Стр.36 Unit 3 ГДЗ Комарова Ларионова 11 класс
Grammar 1 Check present perfect simple and continuous
See page 167 for information about present perfect simple and continuous.
Match these extracts with the uses of each tense.
- … who has worked with children for over 20 years…
- … we’ve made friends around the world.
- We’ve been doing it about once a month …
- … they’ve taken a tour of the Louvre in Paris….
- … it’s been raining non-stop for the last week…
Present perfect simple is used to talk about:
- a an action in the recent past that has a result in the present
- b an experience
- c a situation or state that was true in the past and is still true today
Present perfect continuous is used to talk about:
- d an action that started in the past and continues up to the present
- e an action that first occurred in the past and has occurred repeatedly up to the present
A Complete with the present perfect simple or continuous.
- Where ______? ______ for you all morning.
- I can’t go out tonight. I ______ my homework.
- We’ve got PE today and I ______ my PE kit.
- John ______ hard all week for his chemistry test.
- ______ my sister before?
- Irina ______ German very long, but she already speaks well.
- I ______ karate lessons with my friends for a year now and I love it!
- They ______ a mango before.
- Misha ______ for three hours already to buy a ticket to the movie.
- Anton can’t come to the phone right now. He ______ to the supermarket.
B Choose the correct option.
- Jane’s not here at the moment. She’s ______ to drama club.
- I’ve never ______ to Africa, but I’d love to go.
- Is Mark here? No. He’s just ______ to the staff room.
- Has anyone here ______ to that new sports club in town?
- How many times have you ______ to the Head’s office?
- Mum and Dad have ______ to the theatre tonight. They’re seeing a Shakespeare play.
C Complete the email with the present perfect simple or continuous.
Hi Kevin. I’m in Greece, but I bet you can’t guess what I 1) ______ the last few days, Skiing! That’s right. My class 2) ______ to Greece for ten days and for the last two days we 3) ______ in the mountains. It’s great. I 4) ______ skiing before. Have you? A Greek ski instructor 5) ______ us to ski since we arrived. She’s very nice and I think I 6) ______ quite good already. My friend Kelly 7) ______ so lucky though. She 8) ______ an accident and so she can’t ski. She 9) ______ TV all day, though. She 10) ______ busy with her camera. She’ll put her photos on the school website when we get back. Bye for now, Stella
A.
1 — c
2 — b
3 — d
4 — e
5 — a
B.
1. Jane’s not here at the moment. She’s gone to drama club.
2. I’ve never been to Africa, but I’d love to go.
3. Is Mark here? No, he’s just gone to the staff room.
4. Has anyone here been to that new sports club in town?
5. How many times have you been to the Head’s office?
6. Mum and Dad have gone to the theatre tonight. They’re seeing a Shakespeare play.
C.
Hi Kevin.
I’m in Greece, but I bet you can’t guess what I 1) ‘ve been doing the last few days. Skiing! That’s right. My class 2) has come to Greece for ten days and for the last two days we 3) ‘ve been staying in the mountains. It’s great.
I 4) ‘ve never gone skiing before. Have you? A Greek ski instructor 5) has been teaching us to ski since we arrived. She’s very nice and I think I 6) ‘ve become quite good already. My friend Kelly 7) hasn’t been so lucky though. She 8) has had an accident and so she can’t ski. She 9) hasn’t been watching TV all day, though. She 10) has been busy with her camera. She’ll put her photos on the school website when we get back.
Bye for now,
Stella
