Настоящее простое или настоящее длительное время
The Present Simple (Indefinite) Tense vs. the Present Continuous (Progressive) Tense
Глаголы состояния
Stative Verbs
EXERCISES
Exercise 1.
| Distribute the verbs into Action Verbs and Stative Verbs.
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admit
| come
| hate
| lose
| remember
| teach
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agree
| contain
| hear
| love
| say
| travel
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agree
| cost
| help
| mean
| see
| understand
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appear
| depend
| jump
| own
| seem
| want
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believe
| drink
| laugh
| play
| sing
| watch
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belong
| eat
| learn
| prefer
| sleep
| wish
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call
| fall
| leave
| rain
| swim
| work
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care
| forget
| like
| read
| take
| write
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Action Verbs
| Stative Verbs
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Exercise 2.
| Choose the correct form of the verb.
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1.
| He ____ (writes/ is writing) a new novel now.
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2.
| The farmer ____ (owns/ is owing) the land.
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3.
| I ____ (study/ am studying) economics at a business school.
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4.
| The instructor ____ (explains/ is explaining) the safety rules at the moment.
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5.
| I ____ (expect/ is expecting) they will be late.
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6.
| He ____ (wants/ is wanting) some more biscuits.
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7.
| It ____ (rains/ is raining) hard today.
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8.
| He ____ (hates/ is hating) the show they are watching on TV now.
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9.
| The box ____ (contains/ is containing) old books.
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10.
| I’m afraid I ____ (don’t remember/ am not remembering) where we met.
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Exercise 3.
| Choose the correct sentence in each pair.
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1.
| a) Are you having an English dictionary?
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b) Do you have an English dictionary?
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2.
| a) What are you thinking about?
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b) What do you think about?
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3.
| a) Wild flowers smell nice.
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b) Wild flowers are smelling nice.
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4.
| a) Tom looks out of the window.
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b) Tom is looking out of the window.
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5.
| a) I am thinking about the plan.
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b) I think about the plan.
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6.
| a) The food tastes delicious.
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b) The food is tasting delicious.
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7.
| a) I see my family next Sunday.
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b) I’m seeing my family next Sunday.
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8.
| a) I feel we should go home now.
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b) I am feeling we should go home now.
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Exercise 4.
| Complete the conversation. Put the verb into the correct form, the Present Continuous or the Present Simple.
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Linda:
Martin:
Linda:
Martin:
Linda:
Martin:
Linda:
Martin
Linda:
Martin
Linda:
| Hi, Martin What 1.____ you ____ (look) at?
Oh, hi! These are photos of me when I was a child.
Oh, look at this one. I 2.____ (think) you look lovely, Martin.
I 3.____ (have) some more photos here.
Look at this. Why such a big jacket?
It was my brother’s. That’s why it 4.____ (not fit) properly.
Oh, I 5.____ (see). And you 6.____ (have) your tea here. And in this one you 7.____ (think) about something very serious.
This is a photo of the city I 8.____ (come) from.
Oh, that’s nice.
And I caught this fish, look. It 9.____ (weigh) about half a kilo.
What a nice little boy!
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Exercise 5.
| Are the underlined verbs right or wrong? Correct them where necessary.
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1.
| Can you hear those people? What do they talk about?
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2.
| Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
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3.
| The water boils. Can you turn it off?
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4.
| We aren’t going to the theatre very often.
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5.
| I reada newspaper at least once a week.
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6.
| Sonia and Dan do quite well at school at the moment.
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7.
| Helen is talkingon the other phone right now.
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8.
| Let’s go out. It doesn’t rain now.
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9.
| We are usually growing vegetables in our garden.
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10.
| Normally I finish work at five.
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Exercise 6.
| A. Complete this postcard using the correct form of the verbs on the right.
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Greetings from Scotland!
George and I 1.____ something different this month. We’re on the banks of Loch Ken in south west Scotland in Galloway Activity Centre. People 2.____ here every summer to learn more about their hobbies and interests. I 3.____ photography and tennis this week and George 4.____ about computers. We 5.____ up at half past seven every morning and 6.____ lessons from nine to half past twelve. We 7.____ lunch at one, and then there are more lessons.
So it’s hard work. But I 8.____ it here. We 9.____ a super time. It’s half past seven in the evening now, and we 10.____ out on the banks of Loch Ken not far from the Center. The weather is fine.
See you soon.
Love,
Kate
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do
come
do, learn
get
do, have
like, have
sit
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| B. Imagine that you are at the holiday camp now. Write a postcard to an English friend. Say what you do every day on holiday and what you are doing at the moment.
