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1 1a Complete each sentence with foror I ve been here _____ She s been living in London I ve been learning English _____three He s been swimming every day_____ he was He s been a professional coach_____ ten I ve lived in the same town _____ along ve admired her _____we first Complete the grammar summary below withforor the correct form of the words in bracketsand forand sinceto complete : Ben, how long have you beenswimming?BEN: Well, I started swimming when Iwas eight, so I ve beenswimming (1) _____14 : And when (2) _____(do) you start swimming incompetitions?
2 BEN: I (3) _____ (enter) myfirst competition when I : (4) _____ (do) you win?BEN: No, didn t. I (5) _____(win) my first race when I wastwelve. It was : And how many times have youwon (6) _____ then?BEN: Oh! Lots of times. I ve (7) _____ (swim) in somany races I can t :What is the best moment so far?BEN: When I (8) _____(be) in the Athens Olympic Games in : Yes, I remember, you won amedal ..BEN: That s right. I won a Each sentence has one mistake. Write thecorrect has won her first race five years has been running for she was have you start your new job?
3 _____This page has been downloaded from It is photocopiable, but all copies must be complete pages. Copyright Macmillan Publishers Limited 3 Worksheet 9 Present perfect for and sincePresent perfect vs Past simpleWe use _____ to refer to a point use _____ to refer to a length oftime.(page 1 of 2)4 She has broke lots of _____5 I ve dreamt of winning a medal since a I been skiing last I started learning English for a long page has been downloaded from It is photocopiable, but all copies must be complete pages.
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