Present Perfect Simple/Continuous
1) Complete the interview with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Present
Perfect (simple, continuous or passive) or the Past Simple
I= Interviewer R= Richard
I Hi Richard, and welcome to “Collectors’ World”. Now you collect autographs, is that
right?
R Yes, I
(1)
______________ (collect) about 3,000 up to now.
I That’s a lot. So, how long
(2)
____________ you __________ (collect) famous people’s
autographs?
R For about ten years. I
(3)
___________ (start) it when I was about 14. My mum gave me
her autograph book and I
(4)
__________ (be) interested in the hobby ever since.
I And who
(5)
_________ (sign) your first autograph?
R Well, my first book
(6)
_________ (contain) all the players from my local football team,
but since then I
(7)
_____________ (concentrate) mainly on music and movie stars. In fact,
my friends
(8)
_______________(become) interested recently, too. They ask for autographs
for me – one of them
(9)
_____________ (get) Madonna’s last month!
I That must be worth a lot of money. I heard that some autographs
(10)
________ just
_____________ (auction) on the internet for thousands of dollars.
(11)
________ you ever
___________ (ask) to sell your collection?
R No, but for me it
(12)
___________ never ___________ (be) about money. I just enjoy the
process. My collection
(13)
___________________ (grow) steadily over the years and I can’t
imagine selling it.
I But is there anything negative about the process?
R It can be frustrating if you
(14)
___________________ (stand) in the cold and the rain for
hours and the star refuses to sign, it’s very disappointing. That
(15)
___________ (happen)
to me last week.
I Oh, which star was that?
R I’d prefer not to say!
