Part II Present Perfect Simple for life experience

Exercise 2.1

Complete the sentences. Use gone or been. You sometimes need the preposition to or in.

1. Helen and John aren’t at home. They’ve gone to the theatre.

2. Hello, Nick! Where have you … ? I’ve been looking for you.

3. Have you ever … China?

4. I know Moscow quite well. I’ve … there many times.

5. I can’t find the manager in the office. – I think he’s … out.

6. I’ve never … Tibet.

7. I’ve … London for a month already, but I still find the tube difficult to use.

8. We’ve just come back. We’ve … the cinema.

9. ‘ … lunch. Back soon’(Sign outside a shop)

10. You look great! Have you … on holiday?

11. Can I speak to Daisy? – I’m afraid not. She’s … the bank.

12. They’ve already … Spain for two weeks. They’re enjoying their holiday!

Exercise 2.2

Write positive and negative sentences about the people’s experiences.

1. a student: study lots of subjects / never fail an exam

He has studied lots of subjects. He has never failed an exam.

2. a musician: have several hit records / never tour in Europe

3. a business owner: make a fortune / never go bankrupt

4. a driver: his car – break down many times/ never have an accident

5. a writer: write over 100 detective stories/ never win an award

6. a model: take part in many fashion shows/ never fall off the catwalk

7. a journalist: work for many newspapers/ never interview a celebrity

8. a flight attendant: fly to Japan four times/ never feel airsick

Exercise 2.3

Ask these people questions about their experiences.

1. a horse rider – fall off a horse? Have you ever fallen off a horse?

2. an actress – win an Oscar?

3. a student – fail an exam?

4. a singer – forget the words of a song?

5. a chef – cook snakes?

6. a fireman – save anyone?

7. a smoker – try to give up smoking?

8. a patient – have a heart attack?

9. a pilot – fly in a storm?

Exercise 2.4

Match a line in A with a verb in B and make sentences with ever.

A	B
I t’s the best film we It’s the best film we’ve ever seen. This is the most expensive dress she It’s the most exciting story I This is the most difficult task they It’s the most interesting place she It’s the fastest car he This is the worst holiday we	buy do drive have hear see visit

Part III Present Perfect Simple for actions with results in the present

Exercise 3.1

Answer the questions using just.

1. What time is Martin arriving? He has just arrived.

2. Are you going to phone Ann?

3. When does the film start?

4. When is Philippe going away?

5. Do you want to read the magazine?

6. What time does the train leave?

7. When are you going to pay the bills?

8. Are you going to tell Martin about your wedding?

Exercise 3.2

Linda and Paul are getting married. Look at their list of things to do and complete the sentences. Use the Present Perfect with already or yet.

LINDA	PAUL	BOTH
Buy a dress V Order the flowers X Order the cake X Book the hotel for the reception V	Buy the wedding rings V Buy a suit X Order the drinks X Book the church V	Send the invitations X Decide where to go for the honeymoon V

1. Linda has already bought a dress.

2. She hasn’t ordered the flowers yet.

Exercise 3.3

Write questions about Linda and Paul. Then give short answers.

1. Linda / dress Has Linda bought a dress yet? Yes, she has.

2. Linda / cake

3. Paul / suit

4. Paul / church

5. they / invitations

6. they / decide where to go for the honeymoon?

Exercise 3.4

Complete the sentences with a verb from the list in the positive or negative form.

blow	choose	eat	forget	give	grow
hear	put	rise	see	steal	wake

1. Where is Richard? – I don’t know. I haven’t seen him.

2. A thief … my purse!

3. Look! The sun … just … over the mountains! The scenery is gorgeous!

4. Oh, dear! I … about the meeting!

5. The children … up and can make their own decisions.

6. What are you going to wear? – No idea. I … anything for the party yet.

7. The kids … all the sweets!

8. I can’t control the car! I think the tyre … out!

9. What a terrible noise! You … up the baby!

10. It’s unbelievable! You … up smoking!

11. I … on weight. I must cut down on fatty food.

12. I … so much about you!

Exercise 3.5

Look at the pictures and say what has happened. Use the following verbs:

break

dye

fall

get (2)

lose

start

create

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8

1. Mr Lucky has broken his leg. 2. They … married. 3. He … asleep. 4. It … to rain.

5. “I … a masterpiece!” 6. Julia … weight. 7. Bill … older. 8. Mrs Smart … her hair.