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1 past , PRESENT PERFECT , past PERFECT ( simple and continuous ) Complete the dialogue using the PRESENT continuous , the PRESENT PERFECT simple or the PRESENT PERFECT continuous Mrs Webb: Have you worked as a tourist guide before? James: Yes, I .. (guide) groups since I was at university. Mrs Webb: .. (you / work) for many agencies? James: So far I .. (work) only for Grand Tours. Mrs Webb: .. (you / still/ work) for Grand Tours? James: Yes, I .. Mrs Webb: Which countries .. (you / visit)? James: I .. (travel) all over the world. Mrs Webb: .. (you / be) to South America? James: Yes, I .. (tour) both North and South America. Fill in the blanks putting the verbs into the PRESENT simple , PRESENT continuous , past simple , PRESENT PERFECT simple or PRESENT PERFECT continuous Dear John, I .. (be) in Italy for three months now and I .. (find) a good job. So far I .. (stay) at a hotel but now I .. (not want) to stay here any more. I.

2 (like) to be independent and I don t want to spend as much money as I .. (do) for the past three months. I want to find a nice flat, but it ..(not be) easy. I .. (look) at advertisements in papers, and I .. (also / ask) friends and acquaintances. I .. (already / seen) a few places but I .. (not find) yet what I .. (look for). Yesterday (go) to see another one in the centre, but it .. (not be) any good). Put the verbs in the right tense ( past simple , past continuous , past PERFECT simple or past PERFECT continuous ) It was , and Adam .. (sit) in a restaurant waiting for Rose to arrive. He .. (be) tired, because he .. (travel) all afternoon. He .. (feel) nervous too. He .. (not be) sure if she would recognize him after all this time. It was difficult to believe but they .. (not see) each other for ten years now. He wondered if she.

3 (change) much. Ten years before she .. (be) attractive. He .. (look) at his watch again. He .. (wait) for half an hour. She .. (promise) to be there at about , but she .. (never be) a very punctual person. PRESENT PERFECT simple or continuous ? Tick (a) the correct sentences and rewrite the wrong ones A: You look tired! B: That s because I ve run.. How long has he been having his motorbike? .. They ve been living in that house since 1980.. Jan is waiting for the bus for half an hour.. The room s a mess. What have you been doing? .. A: How long are you a teacher? .. B: Since 1996. PRESENT PERFECT simple or continuous ? A: How many photos .. (you / take) today? B: Twenty-four. I .. (finish) the film. A: How long .. (you / go) to work by scooter? B: Not long. In fact, I .. only .. (have) it for about two months. I .. (look for) information for hours but I .. (find) anything useful yet. A: You re filthy.

4 What .. (do) ? B: I .. (work) in the garden. I .. (plant) two rose bushes and some tulips. Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets in the past simple , past continuous or past PERFECT The singer .. (give) a very good performance, especially considering he .. (not sing) in public before. We .. (get) to the cinema late because it .. (rain), and unfortunately the film .. ( already start). When I .. (travel) in India I .. (meet) an actress who I .. (always admire).