Who Owns a Game After It Dies?
Grammar: Present perfect simple vs past simple
A Level 4 English lesson exploring technology.
What's in this lesson
A Level 4 (upper intermediate) ESL lesson on technology, practising present perfect simple vs past simple. The worksheet has a reading, target vocabulary, a grammar reference with practice and discussion questions.
From the reading: Who Owns a Game After It Dies?
In April 2024, Ubisoft shut down the servers for The Crew, a racing game that had sold over nine million copies. Players who had bought the game found that it no longer worked — not because their computers had broken, but because Ubisoft had deleted the online systems the game needed to run. You had paid for something. Now it was gone. This single decision sparked one of the most organised consumer campaigns the gaming industry has ever seen.
Vocabulary
- formal
- ordinary
- permanent
- practical
- end up
- look into
- set up
- shut down
- take on
Grammar
- Present perfect — form
- Scott has collected over a million signatures. — have/has + past participle
- Past simple — form
- Ubisoft shut down the servers in April 2024. — finished action, named past time
Discussion questions
- Do you think you truly own something after you have paid for it?
- Have you ever lost access to something digital you paid for?
- Should companies be able to delete a product after selling it?
Who Owns a Game After It Dies?
Grammar: Present perfect simple vs past simple
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