At The Seaside: Continued

Topik: Present Perfect Tense

At The Seaside: Continued

The friends mentioned in the preceding piece went for a long walk along the cliffs yesterday. The two gentlemen had the following conversation:

Mr. Jones	:	How long have you been here, Mr. Smith?
Mr. Smith	:	Let me see! We arrived on Monday, the 15th of July; today is the 2nd of August, so we have been here exactly 19 days.
Mr. Jones	:	Have you had good weather all the time?
Mr. Smith	:	Yes, on the whole; the sun has shone nearly all the time and it has not yet rained; but during the last two days, as you have noticed, the wind has blown very hard.
Mr. Jones	:	It's a pity we have been able to bathe only once so far; I am very fond of bathing. Are you?
Mr. Smith	:	Yes, I am, and so is my little girl Betty. We have bathed every day.
Mr. Jones	:	What else is there to do, besides bathing and lying on the sands?
Mr. Smith	:	There are plenty of amusements. There are concerts and other attractions on the pier; a very good cinema on the esplanade, and some very pleasant walks.
Mr. Jones	:	You must show us some of these walks.
Mr. Smith	:	With great pleasure. We can arrange some picnics on days that we cannot go into the water.
Mr. Jones	:	That would be very nice. Is the hotel we are staying at good?
Mr. Smith	:	Yes, our hotel is very good; we have eaten some excellent meals and have drunk very fine wines. I must say that until now they have given us the best possible service; we wanted to remain only a week or two, but we have now taken our rooms for a month.
Mr. Jones	:	That's splendid. By the way, have you brought your tennis rackets?
Mr. Smith	:	Yes, I have. There are some tennis courts here. I don't know what they are like, but in any case we can enjoy some tennis practice. What do you think?
Mr. Jones	:	I think it's a good idea. Let us go and enquire about it on our way back to the hotel.
Mr. Smith	:	Very well. I think it is getting late; we must call the others and return to our hotel to be there in time for dinner.

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Di Pesisir Pantai (Lanjutan)

Teman-teman yang disebutkan dalam cerita sebelumnya pergi untuk berjalan-jalan sepanjang tebing kemarin. Dua orang tersebut saling berbincang-bincang:

Mr. Jones	:	Sudah berapa lama kamu di sini Mr. Smith?
Mr. Smith	:	Coba aku lihat! Kita tiba di hari Senin, tanggal 15 Juli; hari ini tanggal 2 Agustus, jadi kita sudah di sini tepatnya 19 hari.
Mr. Jones	:	Apa kamu mendapati cuaca yang baik sepanjang waktu?
Mr. Smith	:	Ya secara keseluruhan; matahari bersinar hampir sepanjang waktu dan cuacanya belum pernah hujan; tapi ketika 2 hari terakhir, seperti yang sudah kamu lihat, angin bertiup sangat kencang.
Mr. Jones	:	Sayang sekali sejauh ini kita hanya bisa mandi sekali; aku sangat suka mandi. Bagaimana denganmu?
Mr. Smith	:	Ya aku juga, begitu pula gadis kecilku Betty. Kita sudah mandi setiap hari.
Mr. Jones	:	Apa lagi yang bisa dilakukan selain mandi dan berbaring di pasir?
Mr. Smith	:	Ada banyak hiburan. Ada konser dan atraksi lainnya di dermaga; bioskop layar tancap yang sangat seru di lapangan, dan beberapa perjalanan yang sangat menyenangkan.
Mr. Jones	:	Kamu harus cerita ke kami tentang jalan-jalan itu.
Mr. Smith	:	Dengan senang hati. Kita bisa merencanakan piknik pada hari-hari di mana kita tidak bisa ke air.
Mr. Jones	:	Itu akan sangat seru. Apakah hotel yang kita tempati itu bagus?
Mr. Smith	:	Ya, hotel kita sangat bagus; kita makan beberapa makanan dan minum beberapa anggur yang sangat nikmat. Harus kuakui bahwa hingga saat ini mereka telah memberikan kita pelayanan terbaik; awalnya kami sekeluarga ingin menetap hanya dalam seminggu atau dua minggu saja, tapi kami sekarang sudah menempati kamar itu selama sebulan.
Mr. Jones	:	Mengesankan. Ngomong-ngomong, apakah kamu sudah bawa raket tennismu?
Mr. Smith	:	Ya, sudah. Ada beberapa lapangan tennis di sini. Aku ga tahu seperti apa lapangan-lapangan itu, tapi bagaimanapun kita bisa menikmati latihan tenis. Bagaimana menurutmu?
Mr. Jones	:	Kupikir itu ide bagus. Ayo pergi dan menanyakan tentang itu saat kita pulang ke hotel.
Mr. Smith	:	Oke. Kurasa sudah terlambar; kita harus panggil yang lain dan kembali ke hotel untuk makan malam.

Topik: Present Perfect Tense