Unit 1 Grammar
Present perfect simple
1 Complete the article with the present perfect
simple form of the verbs in brackets.
Have you always been (you / always / be) interested
in animals? (1) ____________________ (you /
think) about a gap year abroad? Derrick Lee
(2) ________________ (spend) a year as a
volunteer in Thailand, at an elephant sanctuary.
He (3) ___________________ (experience) some
truly amazing things and he (4) ________________
(met) some wonderful people.
He (5) _________________ (write) a book about
his experiences. If you (6) _________________
(not read) it, then download it now. It’s brilliant.
still, already, yet, just, for & since
2 Complete the dialogues with the words in the
box. Use each word once.
still already yet just for since
Gina I haven't heard anything from Umberto
(1) _________ last week.
Paul Really? I’ve (2) _________ had an email from
him today actually.
Ali Can you send me the photos you took of me?
I haven't seen them properly (3) _________.
Orla I’ve (4) _________ posted them online. I’ll
send you the link.
Leo It’s amazing that you and I are (5) _________
best friends after all these years, Win.
Win I know – we’ve been hanging out together
(6) _________ nearly ten years now.
ever & never
3 Complete the sentences with ever or never and
the present perfect simple form of the verbs in
brackets.
1 I __________________________ (be) so
embarrassed.
2 ____________________________ (you / enjoy)
yourself so much at a party?
3 Ollie definitely had the best fancy-dress costume
I __________________________ (see).
4 He is the least self-conscious person I
__________________________ (met).
5 I __________________________ (like) dressing
up, even as a child.
Present perfect simple & continuous
4 Answer the questions in your own words. Use
the present perfect simple and the present
perfect continuous.
1 Who have you seen today?
______________________________________
2 What have you been doing today?
______________________________________
3 What haven’t you been doing this week?
______________________________________
______________________________________
4 What have you learned this week?
______________________________________
______________________________________
5 What music have you been listening to this week?
______________________________________
______________________________________
6 Name something you’ve never done, but would
like to do.
______________________________________
______________________________________
Consolidate
5 Choose the correct options to complete the text.
I’m so proud of Rebecca. She has gone to Iceland
by (1) ____ to appear on a TV show. Last month,
she (2) ____ her guitar in a café, when a talent
agent (3) ____ her. The woman, Birta, (4) ____ for
an Icelandic TV company and she (5) ____ for
some new talent for their shows. Rebecca (6) ____
her new job, although she has to wear lots of
makeup for the cameras, which I (7) ____ has taken
her some time to (8) ____.
1 A herself B myself C itself
2 A is playing B was playing C played
3 A spotted B is spotting C was spotting
4 A is working B works C was working
5 A look B looked C was looking
6 A enjoys B is enjoying C was enjoying
7 A think B thought C was thinking
8 A used to B be used to C get used to
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