Perfecto vs pasado simple: médico (B1)
Síntomas since Monday y cough yesterday. Lectura B1 con traducción.
At the Doctor: Symptoms Since Monday and Pain Yesterday
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Practica present perfect vs past simple en consulta médica.
Nivel: B1Tema: Present perfect vs past simple: desde lunes vs ayer; 25+ instancias
Reception note: Patient Leo Marin, age thirty-four, appointment at 11:20 for cough and fatigue.
Dr Walsh: Good morning, Leo. What brings you in today?
Leo: I have felt tired since Monday. I have also had a dry cough, especially at night.
Dr Walsh: Have you had a fever at any point?
Leo: I have not measured high temperature, but I felt warm on Tuesday evening.
Dr Walsh: Did the cough start suddenly on Monday?
Leo: It started slowly on Sunday night. Monday morning it grew worse. Yesterday I coughed during a work call, and my manager noticed.
Dr Walsh: Have you ever had asthma?
Leo: I had mild asthma as a child. I used an inhaler until I was twelve. I have not needed one since my teens.
Dr Walsh: Do you smoke?
Leo: I quit in 2019. I smoked briefly at university. I have not touched cigarettes since I left that flat.
Dr Walsh: Any travel recently?
Leo: I have not travelled abroad this year. Last month I visited my parents in Leeds for one weekend. The train was crowded.
Dr Walsh: Have you taken medicine so far?
Leo: I have taken paracetamol twice daily since Tuesday. Yesterday I skipped the evening dose and regretted it.
Dr Walsh: I listened to your chest. There is mild wheeze. I have heard this pattern often in spring when pollen rises.
Leo: Last spring I had hay fever only. This feels deeper.
Dr Walsh: I will order a chest check. Have you had this test before?
Leo: I had an X-ray in 2020 after a cycling fall. Nothing serious showed then.
Dr Walsh: Good. Rest today. Drink water. If you have breathing trouble tonight, call the emergency line. I have written a sick note until Friday.
Leo: Thank you. I have worried since Monday, but this talk helps.
The dialogue shows why patients mix tenses. Since Monday keeps symptoms open. Yesterday marks one bad work call. Have you ever asks about life history. I quit in 2019 closes a habit. Doctors and patients both need clear time borders to choose safe treatment and accurate records.
Dr Walsh: Good morning, Leo. What brings you in today?
Leo: I have felt tired since Monday. I have also had a dry cough, especially at night.
Dr Walsh: Have you had a fever at any point?
Leo: I have not measured high temperature, but I felt warm on Tuesday evening.
Dr Walsh: Did the cough start suddenly on Monday?
Leo: It started slowly on Sunday night. Monday morning it grew worse. Yesterday I coughed during a work call, and my manager noticed.
Dr Walsh: Have you ever had asthma?
Leo: I had mild asthma as a child. I used an inhaler until I was twelve. I have not needed one since my teens.
Dr Walsh: Do you smoke?
Leo: I quit in 2019. I smoked briefly at university. I have not touched cigarettes since I left that flat.
Dr Walsh: Any travel recently?
Leo: I have not travelled abroad this year. Last month I visited my parents in Leeds for one weekend. The train was crowded.
Dr Walsh: Have you taken medicine so far?
Leo: I have taken paracetamol twice daily since Tuesday. Yesterday I skipped the evening dose and regretted it.
Dr Walsh: I listened to your chest. There is mild wheeze. I have heard this pattern often in spring when pollen rises.
Leo: Last spring I had hay fever only. This feels deeper.
Dr Walsh: I will order a chest check. Have you had this test before?
Leo: I had an X-ray in 2020 after a cycling fall. Nothing serious showed then.
Dr Walsh: Good. Rest today. Drink water. If you have breathing trouble tonight, call the emergency line. I have written a sick note until Friday.
Leo: Thank you. I have worried since Monday, but this talk helps.
The dialogue shows why patients mix tenses. Since Monday keeps symptoms open. Yesterday marks one bad work call. Have you ever asks about life history. I quit in 2019 closes a habit. Doctors and patients both need clear time borders to choose safe treatment and accurate records.
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Present perfect vs past simple: desde lunes vs ayer; 25+ instancias
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