2: 00 – It’s two o’clock. 2: 30 – It’s half past two. 2: 05

* Yet. She hasn’t answered my letter yet. – U hali hatimga javob bergani yo’q.
* Lately. I haven’t seen John lately. – Men Jonni ohirgi paytlarda ko’rganim yo’q.
* Never. They have never worked abroad. – Ular hech qacon chet elda ishlashmagan.
Have gone (to) – Have been (to)
Biz have gone to ni biror bir joyga ketib hali o’sha joydan qaytib kelmagan ish-harakatlarga ishlatamiz, ammo have been to ni esa biror bir joyga borgan ammo o’sha joydan qaytib kelgan ish-harakatlarga ishlatamiz.
* They have gone to the cinema. – Ular kinoteatrga ketishdi. (Bu gapda ular hali kinoteatrdan qaytib kelishmaganini bildiradi.)
* She has been to London. – U Londonga borgan. (Bu gapda u Londonga borgan ammo hozir qaytib kelganligini ifodalaydi.)
Past Simple versus Present Perfect
O’tgan oddiy zamon va hozirgi tugallanmagam zamon taqqoslamasi:
Past simple – o’tgan oddiy zamon
Biz Past Simple ni quyidagi holatda ishlatamiz:
1. O’tgan zamonda aniq bir paytda sodir bo’lgan ish harakatlarga nisbatan Past Simple ni ishlatamiz.
Ed Prior won his first gold medal in 1992. (When? In 1992. The time is mentioned)
Ed Prior birinchi oltin medalini 1992 chi yilda yutgan. (qachon? 1992 chi yilda. Vaqti takidlangan)
2. O’tgan zamonda boshlanib o’tgan zamonda tugagan ish harakatlarga nisbatan Past Simple niishlatamiz.
Annette had a cold for two days. (She hasn’t got a cold any more.)
Enitda ikki kun shamollash bo’ldi. (Unda boshqa shamollash yo’q.)
PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE– HOZIRGI TUGALLANMAGAN ODDIY ZAMON
Biz quyidagi holatlarda present perfect simple ni ishlatamiz:
1. O’tgan zamonda noaniq, belgilanmagan paytda sodir bo’lgan ish harakatlarga nisbatan present perfect simple ni ishlatamiz.
Ed Prior has won a lot of medals. (When? We don’t know. The time is not stated.)
Ed Prior ko’p medallar yutgan. (Qachon? Biz bilmaymiz. Vaqti belgilanmagan.)
2. O’tgan zamonda boshlanib hozirgi zamonda ham davom etayotgan ish harakatlarga nisbatan present perfect simple ni ishlatamiz.
Lucy has had a cold for three days. (She has still got a cold.)
Lusida uch kun davomida shamollash bor. (Unda haligacha shamollash bor.)