Present perfect tense review Look again at Grammar database 3 on page 171 before doing these exercises. ~1 complete the sentences using the correct form (present perfect simple or present perfect continuous) of the verbs in brackets. 1 I (learn) to play the piano for three years. My teacher —_______ tell) mea hundred times that I will get much better if I practise more. 2 My dad _________ (cook) food for us all morning. It smells terrible, but we (not / tell) him that yet! 31 (fish) with my father three times, but I (not / catch) a single fish! 4 Jimmy loves listening to music. He___(see) all his favourite singers in concer (buy) CDs since he was six years old. 5 |_________ (not / find) the time to go snowboarding yet, even though my friends —____— (ask) me to go with them for ages.™ Vocabulary builder Circle the correct option. asked her if she wanted to go to the cinema with me but she turned / put me down. Trainspotters don't care ifa train is on / in time. ‘They just want to see it pass by. Our guitar teacher was late arriving for the lesson so we started playing on our own to make / kill time. Harry missed his dance class because he had come / put down with the flu. I wish I didn’t have to stop my piano lessons because of too much schoolwork. Ithas really been getting / putting me down, x 10 Ever since Tony started beating Sam at tennis he has looked / put down on him. We arrived just on /in time to see the beginning of the concert. Even though I have alot of studying to do, T stil make / waste time for my hobbies. Jenny had won so many races with her horse that she was heartbroken when it had to be put / got down because ofa broken leg. My father told me that it is okay to take my time / make time when I am playing chess.3 Use of English L For questions 1-5, complete the seco! using the word given. Donot change. word given. Write the missing words| 1 Craig says he doesrit want to goto the cinema. Craig says he —___— 2 Paula regrets giving up basketball so that she could Paula 3 Jean is looking forward to starting dancing lessons. wait dancing lessons. instrument. object fe sothatithasa similar meaning tothe first sentenc, nd sentenc : jetween twoand five words, including the the word given. Use b IN CAPITALLETTERS. feel tothecinema, study more. had ‘up basketball so that she could study more. Jean 4. don't approve of parents making young children learn a musical 1 parents making young children learna ‘musical instrument 5. My teacher suggested that I should take up a new hobby in my free time. taking ‘anew hobby in my free time. My teacher. 2 complete the sentences using the words and phrasesin the box. “she hadrit feellike« cant wait» donttapproveof + wantto | jects + suggested «regrets « islooking forward to _going to the cinema. Do you want to come?” not taking up dancing lessons when he was younger. 2 Jerry — 3. Sams mother 4 Harrys dad________ to he new friends Harry has made tthe gym. He thinks they will get him into trouble. 2 taking up hobby instead of sitting around all day 5 Tania to start ballet lessons. She has been asking for them fora long time (6 Freddy said that he doesnit__learm the piano, He prefers the violin, 7 fin’s mum bought hima stereo, He spendsall his money on CDs now. 8 Malcolm ____ visting India. He loves travel 9 Many people — _my hobby, but that’s because they lait understand