29. Complete the sentences with gone or been.

‘Where’s Kate?’ – ‘She’s goneto the cinema.’

1. I’m sorry I’m late, everyone. I’ve ________ to the dentist’s.

2. There’s nobody at home. I think they’ve ________ away for the weekend.

3. You look very brown. Have you ______ on holiday?

4. Simon isn’t here at the moment. He’s ________ to a football match.

5. ‘Have you ever ______ to Scotland?’ – ‘Yes, I’ve _______ there quite a few times.’

30. Re-write the sentences beginning with the words given. Use for or since.

Example:

Great Britain introduced decimal currency in 1971.

Great Britain has had decimal currency since 1971.

1. I last read ‘War and Peace’ in 1980.

I haven’t _________.

2. Sarah started studying Spanish two years ago.

Sarah has been ______

3. Steven Spielberg started directing films in the 1960s.

Steven Spielberg has been ___________

4. It started raining on Monday.

It hasn’t stopped ______.

5. My mother stopped working ten years ago.

My mother hasn’t ______.

6. My sister stopped skiing in 1989.

My sister hasn’t ______.

7. Robert de Niro began acting in the 1970s.

Robert de Niro has been ______.

31. Choose the correct form.

1. They’ve been repairing!They’ve repairedthe road all this week, but they haven’t finished it yet.

2. I’m very sorry, but I’ve been breaking/I’ve brokenthis chair.

3. Sally has been saving/has savednearly two thousand pounds so far this year.

4. What’s the matter? Have you been losing/Have you lostsomething?

5. I’ve always been working/I’ve always workedin the music industry.

6. Someone has been eating/has eatenmy chocolates. There aren’t many left.

32. Complete the sentences (1, 2 or 3 words)

1. Mark and Liz are married. They have beenmarried for five years.

2. David has been watching TV since5 o’clock.

3. Martin is at work. He ___________________________ at work since 8.30.

4. ‘Have you just arrived in London?’ ‘No, I’ve been here ________________ five days.’

5. I’ve known Ann _________________________ we were at school together.

6. ‘My brother lives in Los Angeles.’ ‘Really? How long ______________________ there?”

7. George has had the same job _______________________ 20 years.

8. Some friends of ours are staying with us at the moment. They ____________________________ here since Monday.

33. Put one verb in each sentences into the past perfect simple and the other verb into the past simple.

Example:

Mario felt(feel) very nervous when he first drove in Britain because hehadn’t driven(not/drive) on the left before.

1. Andrew ____ (do) the test before, so he ____ (find) it very easy.

2. I ____ (not/laugh) at the joke because I ____ (hear) it before.

3. We ____ (leave) the restaurant when we ____ (have) dinner.

4. When I found my wallet I ___ (discover) that somebody ____ (take) the credit cards out of it.

34. Fill the gaps in these sentences with a suitable verb.

Example:

She ‘s been tryingto get through to head office all morning.

1. Our company ___________ computers in its branch offices in 1988.

2. We ___________ very busy last week. I __________ 15 orders on Monday afternoon.

3. When _________ you last __________ Madrid on business? Well, I __________ never actually __________ there before.

4. We ________ just __________ two new production plants in Paraguay.

5. Mr. Miyagi __________ for Toyota before he __________ his own business.

6. __________ you __________ that telephone call? No, I __________ able to get through yet.

7. After the plane ________, the customs men ___________ us waiting for an hour.

8. While the manager _________ a meeting, I finished my report.

9. They ________ a lot of correspondence, but the management still _________ a decision yet.

10. While she ___________ in Stockholm, the company’s Scandinavian sales ______.

35. Fill the gaps in these sentences with a suitable verb or noun + preposition. The first is done for you as an example.

qualified for range from…to … reduction in

regardless of relating to remind … of remit to

report on report to resign from responsible for

retire from run short of run out of

1. Please let us know of any changes in the law relating topatents.

2. That ___________ me __________ a funny thing that once happened to me.

3. She ___________________ the firm after 25 years’ service.

4. He ___________ _____ his post after the scandal.

5. Have you read this ____________ _____ the West African marker?

6. We’re ____________ _____ computer disks – I’ll order some more.

7. Please __________ _____ the sum of ₤750 ____ our agents in London.

8. We must achieve our targets ___________ ____ the amount of work we have to do.

9. He is not really ____________ ____ the job he has applied for.

10. Their products ___________ ____ paints ____ pens and stationery.

11. There has been a ___________ _____ the fares to the USA.

12. She is _____________ _____ making travel arrangements for the staff.

13. While I was abroad I nearly ____________ _____ money.

14. Jan and Pat both ______________ ______ Mr. Brown, the export manager.