VI. Complete these sentences with the future form: will + infinitive; the future continuous; the future perfect or future perfect continuous.

1. Will you have lunch with me on 24th? ~I’d love to, but I afraid I my exam then, (do)

2. In a hundred years’ time people_________________ to Mars for their holidays, (go)

3. By the end of my university course I 1,200 lectures, (attend)

4. Without more cheap housing, families_____________ the village and find homes in town, (leave)

5. Weather forecast says that the rain ___________by the morning and tomorrow will be dry. (clear)

6. I suppose by now school ___________for Christmas and you ___________a rest, (close, enjoy)

7. In two years’ time Morneau ___________for 50 years and show no sign of retiring from the theater, (act)

8. Don’t ring her up at 10 o’clock; she ______________the children to bed Ring later, (put)

9. This time next Monday I ______________ in a Paris cafe reading Le Figaro, (sit)

10. am confident that I ______________the report before the end of the week, (finish)

11. This book on Proust is really difficult. On Saturday I it for a month, and I’m still only half way. (read)

12. I ______________my car until next week, so you can borrow it if  you like, (use)

13. I’m enjoying the course. I ______________a lot by the time I’ve completed it. (learn)

14. I’ve got an exam tomorrow, so I can’t come out tonight. I______________ all evening, (revise)

15. I’m late with my project. I______________ it by the time we’re supposed to hand it in. (not finish)

Exercise 1

Rewrite these sentences in the present perfect simple.

Example:

I went to shops on Saturday. I ............. already ............... to shops. I have already gone to shops.


I didn't do it yesterday.

I .................................................................. it yet.

We bought the tickets on Monday.

We ................... already ....................... the tickets.

My girlfriend wasn't there. She didn't arrive.

My girlfriend isn't here. She ........................................................... .

The team wasn't successful. They lost.

The team isn't successful. They .................. just ................... .

I didn't find my keys. I couldn't open the door.

I ................................ my keys. I can't open the door.

Did the postman deliver the parcel in the morning?

............... the postman ................................... the parcel yet?

I cut my finger. It hurt.

I .............................. my finger. It hurts.

They worked in Wales for a week in May.

They ....................................... in Wales since last week.

She was on her holiday for a month. She came back yesterday.

She ............................. on her holiday for a month. She ............... just ...................... back.







Present perfect: exercise 2

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Exercise 2

Complete these sentences with the verbs in brackets and one of the signal words in the box below.

never ever for since already just yet so far recently up to now

Example:

I ...................................... it. (do) I have already done it.



I ....................................................... a ghost. (see) But I would like to.


.............. Peter .................................. his studies ............? (finish) - No, not yet.


............... you ................................ anyone famous? (meet) - No, never.


What ........... Greg .................. since the morning .........................? (do) - Quite a lot of things.


I feel so relaxed. I ................................................ back from my holiday. (get)


You should send him an email. - But I ................................................................to him. (write)


My grandma .................................. in the same place ..................... she was born. (live) - Really?


This is Fiona. She .............................. my best friend .............. a long time. (be)


I have a plaster on my leg. I ....................................................... it. (break)


How many jobs ................. you ....................................? (have) - Not very many.












Present perfect: exercise 3

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Exercise 3

Use the words in brackets to complete the conversation.


A How long ......................................... unemployed? (you | be)


B ............................................ any job since May. (I | not have) But ...................................................... a job as a waiter. (I | just | apply for)


A .............................................................. as a waiter. (you | never | work)


B ................................................ at a wedding reception twice or three times. (I | help)


A .............................................................. you about their choice yet? (they | contact)


B No, they haven't. ................................................ in touch with me since the interview. (nobody | get)


A And ................................................... to them? (you | write)


B Should I? ............................................... the courage to do that. (I | not find)


A If ..................................................... it yet, you should do it as soon as possible. (you | not do)

Complete these sentences with words which have the same roots as the words in italics

31. I appreciated Peter’s help very much, and expressed my ___________ to his parents.

32. I believe in preventing disease because ____________ is always better than cure.

33. I can’t become a member of that club yet, because ___________ is only open to people over eighteen.

34. I can’t say that work usually tires me, but this particular job is very ________ .

35. I congratulated Judy on her success, and she received ________ from a lot of other people too.

36. Thousands of people use that car park every day. __________ pay on leaving the car park.

37. I don’t like the way Peter boasts.... No, and his brother Jim is _____________ too.

38. If the ground isn’t flat enough, you can ___________ it with this.

39. If the sauce isn’t thick enough, you can ___________ it with flour.

40. If you agree on this proposal, we can prepare an _________ for signature.

• Match words in the advert with the definitions (1-8).
1. People applying for the job
2. A letter or email to say you’d like to apply for the job
3. The amount of money you will make a year
4. Looking for people to work for the company (formal word for ‘employing’)
5. A more formal word for ‘jobs’ with a company
6. Abbreviation meaning Curriculum Vitae (with information about you, your qualifications and experience)
7. Information about what you will need to do in the job
8. Information including name, number and address
• Complete the sentences with these prepositions
1. Walk _________ to the other side of the car park and the factory is there.
2. Can you pass me that book _______ the shelf?
3. There’s lots of water ________ the water cooler so help yourself to a drink
. 4. Go ________ those doors at the end and the photocopier is there.
5. The cafeteria is ________ the top of the building on the fifth floor.
6. We sit _______ each other in the same office.
• Complete the questions with the present perfect or past simple form of the verbs.
A: How long ______ you ______ (work) here?
B: About three years. I _______ (join) the newspaper when I left the university.
A: So, ______ you always ______ (want) to be a journalist?
B: Not particularly. But when I ______ (be) young, I wrote stories.
A: What ______ you ______ (study) at university?
B: Spanish. A: ______ you ever _______ (live) in Spain?
B: No, but I __________ (spend) a summer in Argentina.
A: Really? ______ you ________(travel) around a lot?
​ B: Yes, I did. Especially in the region of Patagonia

Bài tập 3: complete the text with the past simple form of the verbs below. Use the affirmative or negative forms. " visit be do have give go" last Saturday 1..........my birthday. I....., a party, but Anna and I....... to london for the weekend instead. We...... some museums and Anna...... some shopping. VOCABULARY bai tap 4: complete the sentences with the correct nationalities . 1. A person from Japan is .....,, 2. A person from Australia is ...... bai tap 5: complete the sentences with the correct preposition . 1. He goes to work ...... bicycle. 2. They spent a week....... the south of France. 3. John gave a present.... his mother. 4. The holidays were awful: it rained....... two weeks! 5. We came home..... Norway last night. 6. The noisy students always sat...... the back of the bus. 7. ..... three months in Ireland, they flew to Madrid

Complete the sentences with the Present perfect tense of the verbs in brackets.

1. I (always/ want)________________________ a better job.

2. They (be)______________________________ friends of ours for a long time.

3. I think you (park)___________________________ in the wrong place.

4. Yuko (learn)________________________ a little more English recently.

5. “ Eat some more!” ~ “ No, thank you, I (finish)____________________________.

6. “Where is Sarah?” ~ “ She (go)______________________________ shopping.”

7. Yes!! Ronaldo (score)________________________ again for Brazil!

8. “You look tired, Liam.” ~ “ Well, I (just/walk) _____________________________ home, and it’s a long way!”

9. “ Are you and Chris going on holiday?” ~ “ Yes, We (book)__________________________ two weeks in the Caribbean.”