the information revolution. | ||
| Ms Leach | Can you predict the future of the profession? | ||
| Mr. Douglas | Accountants (have invented/ invented) writing, (developed/have developed) money and banking, (have helped/helped) develop the capital markets and promote computer revolution. I think all important inventions of future will be somehow connected with this profession. | ||
| Ms Leach | Thank you, Mr. Douglas. Hope, you write a vivid page in the history of accounting! | ||
Explain the difference in use of the past simple or the present perfect.
1. I always wanted to visit Greece. It doesn't interest me much anymore.
I have always wanted visit Greece so I am planning a trip for next spring.
2. The archiologists made a statement about the discovery yesterday.
The archiologists have made a statement about the discovery. This is causing the press to ask a lot of unwelcomed questions.
3. The project absorbed all the money. Too bad.
The project has absorbed all the money so we can’t give you anymore!
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1. Language check
Trace the origin of the word transaction. Complete the sentences using the appropriate word. What parts of speech are they?
| transact - transactions - transaction - transactor - transactional |
1. …is someone who conducts or carries on business.
2. It was necessary for commercial … to be documented even in ancient times.
3. They hold a meeting to discuss … matters.
4. Smith and Son … all accounting affairs.
5. The... of the Kent Archeological Society were presented to the Publicat the annual meetings.
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