ACTIVITY 133:
Complete this letter by putting each verb in the correct tense:
present simple, present perfect or past simple. Choose the best
alternative from the menus. Then check the
answers.
Dear Donna,
I have some wonderful news for you.
Klive at last. He
with us for five days now.
He looks very different, but he a lot, so it is
not surprising. He
much thinner and he
the good looks
he
when he was a little boy. I
him some smart new
clothes and I
all his favourite meals, but so far he
to
accept anything I give him. He says he
more comfortable in jeans and that
he
his taste for rich foods. At least now he
with his
father as much as he used to.
The
thing that really upsets me is that he that dreadful girl who
such a bad influence on him in the old days. On his first day home he
to look
for her. Her family away from this beautiful
neighbourhood some years ago, but they still
somewhere in
the city.
Fortunately, he any trace of her yet.
You and he
on so
well together when you children.
Would like to come and stay for a few days
at home? I am sure you could
help him
forget the past.
Give my love to your parents.
With love from,
Aunt Sylvia
Rewriting sentences:
Present perfect
ACTIVITY 134: Complete the second
sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence,
using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must
use between two and five words, including the word given. Then check the correct answers.
1.
Television soap operas were first popular in the
1960s.
popular
Television soap operasover 40 years.
2.
I first watched 'Neighbours' three years ago and I still watch it.
for
Ithree years.
3.
Our neighbourhood is still unspoilt.
not
Our neighbourhoodyet.
4.
Monica Sullivan left the housing estate ages ago.
lived
Monica Sullivanthe
housing estate for ages.
5.
Valeria has always worked in the same place.
never
Valeriaanywhere
else.
6.
I heard the news about the shopping centre a moment ago.
just
Ithe news about
the shopping centre.
7.
Sandra has never had a house by the sea before.
ever
This is the firsta
house by the sea.
8.
Local elections were held in January last year.
not
Local electionssince January last year.
9.
They can't remember when they last visited the public library.
not
Theythe public
library recently.
10.
Unemployment started to decrease when the car factory opened nearby.
less
Theresince the car
factory opened nearby.
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