Present Perfect Simple and Continuous — ‘Active and passive * Vocabulary - be and have Prepositions ~ noun + preposition » Pronunciation - sentence stress ten keen Present Perfect or Past Simple? 1 Who's who? 1 Match the sentences with the people. J. K. ROWLING 1965 @ How many Harry Potter books /write? A 1 [B) He only sold one painting while he was alive VINCENT VAN GOGH 1853-1890 She married and divorced thee times. She committed suicide when she was 36. Q How many pictures/sell/when/ alive? A 3. [1] Shesbeen avorced twice and has adopted three children. ANGELINA JOLIE 1975- 4 (1 Hes been living in Los Angeles for over thirty years He prefers the light there C1 she written soven Harry Patter hanks Sheen writing tris snee 171 Q How many children / adopt? A MARILYN MONROE 1926-1962 | she wrote Pride and Prejudice when she was in her twenties, Q How many times / married? 7] Heshada successful solo career since leaving the boy band, Take That In 2007 he had a month in rehab BOR MARLEY 1945-1981 for drug addiction 2 8 [J His band was called The Wailers. Q Whose band / called The Wailers He died ofa bran tumour aged 36 ROBBIE WILLIAMS 1974 2. Complete the questions about the people using the Present Perfect or the Past Simple. Q he ever/take drugs? 3 Write the answers to the questions DAVID HOCKNEY 193/— in the boxes a-h. Q How long live/ Los Angeles? JANE AUSTEN 1775-1817 (Q when, write Pride and Prejudice? a Unit7 * Fashions and passions 452. Choosing the correct tense Read more about the life af David Hockney. Tick (7) the correct form of the verb. © avid Hockney _in 1937 in Bradford, a town in the north of England. © born © isborn © was born © ce____interested in painting and design all his lie. ier © haz been © hockney and books, O has aso destonea © isalso designed O was also designed © te __ atthe royal coltege of Arcirom 1999-02, stage sets O studies (O has studied O studied © tie first__to America when he was twenty-five. Q went © has gone (CO has been © te ___totos angeles in 1976, O) mowed © has moved © was moved 46 Unit / + Fashions and passions @ over the past forty years, he Tarmcst parts of te word tas travelled © travels © travelled © tis most famous work is called A Bigger Splash. It___ for O has sold © as been sla wwessold 3. been or gone? 1 A Where's Mum? B She's 2. Where have you B No, I'vealready 5 We've never to the post office. 4 Ifanyone phones, tell them I've to Japan, but wed like to go. 6 A When are you going on holiday? B Wevealready ‘A What happened to your neighbours? B Didnt tell you? They've ‘An exhibition of his portraits tthe National Portrait, Gallery in London, © has recently held © is recently held O has recently been held He currently with friends inavilla in the mountains above Los Angel O tives: haslived O lived Complete the sentences with been or gone. 2 You're home so late! 3. A Are you going to the library today? went yesterday. to lunch. I'll he back at two, We went to Florida. to live in the south of France.4. Time expressions 1 Put the word in brackets in the correct place in the sentences, 1 T've heard about your accident. (just) Have you had breakfast? (yet) I've finished my exams. (already) Have you been to Thailand? (ever) Thaven't seen that film. (yet) Rewrite the sentences using for, since, and ago. 1 ast saw him in 2002, a (for) b (since) © (ago) 2 She went to Germany in April a (for) b (ince) © (ago) Read the situations below. What would you say? Use a time expressions from Exercises 1 and 2. 1 You're having a salad in a café. You stop eating for a minute and the waiter tries to take your plate away. Excuse me! (not finish) 2 You had a cup of coffee. Your sister comes in and offers you another cup. IG, team eee eee eee (have) re 3. Henri went out tivo minutes ago. The phone rings. Its comeone for Henri, ee) 4/ You rush home to see the World Cup final on TV. ‘You want to know if you've missed the beginning, 4 (start) 5. Its9 pm. You're watching 'V. You hnished your homework at § p.m. Your mum asks why youre not doing your homework, But (finish) 6. You meet an old friend. You can't remember when you last met. How long. 2 (meet) Present Perfect passive 5 Active or passive? ‘Choose the correct verb form. 1 Angela’s just promoted / just been promoted to area manager of Eastern Europe. 2 Ive applied ve been applied for a job. 3. How many umes huve you injured huve you boven injured playing football? 4. Bob’ wife has just lost/has just been lost her job. 5. Mysister has passed/ has been passed her final exams. 6 My brother has given/ has been given tickets to the concert. 7 How much money have you saved have you been saved for your round-the-world trip? 8 A strike has called has been called by the ait traffic controllers. 9 They haver't offered | haven't heen offered more money by the management. 10 The population of our city has risen / has been riser to nearly a million. Unit 7 + Fashions and passions 47Present Perfect Continuous 6 Simple or Continuous? Choose the correct form of the verb. 1 Idont believe it! Somebody has eaten been eating my chocolates! They've nearly all gone! 2. How many biscuits have you eaten / been eating todays 3. Thave never met/ been meeting a nicer person in ny life. 4. How long have you known/ been knowing Charles and Lisa? 5. Hes written/ been writing a book for nearly a year. Ie] be finished soon. 6 Heb written been writing a book. I saw it in the bookshop. 7 The children are very quiet. They've watched / been watching videos all morning. 8 They've watched / been watching five already. Producing Simple or Continuous Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets, Present Perfect Simple or Continuous. 1 Someone__ (move) my car keys. 1 (ook) for them for ages, but I_____ (not find) them yet zu (shop) all morning, but (not buy) anything, 3. That's one of the best jokes 1 ever (hear) 41 (listen) to you for the past half an hour, but I'm afraid 1 (not understand) a single word. 5 A Are youall right? You look terrible! B No,I (work) on the computer for hours, and I've got a headache. 61 (try) to lose weight for ages. 1 (lose) five kilos so far. 48 Unit7 + Fashions and passions 8 Replying with questions Complete the questions with either the Present Perfect Simple or Continuous. 1 A Esteban isa singer in a band. A B Ca wp > B A How long has he been singing inthe band? How many records has he made? Tm having driving lessons. How long 2 How many 2 Jiri isa teacher. How long 2 How many schools 2 At last! You said youtd be here ages ago. Tm sorry. How long, z ‘Anna is getting married to Tan next week. How many tothe wedding? How long Tan? ‘What a surprise! I haven't seen you for years. What all this time? Tve been abroad, actually. Where. _ been? 9 Correcting mistakes Correct the mistakes in these sentences. 1 How long do you know the teacher? 6 ‘This is the first time I eat Thai food. Hearn English for four years now. What have you done last night at around 8 p.m.2 How long you been working here? ‘The World Cup has won by Brazil five times.