1- With which tenses are the following time expressions normally used?

Usually At present Nowadays Every week Already Since How long

Lately So far Regularly For Just Right now

PRESENT PERFECT
PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT CONTINUOUS PRESENT PERFECT
CONTINUOUS

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2- Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect or the past simple.

A: Ive never been to England. Have you?

B: Yes, I __________________ (be) there once, but that __________________ (be) a long time
ago.

A: I __________________ (see) that film before

B: Really. When __________________ (be) that?

A: She still __________________ (not / call) me back.

B: Thats strange. What time _____________________ (you / leave) the message?

A: Pete __________________ (go) out, Im afraid.

B: How long is it since he __________________ (leave)?

A: _____________________ (you/find) your keys yet?

B: No, and I __________________ (look) everywhere.
A: __________________ (you / try) your coat pockets?
B: Yes, I __________________ (look) there first.

3- Rewrite the sentences using the word in bold. Use between two and five words.
My house is too small to have a big party Not
My house ______________________________________________________ to have a big party.
We have not sat in the garden since last summer. Last
The _____________________________________________________________ in the garden
was last summer.
My sister came to visit a month ago. Since
It ______________________________________________________________________ my
sister came to visit.
The last time he called me was a month ago. Heard
I ________________________________________________________________________ him
for a month.
I have not got an answer yet. Still
I ______________________________________________________ an answer

4- With which tenses are the following time expressions normally used?

Already Ago Last year For months For Yet During last
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Since Several Over the past few Lately Before Recently holidays
1996 times weeks

PRESENT PERFECT PAST SIMPLE

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are / sports / at / good / you ?
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brothers / any / got / or / has / sisters / he ?
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are / how / they / old ?
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you / German / do / like / studying ?
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America / been / have / you / to ?
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today / you / seen / have / boss / your ?
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you / shops / did / go / yesterday / the / to ?
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Make questions using the following words.

What / sports / you / interested in?
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You / been / skiing / recently?
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She / like / listening to / music?
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Mozart / play / the violin?
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Your parents / enjoy / the concert / last night?
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You / speak to Maria / yesterday?
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Clara / had / her baby yet?
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You / born / in Turin?
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Some sentences below have mistakes. Correct the mistakes and tick the correct sentences.
I havent seen Maria for a couple of months.
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Lets go out. It doesnt rain now.
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She go to the gym on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
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Ive had a headache since lunchtime.
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The earth is going around the sun.
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I havent had a cigarette since three weeks!
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Ive known Julia for we went to university
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Ive lived here since the years.
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Can you turn off the kettle? The water boils.
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I cant hear it very well. What is he talking about?
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Do you use the computer now?
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I have studied English since I was at school.
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Have you been here since a long time?
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Can you see that woman? She tries to steal that car.
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We should leave soon. It gets late.
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Ive had a bad cold for last weekend.
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I havent slept since the moment I heard the news.
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 I havent eaten anything or nine oclock this morning.
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Complete the gaps using the verb in brackets in the correct form: present simple / present continuous

How is your English? Not bad. It ___________________ (get) better.

I usually ___________________ (finish) work at six oclock, and it ___________________ (take)
me ten minutes to walk home.
You should turn your lights on. It ___________________ (get) dark.
___________________ you always ___________________ (listen) to music in the car?
I ___________________ (live) with my parents until I can find an apartment to buy.
Hurry up, Ann! We ___________________ (wait) for you.
This train ___________________ (be) always late)!
I ___________________ usually ___________________ (not enjoy) parties.
We ___________________ (go) out most evenings.
Whats that noise? Its Jude. He ___________________ (play) the trumpet.

Complete the gaps with verbs from the box.

Has learnt Have always Has spent Flew Hasnt got married
wanted
Hasnt taught Has done Have always Has gone Met
admired

I ___________________ my sister. She is younger than me and ___________________ or had children.

She ___________________ her life travelling and living in different countries. She
___________________ lots of different jobs and she ___________________to speak four or five
different languages. Now, she ___________________ to Thailand. I ___________________ to go there.
She ___________________ to Bangkok last month and ___________________ a man who offered her a
job in his school. She ___________________ children before so she is looking forward to it. It is another
new experience.

Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first, using the verbs in brackets.
He became a lawyer in 2002. (be)
He ______________________________________ 2002.
My parents started keeping dogs when I was six years old. (keep)
My parents _________________________________________________________ I was six years
old.
She went to Paris last Tuesday. (be)
She _________________________________________________________ Tuesday.
I met them two years ago. (know)
I _________________________________________________________ two years.
She bought that car five years ago. (have)
She _________________________________________________________ five years.
Alice isnt here because she went to the back. (go)
 Alice ______________________________________ to the bank.
They got married 25 years ago. (be)
They ______________________________________ 25 years.
They started working together in 2004. (work)
They ______________________________________ 2004.

Complete the dialogues using Present perfect simple or continuous. Write up to four words in each
space.
A: I met Ravi ten years ago.
B: So you____________________________________________________ (know) ten years.

A: Cant you find your glasses?

B: No. I ____________________________________________________ (look for) hours.

A: You look tired.

B: I ____________________________________________________ (run) eight in the morning.

A: Where have you been?

B: I ____________________________________________________ (play) with a friend.

A: Do you like my new CD?

B: I
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(not hear).

A: Shes got a driving lesson tomorrow.

B: How long ____________________________________________________ (learn) to drive?

A: Im having a party tomorrow.

B: How many people ____________________________________________________ (invite)?

Choose the correct verb: present perfect simple / present perfect continuous
Shes finished / been finishing her book. She wrote the final page last night.
Ive watched / been watching this film for an hour now and I dont understand anything!
Im exhausted because Ive worked / been working since 5 a.m.
Weve gone / been going to samba classes since June. Its fun. Why dont you come?
How long have you known / been knowing Clara?
Your tennis is getting better. Have you practised / been practising?
That was the best film Ive ever seen / been seeing.

Put the verbs into the correct form: present perfect simple / present perfect continuous
___________________ (you not finish) your work yet? Youre really slow
Theres chocolate all over your mouth! ___________________ (you eat) sweets again ?!
You look bored. ___________________ (you read) that book about nuclear physics,
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I ___________________ (ask) her for my book six times, and she still hasnt returned it.
Im exhausted. I ___________________ (study) all night and I still have to do one more essay.
Its cold in here because the window ___________________ (be) open all day.
 The children are really tired. They ___________________ (ski) all morning.
We ___________________ (stop) going to yoga classes. It was too stressful!
There it is! I ___________________ (look) for that book for three weeks!
Theres no paint left. We ___________________ (use) it all on the wall.

Put the words in order to make sentences.

A / shes / subject / years / for / studying / the / of / been / couple
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of / heard / Mark / a lot of / Ive / interesting / about / stories
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havent / enough / some / of / working / hard / been / you
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Ive / for / coming / been / here / years / many
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time / in / spent / hasnt / Brazil / much / he
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some / to / hes / find / information / trying / been
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days / havent / I / for / few / seen / you / a
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Present Perfect Simple / Present Perfect continuous / Past simple

Complete the text using past simple, present perfect or present perfect continuous forms of the verbs
in brackets.

BONO ___________________ (be) a rock star for the last 25 years. But recently he
___________________ (become) famous for something completely different his work for charity.
Since 2004 Bono ___________________ (lead) the fight against poverty in Africa, trying to get more
people to understand that continents terrible problems of famine and disease. For several years now he
___________________ (appear) regularly on TV shows and at international events, attempting to get
the worlds media to pay attention to this issue. He ___________________ (have) meetings with many
world leaders and in 2005 he ___________________ (help) organise the Lives concerts in London and
around the world. Bono lives in Dublin but spends much of his time travelling with his group, U2. Bono
believes his position as an international celebrity ___________________ (give) him a unique
opportunity to influence young people. He ___________________ (visit) Africa several times and these
experiences ___________________ (clearly influence) his political views. In 2003 Bono
___________________ (meet) Nelson Mandela in Cape Town. Critics sometimes say that Bono
___________________ (only do) this for the last few years to compensate for his groups declining
popularity. But with their latest CD high in the charts, this can hardly be the case.