Exercises
10.1 Read the situations and write two sentences using the words in brackets. 

1. Tom started reading a book two hours ago. He is still reading it and now he is on page 53.
( read / for two hours ) ......He has been reading for two hours..... .
( read / 53 pages so far ) .......He has read 53 pages so far....... . 
2. Linda is from Australia. She is traveling round Europe at the moment. She began her tour three months ago.
( travel / for three months ) ......She............................ .
( visit / six countries so far ) ...................................... .
3. Jim is a tennis player. He began playing tennis when he was ten years old. This year he is national chapionship fourth time.
( win / the national championship four times ) ........................................... .
( play / tennis since he was ten ) ....................................... .
4. When they left college, Mary and Sue starteed making films together. They still make films.
( make / ten films since they left college ) ......They............................. .
( make / films since they left college ) ............................................... .

Fill in the gap with since/ for

1) Lost of things have happended.......I last wrote to you

2) I'm hungry. I haven't eaten anything.........breakfast

3) It's nice to see you again. We haven't seen each other..........along time

4) -How long has it been raining.........two hour. -It has been raining...........hours.

5) Where have you been? -I've been looking for you.......the last half four.

6) Pete Sampras is very good tennis player. He's been playing............he was eight.

7) Every morning they meet in the same cafe. They've been going there...........years.

8) The snow started twos hour ago. It's still snowing now. It's been snowing..........two hours.

9) We have known each other.........along time.

10) Marry is in hospital, isn't she? -Yes, she has been in hospital................Monday.

A. Write these sentences again. Put the words on brackets in the right place

1. I have had breakfast (just)

2. He has been in prison ( for six months )

3. The police have not caught the thief (yet)

4.You have asked that question three times(already)

5. Have you been to Switzerland (ever)

6. I have been to Switzerland (never)

7. He is a wonderful runner. He has broken two records ( so far)

8.I haven't seen george(lately)

B. Give the correct from of the verbs in brackets. Do not refer to the passage until you finish the exercise:

I just (receive) a letter from my brother Tim. He is in Australia. He ( be ) there for six months. Tim is an engineer. He is working for a big firm and he already (visit ) a great number of different places in Australia. He just (buy) an Australian car and (go) to Alice Springs. My brother never (be) abroad before, so he is finding this trip very exciting

C. What is happening? What has happened?

Read these two statements: the bell is ringing

The bell has just rung

Complete the following in the same way:

1. He is leaving the house.

He has just.................

2. He is having breakfast

He has....................

3. She is writing a letter

4. My sister is turning on the radio

5. My mother is making the bed

6. She is buying a new hat

D. Read these two statements:

He is still having breakfast

He hasn't had breakfast yet

Complete the following in the American way:

1. She is still washing the dishes

She hasn't .....................

2. She is still making the beds

She........................

3. He is still combing his hair

4. She is still sweeping the carpet

5. We are still reading 'macbeth'

E. Read these two sentences :

I've already had lunch

Have you had lunch yet?

ask questions in the same way:

1. I've already seen the new play at' the globe'. Have you.............

2. I've already taken my holidays

3. I've already read this book

4. I've already done my homework

5. I've already finished my work

Combine each pair of sentences, using present participle (V-ing) or past parcitiple (V-ed)

1. The boy is Ba. He is reading the book.

=>..............

2. The old lamp is five dollars. It's made in China.

=>..............

3. The baby is crying for her mother. She is sitting in an armchair.

=>................

4. The boy was taken to the hospital. He was injured in the accident.

=>.................

5. Do you know the man? The man is taking to Tom.

=>...................

6. The window has been repaired. It was broken last night.

=>....................

7. A bridge has been declared unsafe. It was built only two years ago.

=>......................

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks .

Manuel Gonzalez comes from Spain. He usually lives in Madrid and works (31)________a journalist for a Spanish newspaper, but two years ago he decided to take a year (32)________work to live in different countries in Europe and write a book about Europeans. He spent the first two months in Scandinavia (33)________information and then moved to Germany for a month. At present he is staying in Paris, where he is renting a flat for five weeks. Four years ago he wrote a (34)________travel guide to Spain and now he is working hard to have the same (35)________with his book about Europeans.

Question 34

A. best-sell

B. best-sold

C. best-selling

D. best-to- sell

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks .

Manuel Gonzalez comes from Spain. He usually lives in Madrid and works (31)________a journalist for a Spanish newspaper, but two years ago he decided to take a year (32)________work to live in different countries in Europe and write a book about Europeans. He spent the first two months in Scandinavia (33)________information and then moved to Germany for a month. At present he is staying in Paris, where he is renting a flat for five weeks. Four years ago he wrote a (34)________travel guide to Spain and now he is working hard to have the same (35)________with his book about Europeans.

Question 35

A. succeed

B. success

C. successful

D. successfully

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks .

Manuel Gonzalez comes from Spain. He usually lives in Madrid and works (31)________a journalist for a Spanish newspaper, but two years ago he decided to take a year (32)________work to live in different countries in Europe and write a book about Europeans. He spent the first two months in Scandinavia (33)________information and then moved to Germany for a month. At present he is staying in Paris, where he is renting a flat for five weeks. Four years ago he wrote a (34)________travel guide to Spain and now he is working hard to have the same (35)________with his book about Europeans.

Question 32

A. off

B. to

C. away

D. from

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks .

Manuel Gonzalez comes from Spain. He usually lives in Madrid and works (31)________a journalist for a Spanish newspaper, but two years ago he decided to take a year (32)________work to live in different countries in Europe and write a book about Europeans. He spent the first two months in Scandinavia (33)________information and then moved to Germany for a month. At present he is staying in Paris, where he is renting a flat for five weeks. Four years ago he wrote a (34)________travel guide to Spain and now he is working hard to have the same (35)________with his book about Europeans.

Question 31

A. in

B. for

C. by

D. as

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks .

Manuel Gonzalez comes from Spain. He usually lives in Madrid and works (31)________a journalist for a Spanish newspaper, but two years ago he decided to take a year (32)________work to live in different countries in Europe and write a book about Europeans. He spent the first two months in Scandinavia (33)________information and then moved to Germany for a month. At present he is staying in Paris, where he is renting a flat for five weeks. Four years ago he wrote a (34)________travel guide to Spain and now he is working hard to have the same (35)________with his book about Europeans.

Question 33

A. collected

B. to collect

C. collecting

D. collection