Helen and Chris moved house two years ago. Yesterday, they drove past their old house and saw that it looked very different. Describe the changes using the present perfect simple passive, as in the example.
1 the outside walls / paint
The outside walls have been painted.
2 new windows / put in
3 a garden pond / make
4 the trees / cut down
5 a lot of flowers / plant
6 the old gate / replace
2. New windows have been put in. This means that someone has installed new windows in the house at some point in the past. Again, we do not know who did it or when exactly it happened. The focus is on the result of the action, which is the fact that there are now new windows in the house.
3. A garden pond has been made. This means that someone has created a garden pond at some point in the past. We do not know who did it or when exactly it happened. The focus is on the result of the action, which is the fact that there is now a garden pond.
4. The trees have been cut down. This means that someone has removed or chopped down the trees at some point in the past. We do not know who did it or when exactly it happened. The focus is on the result of the action, which is the fact that the trees are no longer there.
5. A lot of flowers have been planted. This means that someone has put or placed a lot of flowers in the ground at some point in the past. We do not know who did it or when exactly it happened. The focus is on the result of the action, which is the fact that there are now many flowers in the area.
6. The old gate has been replaced. This means that someone has removed the old gate and put a new one in its place at some point in the past. We do not know who did it or when exactly it happened. The focus is on the result of the action, which is the fact that there is now a new gate instead of the old one.