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11. Fill the gaps in the sentences with the verb in the brackets. Use either the present perfect simple or the
simple past tense.
a. I _______ on a farm in 2003. (work)
b. I _______ on a farm since 2004. (live)
c. I _______ six pigs this month. (sell)
d. I _______ the pigsty yesterday. (clean)
e. I _______ the news about the new pig law five minutes ago. (hear)
f. It _______ sunny and windy today. (be)
12. Since or For?
John and Norma have been married20 years. They have lived in New York.1989. John has worked on Wall
Street.four years and he has made a lot of money.he started working there. Norma hasnt worked.they
moved to New York but she has been writing a book .the past two years. She has had a lot of spare timetheir
son left home four years ago to work in France.
13. Yet or Already?
Mike: Havent you cleaned the bathroom ?
Chris: Stop complaining! Youve..asked me that three times today. Why is it so important?
Mike: Ive.told you. My parents are coming to stay this weekend.
Chris: Well, dont worry! They havent come Anyway, its not my turn to clean the bathroom.
Ive.done it this month.
Mike: Thats not true. Youve been living here for nearly a year and I havent seen you do any cleaning
14. Present Simple or Present Continuous?
Sue: What.(you do) now?
Mark: I(look) through these old film magazines. Look, here is an old picture of Jack Nicholson.
Sue: Oh, I.(think) he.(look) awful! And his suit doesnt fit him properly.
Mark: Yes, I..(agree) . And he.(appear) to be really angry. I wonder what he
(think) about.
Sue: He(be) in that new film thats on at the Odeon, isnt he?
Mark: Yes, I saw it last night. He looks very different now.
Sue: I(hope) its a good film. I.(see) it tonight. Stuart(take) me.
15.Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first sentence. Use modal verbs.
a. Perhaps Roberts is not feeling well today.
Robert
b. Its impossible that we are late for the film.
The film
c. Look at that man with socks and sandals. Im sure he is an English tourist.
That man..
d. Its forbidden to smoke in working places.
You.
e. Maybe Rex works in a bank.
Rex.
f. Im certain that Fiona is Irish.
Fiona.
g. It is possible that heavy rain will become normal in northern Europe.
Heavy
h. Im sure theyll be home by now.
They
i. Its possible that Janet will visit Switzerland next year.
Janet
j. James definitely isnt eighteen yet!
James .
. Complete the dialogue.
A: How was your holiday?
B: It was really great!
A:.
B: To Cairo, in Egypt.
A:
B: I went for a week.
A:
B: With my brother, Simon.
A:
B: We flew from London direct to Cairo.
A:..
B: In a big hotel, right next to the Nile.
A:..
B: We saw the Pyramids of course.
A:..
B: We went on a boat trip along the Nile, too. That was fantastic!