Look at the two circles describing 'life then' and 'life now'. Read the sentences below describing how the persons life has changed.

• In 1994, I lived in New York.
• Since then, I have moved to Livorno where I have been living for the past five years.
• In 1994, I had been married to Barbara for four years. Since then, we have had our daughter Katherine. Katherine is three years old.
• Barbara and I have been married for ten years.
• I used to play squash twice a week when I lived in New York.
• Now I play tennis twice a week. I have been playing tennis for over a year.
• My best friends were Marek and Franco in New York. Now my best friend is Corrado.
• I loved going to the opera in New York. Now, I love going to museums around Tuscany.
• I worked at the New York Association for New Americans for two years in New York.
• Now I work at the British School. I have been working there for over four years.

Draw two circles of your own. One describing life a few years ago and one describing life now. Once you have finished, find a partner and describe how your life has changed over the past few years.