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Exercise 7.
| Work in pairs. Write the names of five important people in your life, like this: Andrew, Boris, Lisa, Olga, Nick. Ask and explain what these people do/ what they’re doing at the moment, like this:
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Model:
| SA: Who is Andrew?
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SB: He is my elder brother.
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SA: Where does he work?
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SB: He doesn’t work. He is a student. And now he’s preparing for his exams.
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Настоящее совершенное время
The Present Perfect Tense
Образование. ThePresent Perfect Tense образуется при помощи вспомогательного глагола to have в форме настоящего времени (have, has) и формы причастия прошедшего времени (Past Participle) смыслового глагола: I have worked, he has worked, we have worked.
В вопросительной форме вспомогательный глагол ставится перед подлежащим: Have I worked? Has he worked? Have we worked?
Отрицательная форма образуется при помощи частицы not, которая ставится после вспомогательного глагола: I have not worked, he has not worked, we have not worked.
Употребление the Present Perfect Tense.
a) Недавно закончившиеся действия. В этом значении the Present PerfectTense часто употребляется с наречиями just только что, already уже, yet еще, lately недавно, of late в последнее время, recently недавно.
The mail has just come.
| Почта только что пришла.
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b) Закончившиеся прошлые действия, связанные с настоящим, с указанной или не указанной ссылкой на время (today сегодня, this week на этой неделе, this month в этом месяце, this century в нашем веке и др.).
I have written a letter this morning.
| Я написал письмо сегодня утром.
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c) Личный опыт/перемены, которые произошли.
I’ve lost 5 kilos.
| Я похудела на 5 килограмм.
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d) Для подчеркивания количества.
This year our team has won 2 cups.
| В этом году наша команда выиграла 2 кубка.
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e) Употребляется вместо thePresent Perfect Continuous Tenseс глаголами, обычно не употребляющимися во временах группы Continuous.
I have known him for 2 years.
| Я знаю его 2 года.
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f) Действие, которое началось в прошлом и продолжается до настоящего времени (часто с since с или for в течение).
I have lived here since my childhood.
| Я живу тут с детства.
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g) В обстоятельственных придаточных предложениях условия и времени, которые вводятся союзами if если, unless если … не, provided that при условии если, when когда, until , till до тех пор, пока не, as soon as как только, as long as пока, before прежде чем и т.д. для описания будущих действий вместо the Future Perfect Tense.См. будущие времена. Придаточные предложения времени и условия .
I’ll go out as soon as I have solved this problem.
| Я поеду гулять, как только решу эту задачу.
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EXERCISES
Exercise 1.
| Write as many of the irregular Past Participles as you can. Check them, and learn the ones that you don’t know.
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be
| become
| begin
| break
| bring
| build
| come
| cost
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do
| drink
| eat
| fall
| flow
| forget
| freeze
| give
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go
| hear
| hold
| hurt
| keep
| know
| learn
| leave
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let
| make
| pay
| put
| read
| say
| see
| shut
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sit
| speak
| stand
| swim
| take
| tell
| think
| write
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Exercise 2.
| Give the correct form of the Present Perfect of each verb.
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1.
| I ____ just ____ the news. (hear)
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2.
| She ____ already ____ her homework. (do)
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3.
| We ____ 30 kilometres today. (walk)
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4.
| She ____ never ____ in a plane. (flow)
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5.
| These letters ____ just ____. (arrive)
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6.
| She ____ away from home for six months. (be)
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7.
| Three people ____ the company this week. (leave)
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8.
| He ____ there since he was a child. (live)
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9.
| A new supermarket ____ in town. (open)
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10.
| Tom ____ that movie twenty times. (see)
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Exercise 3.
| Make negative Present Perfect sentences.
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Model:
| Helen has left the house already. I haven’t left the house.
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1.
| I’ve made a lot of mistakes in my dictation. Paul ____
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2.
| Margaret has traveled a lot in her life. Her friends ____
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3.
| We have already stayed in this town. Jane ____
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4.
| I’ve been to a rock concert twice this year. Jim and Rob ____
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5.
| I’ve worked here for six years. Dave ____
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6.
| This is the fourth time he has damaged my car. I ____
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7.
| They have bought a new car. Their neighbors ____
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8.
| Joe has changed his job twice this year. I ____
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9.
| I’ve heard this music before. My parents ____
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10.
| Sarah has lost her passport again. Maria ____
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Exercise 4.
| Make Present Perfect questions.
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Model:
| you/ hear/ the news ? Have you heard the news?
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where/ Mark/ phone ? Where has Mark phoned?
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1.
| what/ you / say to Diana?
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2.
| the Sunday newspapers/ arrive?
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3.
| where/ you/ put the keys?
