Complete the sentences by putting the verbs into the present perfect continuous.
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- B Fill in the blanks with the verbs in the box, using the present simple or present continuous.
- 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
D Negatives
In the negative, the focus on the present perfect simple is on the amount of time that has passed since something happened. The focus of the present perfect continuous is on the verb itself. Compare:
I haven’t had a holiday for two years. (The last time was two years ago.)
I haven’t been felling well recently. (This has been continuing for days.)
E Recently finished activities
We use the present perfect continuous to talk about an activity that was in progress, but has just finished. Normally there is some evidence. Compare:
There’s glass everywhere! Someone has broken the window.
The ground is very wet. It has been reining.
Exercise 1
Form
Complete the sentences by putting the verbs into the present perfect continuous.
1. I didn’t realize you had moved to General Motors. How long have you been working (you/work) for them?
2. We _______ (export) a lot of high technology equipment to Russia since the government relaxed export regulations.
3. The price of cigarettes fell sharply when Philip Morris started a price war, and it _______ (fall) ever since.
4. Because of the recession, many businesses ___________ (not/invest) in capital equipment over the last couple of years.
5. We ________ (not/use) DFT’s Express delivery service very much recently because we are trying to keep over costs down.
6. They ______ (try) to sell their food distribution division, but so far there has been very little interest in it.
7. I_____ (make) contributions to my pension for the last five years.
8. How long _______ (you/send) your trainees on management courses?
Exercise 2
Unfinished activities
Ironstand is a company that manufactures exhibition equipment, and organizes exhibitions of books and magazines. Using the notes, continue the interview with the chairman of the company.
1999 Alan Franks joins the company as chairman
1999 Ironstand starts manufacturing equipment for exhibitions
2003 Ironstand starts exporting to Europe
2005 Ironstand starts organizing exhibitions
2006 Ironstand starts representing UK publishers in Europe
2007 Ironstand starts selling books in the USA
How long have you been running the company?
I have been running the company since 1999.
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