Extra 2 – Pre –
Intermediate – Thailand (2)
I)
Grammar: Present perfect simple & continuous
1)
Present perfect: to have (present simple) + past
participle (V_ed/ 3rd column of the irregular verbs list) She’s (has) bought flowers
Present perfect
continuous: to have + been + V-ing They
haven’t been working
2) You usually use the present perfect continuous to
describe the duration of a continuous or
repeated action from a point in the
past up to now.
We've
been studying Greek for ten years.
She's
been going to the same hairdresser since the 1990s .
You can
use the continuous form with most verbs
I've been
studying English since 2007 .
Use the simple
form for verbs with stative
meanings
I’ve
had the
same car for ten
years.
She’s
known Tom since they were at school.
They’ve
had the same computer since 2003.
Note:
You can also use the simple form to
indicate unchanging, 'permanent'
situations. Compare:
I've been living here since the summer.
I've
lived here all my life.
3) Some
verbs connected with knowledge, emotion
or possession have stative meanings.
They describe states:
nothing 'happens'. You cannot use them with continuous forms.
I
want a fairer system. l don't feel
strongly about politics.
Common
verbs with stative meanings:
• feelings:
hate, like, love,
prefer, want .
• thoughts: believe, feel, know, think,
understand.
• possession: belong, have,
own .
• senses: feel,
hear, see, smell,
sound, taste.
• appearance: appear, look (like),
seem.
A. Exercises:
A -Write the ing-form and the past participle for each of these verbs.
a) steal
_____________________
b) grow ______________________
c) sell _______________________
d ) drive _____________________
e) end _______________________
f) pay
________________________
g) feel
_______________________
h) get _______________________
i) tell ________________________
j) cost _______________________
k) hear ______________________
l ) lose _______________________
m) build
______________________
n) lend
_______________________
B - Look at the information. Use the underlined verb to write
a sentence in the present perfect simple or continuous.
a) We are married. We got married in 2007.
We've
been married since
2007.
b) l'm
reading the newspaper. l started
reading half an hour ago.
____________________________________________________________
c) He likes jazz. He got interested in jazz when he was at university.
_____________________________________________________________
d) She's learning to swim. She
started lessons in September.
_____________________________________________________________
e) She works
in a shop. She got the job
last May.
_____________________________________________________________
f) They live together. They moved
in together last summer.
_____________________________________________________________
g) I play the guitar. l started
playing when I was eight.
_____________________________________________________________
h) We have a motorbike.
We bought it three years ago.
_____________________________________________________________
3)
Complete these sentences with the present perfect simple or continuous.
a) I (study) __________________________ English for about
two years.
b) l (be)
__________________ in this
particular class since September.
c)
I(know)_________________ my
English teacher for a few months.
d) I (have)
__________________ this textbook since I started the course.
e) I (use)
___________________ the same English
dictionary for a couple of years.
f) I (want)
__________________ to learn Italian since l first visited Italy.
II)
Speaking:
1) Write
the name of .. .
a) a café
or bar you go to ________________________
b) a
neighbour you know ________________________
e) a type of music you
like ______________________
d) the house you
live in __________________________
e)
a subject you are interested in
__________________________
f)
a TV programme you watch
______________________________
g)
a favourite possession
you have
__________________________
h) the
place you work or study ______________________________
2) Write
and tell sentences to describe how long each activity has continued
a) I’ve
been going to the café ____________________ since __________
b)
_________________________________________________________
c)
_________________________________________________________
d)
_________________________________________________________
e)
_________________________________________________________
f)
__________________________________________________________
g)
__________________________________________________________
h)
__________________________________________________________
III)
Useful sentences:Find the correct phrases in the following dialogues:
1.
Adam:
I'm going to
propose to Dawn
tonight.
Harry: Do
you think she'll say yes?
Adam: I hope
so. Keep your arms
/ legs / fingers
crossed for me.
2. Beth: Wow! I
love your ring.
Are they real
diamonds?
Dawn: Of
course!
Beth: I bet it cost an eye
and an ear /
an arm and a
leg / an
eye and a tooth.
Dawn: Probably.
Adam's a very generous
man.
3.
Dawn:
Have you seen
Adam?
Harry: Yes,
he was with a
beautiful blond woman.
Dawn: What?
Harry: l'm just pulling your hair /
leg / teeth. He's over
there.
Dawn: That's
not funny.
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