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4.
| you/ finish/ painting the house?
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5.
| how long/ they/ have/ this problem?
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6.
| Emily/ write/ to her parents?
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7.
| why/ Andrew/ go home?
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8.
| you/ ever/ be/ to London?
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9.
| it/ stop/ raining yet?
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Exercise 5.
| Alex is a very hard-working student. It’s midnight and he is still working at his computer. Write sentences with the Present Perfect Tense and for or since.
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Model:
| be/ at his computer/ eight hours
He’s been at his computer for eight hours.
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1.
| not/ have/ any fun/ a long time
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2.
| not/phone/ his parents/ Monday
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3.
| not/ sleep/ 24 hours
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4.
| not/ watch a video/ September
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5.
| not/ see/ his friends/ ages
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6.
| not/ do/ any sport/ last year
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7.
| be / busy with his studies / months
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Exercise 6.
| It is nine o'clock in the morning. Look at the table and say what Kate has/ hasn’t done. Use Present Perfect verbs with already, yet and just.
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Model:
| She has just had a cup of coffee.
| 8.55
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have a shower
get dressed
do a lot of work
write letters
telephone mother
clean kitchen
read newspaper
make toast
listen to the radio
| yes
no
yes
three
8.57
yes
no
8.59
no
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Exercise 7.
| Complete the sentences using today / this year / this term etc.
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Model:
| I see Peter every day, but I haven’t seen him today.
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1.
| I read a newspaper every day, but I ____
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2.
| Nike always works hard at school, but ____
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3.
| We go to the cinema most weekends, but ____
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4.
| Someone usually rings in the evening, but no one ____
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5.
| We usually have a party each term, but ____
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6.
| I drink three cups of coffee a day, but ____
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7.
| My father buys a newspaper most mornings, but ____
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Exercise 8.
| A. Steve is in a travel agency. A customer offers him a walking holiday in the tropical rain forests of Africa. Take a part of the customer and ask Steve some questions beginning Have you ever...?
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Model:
| CUSTOMER:
| STEVE:
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Can you walk a long distance?
| Yes, no problem.
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Have you ever walked (walk) more than 50 kms?
| Yes, often.
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CUSTOMER:
1. Are you healthy?
__________ (have) a serious illness?
__________ (break) an arm or a leg?
2. Can you swim?
__________ (travel) in a boat?
3. Do you like flying
_________ (fly) in a plane?
4. Can you read a map?
__________ (lose) your way?
5. Do you sleep well?
__________ (sleep) outside?
6. Are you afraid of heights?
__________ (climb) a high mountain?
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Yes, very
No, never.
My leg, twice.
Yes.
Yes, twice.
Not very much.
Yes, a few times.
I think so.
No, never.
Yes, always.
Yes, many times.
No.
Yes, once.
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| B. Now write 3 sentences saying what Steve has done, and 3 sentences saying what Steve hasn’t done.
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Model:
| He has (often) walked more than 50 kms,
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but
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He has never ridden a camel.
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Model:
| I never walked more than 50 kms.
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Exercise 9.
| Fill in with for, since, already, just, never, ever or yet.
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1.
| I’ve lived here ____ I was a child.
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2.
| She hasn’t phoned ____
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3.
| Have you ____ been to China?
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4.
| They have ____ told the truth.
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5.
| He’s been abroad ____ five years.
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6.
| I have ____ received a new message.
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7.
| My parents have __ decided to buy a new car.
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8.
| I’ve lived here ____ three months.
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9.
| Has he ____ spoken to you about the problem?
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10.
| We have ____ come late.
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11.
| Mark hasn’t been to Paris ____.
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12.
| He has ____ finished reading the novel.
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13.
| David has ____ found the solution to his problems.
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14.
| I’ve worked in the factory ____ 1982.
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Exercise 10.
| Find the mistakes and correct them.
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1.
| I’s read two books this week.
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2.
| He travel all over the world already.
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3.
| I saw her in May, but I have seen her since.
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4.
| She has drive the same car for fifteen years.
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5.
| I have yet climbed a mountain.
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6.
| You ought to wash the car. You hasn’t washed it for ages.
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7.
| Bill will done a lot of things at different times in his life.
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8.
| She’s been here always10 minutes.
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9.
| We’s lived here for seven years.
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10.
| I have have this bike since I was a teenager and I still use it.
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Exercise 11.
| Work in pairs. You haven’t seen your friend for a long time. You want to know what your friend has done since you last meet. Ask and answer questions using the prompts below and your own ideas.
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finish/ study
find/ a new job
move/ new flat
get/ married
start/ swimming
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Model:
| SA: Have you finished your studies?
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SB: Yes, I have.
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