Finished and unfinished activities
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- Make up sentences using the following prompts. The first verb should be in the present simple and the second verb in the present continuous.
- Find the English equivalents.. Translate into English.
- Werewe/you/they…? (Yes,we/you/theywere. No,we/you/they weren’t.)
- D Time expressions with prepositions
- A Write in the missing form of each of the irregular verbs below. Each verb can be used with the expressions on the right.
- Time expressions with prepositions
- Translate these word and word combinations into Ukrainian.
- Present perfect. Key vocabulary. S + have/has +V3. S + have/has + not+V3. W) + have/has + S + V3. Who has + V3?. B Present result of the past
- C Specific and non-specific time
- Specific and non specific time
- Complete the sentences with one of the verbs in the box, using just and the present perfect.
- Complete or continue these sentences using just and the present perfect.
- present perfect (2): ever, never, already, yet
- A Ever and never + present perfect or simple past
- C Finished and unfinished periods of time
- Ever + present perfect or simple past
- Finished and unfinished periods of time
- Complete the sentences, using the present perfect to make it clear that the periods of time have not finished yet.
- A Stative verbs + for and since
- E Completed actions over a period of time
- Some of the following sentences are right and some are wrong. Put a tick [√] next to the ones that are right, and correct the ones that are wrong.
- Look at the chart and read through this extract from an advertisement about the Emerging Markets Fund. Put the verbs into the present perfect tense.
- Using the notes, write about what has happened in the recent past.
- C Finished and unfinished activities
- Complete the sentences by putting the verbs into the present perfect continuous.
- Finished and unfinished activities
- Write short paragraphs answering the questions, giving details about the activities that have been going on.
- Review: simple past, present perfect
- and present perfect continuous
- C Present perfect simple+ for and since
- D Present perfect continuous. Exercise 1. Simple past vs present Perfect (1). Read the sentences and pay attention to the underlined verbs. Put a tick next to the ones that are right, and correct the ones that are wrong.. Exercise 2. Simple past vs Presen
- Present perfect and Present perfect Continuous
- Translate these words and word combinations into Ukrainian.
- Find the English equivalents.. Translate into English.
- B Points of the time in the past
- Choose the correct tense, simple past or continuous.
- Read each set of sentences. Decide the order in which things happened. Begin each pair of answers with the same words.
- Explain what was happening up to the point when the following events took place. Use because + the past continuous.
- B Previous and subsequent events
- C Present perfect and past perfect
- Previous and subsequent events
- Complete the following sentences using the past perfect.
- Continue the sentences. Say what activities had been going on.
- C Future time words+ Present simple
- D Offers. Promises. Requests. Etc
- Rewrite the following sentences using will or won’t.
- Complete the sentences using a verb in the present tense.
- The future (2): the present continuous and going to
- Present continuous arrangements
- B Going to – decisions and intentions
Exercise 3
Finished and unfinished activities
Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect simple or the present perfect continuous.
1. We are thinking about opening an office in Tokyo, so I have been learning (learn) Japanese at evening classes for the last two months.
2. By the way, I _________ (work) out those figures. They are on your desk now.
3. Do you know where that order form is? Peter _________ (look) for it.
4. I’m sorry, I didn’t know that you were here. _________ (you/wait) long?
5. Since January, our turnover _________ (increase) by 18 %.
6. The film company is a reasonable investment. They _________ (make) four very successful films.
7. The lawyers _________ (look) through the contract, but they say they need another day to read it all.
8. We _________ (visit) potential sites for the new workshops, but we haven’t found anything suitable yet.
Exercise 4
Negatives
Rewrite these sentences, using the present perfect simple or the present perfect continuous.
1.I didn’t feel well on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday.
(not fell / recently) I haven’t been feeling well recently.
2.The last time I had a meeting with them was two weeks ago.
(not have /two weeks) __________________________________________________
3.My fax machine didn’t work properly on three different days this week.
( not work / properly / recently) ___________________________________________
4.The last time they gave their workers a pay rise was three years ago.
(not give / three years) __________________________________________________
Exercise 5
Recently finished activities
Match the questions in column A with the replies or explanations in column B.
A
B
1 Why is your office in such a mess?
A They’ve been traveling so much that they never have time to do any.
2 Why has the wages bill been so high recently?
B We’ve been losing a lot of stock because of shoplifting.
3 Why have you got three new store detectives?
C I’ve been having a lot of problems with it recently.
4 Why are they so behind with their work?
D I’ve been looking for that letter from Graylings, but I can’t find it.
5 What’s you car doing at the garage?
E Yes, but I’ve been interviewing
6 You look tired, Anne. Are you OK?
F Because everyone’s been doing a lot of overtime.
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