1 Complete the phone corwersation with the present perfect form of the verbs in brackets or short answers. -» 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 Kate Hello, Kate speaking.
Dave Hi. Kate. It’s Oavid. I'm phoning from Budapest.
Kate Hi David! It’s great to hear from you. So, you 1_
(fmd) your mobile!
Dave Actually, no. 12 (buy) a new one, but my
number ’ __(not change).
Kate Weil, it's great to hear from you. We *_(not
speak) for ages.s (you / find) somewhere to
live yet?
Dave No, I ‘_, but 11 2 3_Gust / look) at a
beautiful fiat near the Danube.
Kate Are you going to live there?
Dave I' (not decide) yet. I can’t really afford it!
Kate *_(you start) work?
Dave Yes, 110_.l"_(give) about twenty
lessons, but the school12__(not pay) me yet!
2 What have or haven't you done today? Write an affirmative and a negative sentence in the present perfect for each verb in the box. -» 5.1, 5.2, 5.3
eat drink hear see speak
3 Complete the sentences with been or gone. •* 5.A
1 'Where's Maria?’ ’She's_to the supermarket.'
2 lakę has _ _to the shops. Look at all the CDs he has
bought. >. •
3 ‘Are you going to the Picasso exhibition in London?’ Tve
already to it. It was fantastic.’
A Tom has to Jim's for lunch. He’ll be back about two.
5 ‘I want to speak to liii. Has she yet?’ ‘No, she’s still
here.’
4 Choose/dr or srnce. -» 5.3
1 My grandparents have been married for / sińce AO years.
2 It hasn’t snowed here for / sińce 1998.
3 He’s had a girlfriend for / sińce last summer.
A They've been engaged for / sińce twelve years.
5 l’ve been in love with Britney for / sińce I was twelve years old.
6 You haven’t phoned me for / sińce ages.
6 Complete the conversations with the verbs in the boxes. Use the past simple or present perfect form. -» 5.6,5.7j
go |
stay visit |
m | |
Harry |
1_you |
to the USA? | |
Fiona |
Yes,1 2 |
San Francisco last year. | |
Harry |
Where 3_ |
you |
- ? |
Fiona |
At my uncle's house. | ||
be |
give open receive |
say write | |
Harry |
*_you |
a present thatyou | |
didn’t like? | |||
Fiona |
Yes, my aunt3 |
me a yellow sweatshilt 1 | |
for my birthday. | |||
Harry |
you |
to her? | |
Fiona |
Nothing. She 2 |
there when 1 .....i. . 1 | |
it. But 1 *_ |
her a nice thank-you letter. I |
Write questions with Have you ever... ?. Write true answers about yourself. If the answer is yes, add morę details in the past simple. -* 5.6, 5.7
go / snowboarding
Have •(ou tvtr beon snowboarding?
No. I haysnt.
Yss, I havt. I went snowboarding in Zakopane last wml
1 go / to France or Switzerland
2 swim / in the sea
3 break / a bonę A play / a Computer gamę
5 borrow / money from a friend
6 visit / a museum
Some of the sentences are incorrect. Rewrite them using the correct tense. ■* 5.6, 5.7
l've been to London yesterday.
I went to London fcstsrday.
1 She’s written three e mails last night.
2 Last summer we saw some beautiful lakes in Italy.
3 Have you ever met anyone famous?
A Last Christmas my parents have given me an MP3 player.
5 I lived In London sińce last year.
6 ’Did you buy any presents yet?’ 'No, not yet.’
7 ’Have you ever been snorkelling?’ ‘Yes, l’ve been snorkelling last summer.’
1
2
3
I live near the coast. I moved there three years ago. I’m married. I got married two years ago.
I know Mary. We first met last Christmas.
I work in a factory. I started working there in 199A.
I play the piano. I had my first lesson in 2001.
I've got a passport. I got it three years ago.
Grammar Builder • Unit 5
l’m a teacher. I started teaching last year.
How long bavs fou bron a tsachsr?
bincs last •(sar / For a -jtar
Write questions with How long... ? and answers with for or Since.
-» 5.5