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2A Present perfect simple and past simple

a Find and co rre ct th e m istakes.

1 A How long(gjcTyou iivg)here? В About two years. have you lived_________
2 I haven’t been to work yesterday - I was ill. i did not go to
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3 A We need to email the bank this afternoon.
i have already done it.
В Don't worry - I’ve done it yet.------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------
4 On her CV she says she’s got lots of experience, but in fact
has never
she hasn’t never had a job in her life!----------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------
i was
5 I’ve wanted to work for your company since I’ve been a student. ------------------------------------------------
6 A Have you heard the news? Louise has left her job!
she told
В Yes, I know. She’s told me last week. ------------------------------------------------
i started
7 I’ve worked there for about six months. I’ve started in January. ------------------------------------------------

b C om p lete th e con versa tio n w ith th e present p e rfe c t or past s im p le fo rm o f th e verbs

in brackets.
A There’s a really good job advert here in the newspaper. 1 Have you seen (you / see) it?
В No, 12__________________ have had
i haven't read (not / read) the paper yet. You 3__________________ (have) it for hours.
Can you show me?
A It’s this one. Senior Marketing Specialist for a bank. I think youshould apply for it.
В E r ... no, I don't think so. They want someone with lots of experience inbanking, but I
i have never worked(never / work) in a bank.
4_________________
A No, but you 5 have worked (work)forlots of marketing companies,and you
have done
6_________________ (do) lots of projects for banks. Remember? You ; (work) on a
was
really big banking project about eight years ago. I t 8_________________ (be) really good.
has changed
В Yes, but eight years is a long time ago. Everything 9_________________ (change) in banking recently.
told
It’s a different world now. But what about you? Maybe you should apply. You 10_________________
(tell) me last monththat you wanted to try something new.
applied
A Yes, but th a t11 was (be)lastmonth. I 12______________(apply) for a job at a
newspaper last week, and they 13 have just emailed (just / email) me to offer me the job.
В Wow! Congratulations! 14 have you accepted (you / accept) the offer yet?
A Not yet, no. But I think I will.

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2B P re se n t p erfect sim p le a n d p re s e n t p erfect c o n tin u o u s

a M atch th e pairs. С U n d e rlin e th e best verb fo rm in each
1 I’ve had a tennis lessons for a month, sentence.
2 I’ve been having [a j b this car for a year. 1 Angela’s on the phone right now - she's
talked / she’s been talking to one of her
3 I’ve just read thisbook. ( cj d I thought it was amazing,
friends for the last two hours!
4 I’ve been readingthisbook. d 0 с I can’t wait to finish it.
2 I’ve just found / I’ve just been finding my
5 Have you eaten f e properly recently? You look very thin! glasses. I’m so happy! I lost them two
6 Have you been eating e f lunch yet? days ago.
3 I’ve known / I’ve been knowing Jon for
C om plete th e sentences usin g th e w ords in b ra cke ts and th e present about 15 years.
p e rfe ct c o n tin u o u s . 4 I’m so tired. I’ve worked/ I’ve been
The baby’s face is dirty because she’s been eating, (she / eat) working since 7 o’clock this morning.
he's been cutting the grass (he / cut / the grass)
He’s tired because__________________ 5 I can’t drive, but I’ve wanted I I’ve been
They’re stressed because___________________ (they / try / to fix the wanting to learn for a long time.
they've been trying to fix the computer 6 . They've studied / They've been studying
computer)
i've been cooking
I’m hot because___________________ (I / cook) every night recently because they have
it's been raining .. (it / rain) an exam next week.
We’re all wet because____________
They’ve got muddy shoes because they've been playing outside
.. (they / play / outside)
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